MIL-DTL-16878/19B
M16878/
19
B
F
E
*
Military designation
Specification sheet
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FIGURE 2. Example of PIN (see MIL-DTL-16878G).
Configuration and dimensions:
See figure 1 and table I
Operating voltage:
Up to 3000 volts
Up to 105 °C
Operating temperature:
Insulation:
Polyvinyl chloride
Insulation jacket:
Polyamide
Spark test voltage:
8.0 kV
Impulse dielectric test voltage:
12.0 kV, or 8.5 kV using the 3.0 kHz spark test
Dielectric withstanding voltage:
6.0 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
Condition 4 hours at -54±1 °C (see table II)
Cold bend:
TABLE II. Cold bend mandrel sizes.
Cold bend mandrel diameter
Wire size
(inches, maximum)
24, 22
2
20 through 14
3
12, 10
4.5
8
6
6, 4
10
2, 1, 0
18
Surface resistance:
5 megohms-inches (min) for braided jacket (size 8 AWG
or larger)
Condition at 150 °C, Cracking of the jacket shall
Heat resistance:
constitute a failure
25 percent change (maximum) in 96 hours at 135 °C
Heat aging:
Insulation tensile strength:
1800 pounds force per square inch (minimum)
Insulation elongation:
100 percent (minimum)
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