MIL-DTL-16878/17B
TABLE I. Wire configuration details - Continued.
Finished wire
Conductor
diameter
Conductor
Diameter
Wire
(inch)
1/
PIN
Stranding
(nominal)
size
(inch)
Coating
Material
Min
Max
2/, 3/
M16878/17DGA*
20
1 X 20
H.S.C.A
Silver
.0320
.052
.063
M16878/17BGB*
20
7 X 28
Copper
Tin
.0380
.058
.069
M16878/17DGB*
20
7 X 28
H.S.C.A
Silver
.0380
.058
.069
M16878/17BGC*
20
10 X 30
Copper
Tin
.0380
.058
.069
M16878/17DGC*
20
10 X 30
H.S.C.A
Silver
.0380
.058
.069
M16878/17BGE*
20
19 X 32
Copper
Tin
.0410
.058
.069
M16878/17BHA*
18
1 X 18
Copper
Tin
.0403
.060
.072
M16878/17BHB*
18
7 X 26
Copper
Tin
.0490
.069
.080
M16878/17BHE*
18
19 X 30
Copper
Tin
.0510
.069
.080
M16878/17BJA*
16
1 X 16
Copper
Tin
.0508
.072
.084
M16878/17BJE*
16
19 X 29
Copper
Tin
.0590
.080
.092
M16878/17BJF*
16
26 X 30
Copper
Tin
.0620
.083
.095
M16878/17BKA*
14
1 X 14
Copper
Tin
.0641
.085
.097
M16878/17BKE*
14
19 X 27
Copper
Tin
.0720
.093
.105
Notes:
1/ PIN stands for part or identifying number (see figure 2).
2/ H.S.C.A. stands for high-strength copper alloy.
3/ C.C. stands for copper-clad.
M16878/
17
B
F
E
*
Military designation
Specification sheet
Conductor
Conductor
Conductor
Color
material
size
stranding
code
FIGURE 2. Example of PIN (see MIL-DTL-16878G).
Configuration and dimensions:
See figure 1 and table I
Operating voltage:
Up to 600 volts
Up to 105 °C
Operating temperature:
Insulation:
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
Jacket:
Extruded polyamide
Spark test voltage:
3.4 kV
Impulse dielectric test voltage:
8.0 kV, or 5.7 kV using the 3.0 kHz spark test
Dielectric withstanding voltage:
2.0 kV
Insulation resistance:
IR = K log10 D/d
Where: IR = Minimum insulation resistance in megohms
per 1000 feet at 20 °C
K = 2,000
D = Maximum average diameter of finished wire
d = Conductor diameter
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