MIL-DTL-16878/15B
TABLE I. Wire configuration and dimensions.
Finished wire
Conductor
Conductor
diameter
Wire
diameter
1/
PIN
Stranding
(inch)
(nominal)
Size
(inch)
Min
Max
Material
Coating
M16878/15BDA*
26
1 X 26
Copper
Tin
.0159
.046
.054
M16878/15BDB*
26
7 X 34
Copper
Tin
.0190
.049
.057
M16878/15BDE*
26
19 X 38
Copper
Tin
.0200
.049
.057
M16878/15BEA*
24
1 X 24
Copper
Tin
.0201
.050
.058
M16878/15BEB*
24
7 X 32
Copper
Tin
.0240
.054
.062
M16878/15BEE*
24
19 X 36
Copper
Tin
.0250
.054
.062
M16878/15BFA*
22
1 X 22
Copper
Tin
.0540
.055
.064
M16878/15BFB*
22
7 X 30
Copper
Tin
.0300
.060
.068
M16878/15BFE*
22
19 X 34
Copper
Tin
.0320
.060
.068
M16878/15BGA*
20
1 X 20
Copper
Tin
.0320
.062
.070
M16878/15BGB*
20
7 X 28
Copper
Tin
.0380
.068
.076
M16878/15BGE*
20
19 X 32
Copper
Tin
.0400
.068
.076
M16878/15BHA*
18
1 X 18
Copper
Tin
.0403
.070
.079
M16878/15BHB*
18
7 X 28
Copper
Tin
.0480
.076
.086
M16878/15BHE*
18
19 X 30
Copper
Tin
.0470
.076
.086
M16878/15BJA*
16
1 X 16
Copper
Tin
.0508
.080
.089
M16878/15BJE*
16
19 X 29
Copper
Tin
.0570
.087
.095
M16878/15BJF*
16
26 X 30
Copper
Tin
.0600
.090
.098
M16878/15BKA*
14
1 X 14
Copper
Tin
.0641
.094
.103
M16878/15BKE*
14
19 X 27
Copper
Tin
.0720
.102
.110
M16878/15BKH*
14
41 X 30
Copper
Tin
.0760
.106
.114
M16878/15BLE*
12
19 X 25
Copper
Tin
.0910
.121
.129
M16878/15BLG*
12
37 X 28
Copper
Tin
.0890
.119
.127
M16878/15BLJ*
12
65 X 30
Copper
Tin
.0930
.123
.131
Notes:
1/ PIN stands for part or identifying number (see figure 2).
M16878/
15
B
F
E
*
Military designation
Specification sheet
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Color
material
size
stranding
code
FIGURE 2. Example of PIN (see MIL-DTL-16878G).
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