MIL-DTL-16878/36A
TABLE I. Wire configuration and dimensions - Continued.
Finished wire
Conductor
Conductor
diameter
Wire
Diameter
1/
PIN
Stranding
(inch)
size
(nominal)
(inch)
Material 2/,
3/
Coating
Min
Max
M16878/36DGA*
20
1 X 20
H.S.C.A
Silver
.0320
.048
.055
M16878/36BGB*
20
7 X 28
Copper
Tin
.0380
.054
.061
M16878/36DGB*
20
7 X 28
H.S.C.A
Silver
.0380
.054
.061
M16878/36BGE*
20
19 X 32
Copper
Tin
.0410
.054
.061
M16878/36BHA*
18
1 X 18
Copper
Tin
.0403
.056
.063
M16878/36BHB*
18
7 X 26
Copper
Tin
.0490
.065
.072
M16878/36BHE*
18
19 X 30
Copper
Tin
.0510
.065
.072
M16878/36BJA*
16
1 X 16
Copper
Tin
.0508
.067
.075
M16878/36BJE*
16
19 X 29
Copper
Tin
.0590
.075
.083
M16878/36BKA*
14
1 X 14
Copper
Tin
.0641
.080
.088
M16878/36BKE*
14
19 X 27
Copper
Tin
.0720
.088
.096
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/
36
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
Low smoke crosslinked polyolefin
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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