MIL-DTL-16878/37A
TABLE I. Wire configuration and dimensions.
Finished wire
Conductor
Conductor
diameter
Diameter
Wire
1/
PIN
Stranding
(inch)
(nominal)
size
(inch)
Material
Coating
Min
Max
M16878/37BHA*
18
1 X 18
Copper
Tin
.0403
.080
.095
M16878/37BHB*
18
7 X 26
Copper
Tin
.0480
.090
.100
M16878/37BHE*
18
19 X 30
Copper
Tin
.0500
.090
.100
M16878/37BJA*
16
1 X 16
Copper
Tin
.0508
.090
.100
M16878/37BJE*
16
19 X 29
Copper
Tin
.0570
.097
.112
M16878/37BKE*
14
13 X 27
Copper
Tin
.0720
.112
.127
M16878/37BLE*
12
19 X 25
Copper
Tin
.0910
.131
.146
M16878/37BLG*
12
37 X 28
Copper
Tin
.0890
.129
.143
M16878/37BMG*
10
37 X 26
Copper
Tin
.1110
.151
.165
M16878/37BNL*
8
133 X 29
Copper
Tin
.1690
.224
.235
M16878/37BPL*
6
133 X 27
Copper
Tin
.2130
.268
.280
M16878/37BRL*
4
133 X 25
Copper
Tin
.2690
.324
.334
M16878/37BSP*
2
665 X 30
Copper
Tin
.3150
.370
.380
M16878/37BTR*
1
817 X 30
Copper
Tin
.3850
.460
.475
M16878/37BUS*
0
1045 X 30
Copper
Tin
.4100
.485
.495
M16878/37BWT*
00
1330 X 30
Copper
Tin
.4550
.530
.550
M16878/37BYV*
000
1672 X 30
Copper
Tin
.5350
.610
.650
M16878/37BZW*
0000
2109 X 30
Copper
Tin
.5950
.670
.800
Notes:
1/ PIN stands for part or identifying number.
M16878/
37
B
L
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 125 °C
Operating temperature:
Insulation:
Extruded ethylene-propylene diene elastomer (EPDM)
Spark test voltage:
6.0 kV
Impulse dielectric test voltage:
6.7 kV to 7.8 kV, or 9.5 to 11.0 kV using the 3.0 kHz spark
test
Dielectric withstanding voltage:
5.0 kV
2