MIL DTL-16878/30B
TABLE I. Wire configuration and dimensions.
Finished wire
Conductor
Conductor
diameter
Diameter
Wire
PIN 1/
Stranding
(inch)
(nominal)
size
(inch)
Material
Coating
Min
Max
M16878/30BEB*
24
7 X 32
Copper
Tin
.024
.083
.091
M16878/30BFB*
22
7 X 30
Copper
Tin
.030
.089
.097
M16878/30BGB*
20
7 X 28
Copper
Tin
.038
.097
.105
M16878/30BGC*
20
10 X 30
Copper
Tin
.038
.097
.105
M16878/30BHB*
18
7 X 26
Copper
Tin
.048
.107
.115
M16878/30BHD*
18
16 X 30
Copper
Tin
.048
.107
.115
M16878/30BJE*
16
19 X 29
Copper
Tin
.057
.116
.124
M16878/30BJF*
16
26 X 30
Copper
Tin
.057
.116
.124
M16878/30BKE*
14
19 X 27
Copper
Tin
.072
.161
.171
M16878/30BKH*
14
41 X 30
Copper
Tin
.072
.161
.171
M16878/30BLE*
12
19 X 25
Copper
Tin
.091
.180
.190
M16878/30BLJ*
12
65 X 30
Copper
Tin
.091
.180
.190
M16878/30BMG*
10
37 X 26
Copper
Tin
.111
.200
.210
M16878/30BMK*
10
105 X 30
Copper
Tin
.111
.200
.210
M16878/30BNL*
8
133 X 29
Copper
Tin
.169
.282
.307
M16878/30BPL*
6
133 X 27
Copper
Tin
.213
.326
.351
M16878/30BRL*
4
133 X 25
Copper
Tin
.269
.382
.407
M16878/30BSL*
2
133 X 23
Copper
Tin
.335
.448
.473
M16878/30BTN*
1
259 X 25
Copper
Tin
.378
.519
.550
M16878/30BUN*
0
259 X 24
Copper
Tin
.424
.565
.596
M16878/30BWN*
00
259 X 23
Copper
Tin
.477
.618
.649
M16878/30BYN*
000
259 X 22
Copper
Tin
.533
.694
.725
M16878/30BZN*
0000
259 X 21
Copper
Tin
.601
.742
.773
Notes:
1/ PIN stands for part or identifying number (See figure 2).
M16878/
30
B
L
B
*
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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