MIL-DTL-16878H
1.2.4 Conductor size. The conductor American Wire Gage (AWG) size is designated by a single
letter as follows (see 6.1.2):
AWG
Letter
AWG
Letter
AWG
Letter
AWG
Letter
32
A
20
G
8
N
00
W
30
B
18
H
6
P
000
Y
28
C
16
J
4
R
0000
Z
26
D
14
K
2
S
24
E
12
L
1
T
22
F
10
M
0
U
1.2.5 Conductor stranding. The number of strands making up the conductor is designated by a
single letter as follows:
Number of strands
Letter
Number of strands
Letter
1
A
133
L
7
B
168
M
10
C
259
N
16
D
665
P
19
E
817
R
26
F
1045
S
37
G
1330
T
41
H
1672
V
65
J
2109
W
105
K
1.2.6 Insulation color code. The insulation color code is in accordance with the identification coding
system of MIL-STD-681, and may be one, two, or three digits depending on the number or absence of
stripes or bands. The first number is the color of the insulation; the second number is the color of the first
stripe or band; and the third number is the color of the second stripe or band. Designation of the color
code need not be imprinted on the wire. The colors and their corresponding numbers are as follows:
Color
Number designator
Color
Number designator
Black
0
Green
5
Brown
1
Blue
6
Red
2
Violet (purple)
7
Orange
3
Gray (slate)
8
Yellow
4
White
9
The colors listed are the preferred colors in accordance with FED-STD-595 unless the contracting activity
specifies alternates (see 6.2).
2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
2.1 General. The documents listed in this section are specified in sections 3, 4, or 5 of this
specification. This section does not include documents cited in other sections of this specification or
recommended for additional information or as examples. While every effort has been made to ensure the
completeness of this list, document users are cautioned that they must meet all specified requirements
documents cited in sections 3, 4, or 5 of this specification, whether or not they are listed.
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