MIL-DTL-24643C
3.4.6.3 Cable jacket thickness. In case of multiconductor cables, the jacket thickness shall be determined from
the measurements made at the high point of each conductor taken on a line through the center of the cable and
through the center of each conductor in the outer layer. The average of 4 such readings shall be used to compute the
minimum average readings taken at 90-degree intervals around the cable. In the case of cables with 2 or 3
components, 2 or 3 readings respectively shall be taken at the component high points; these readings shall be used to
compute the minimum average. The minimum thickness at any cross-section shall be not less than 80 percent of the
minimum average.
3.4.7 Centering and circularity.
3.4.7.1 Insulation. The insulation on the individual conductors shall be uniform in diameter throughout the
conductor length. At any cross-section, the maximum wall thickness shall not exceed the minimum by more than 25
percent for specified thickness greater than 0.025 inch, nor by more than 40 percent for specified thickness of 0.025
or less.
3.4.7.2 Cable jacket. The cable jacket shall be applied concentrically to the cable core in a manner to maintain
circularity in the completed cable. The maximum wall thickness of the jacket at any cross-section shall not exceed
the minimum by more than 66 percent.
3.4.8 Identification codes and methods. Individual conductors and groups of conductors shall be separately
identified. The applicable identification code and method by which the code is applied shall be as specified in the
specification sheet.
3.4.8.1 Identification codes.
3.4.8.1.1 Standard identification code. Standard identification code shall be in accordance with table IV.
TABLE IV. Standard identification code.
Color, conductor or
Background or base
First tracer color
Second tracer color
group no.
color
1
Black
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2
White
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3
Red
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4
Green
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5
Orange
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6
Blue
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7
White
Black
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8
Red
Black
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9
Green
Black
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10
Orange
Black
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11
Blue
Black
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12
Black
White
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13
Red
White
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14
Green
White
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15
Blue
White
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16
Black
Red
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17
White
Red
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18
Orange
Red
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12
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