MIL-DTL-27500H
3.9.1.4 Shielded and jacketed cable (2 to 15 wires). The cable product identification shall be imprinted on the outer surface of
the following jacket styles, 08, 23, 58, and 73. All other jacket styles shall have cable product identification imprinted on a marker
tape placed beneath the shield or jacket.
3.9.2 Wire product identification. The wire product identification shall appear on all individual basic wires when required by
the basic specification. The wire product identification may be omitted on wire number 1 when this wire carries the cable product
identification (see 3.9.1.1).
3.9.3 Cable Product Identification The cable product identification shall not be applied by hot stamp or any other method which
reduces the insulation and/or jacket thickness at the point of the mark. The printed marking shall be durable, legible, and shall be
black in color, except where black is difficult to read or is the color of the insulation, in which case the color of the printing shall be
white (see 3.4 and 3.9.1.1). The size of the printed characters shall be consistent with the magnitude of the surface upon which it is
printed. The distance between the end of one marker and the beginning of next shall be:
a. 6 to 18 inches if printed on the jacket (see 3.9.1.1, 3.9.1.3, and 3.9.1.4).
b. A maximum of 3 inches if on a marker tape (see 3.9.1.2, 3.9.1.3, and 3.9.1.4).
c. A maximum of 12 inches if on wire number 1 (see 3.9.1.1)
The printed marking shall be applied with the vertical axis of the printed characters lengthwise on cable (or wire) whose nominal
diameter is 0.050 inch (1.27 mm) or smaller. The vertical axis of the printed characters may be crosswise or lengthwise on cable (or
wire) whose nominal diameter is 0.051 inch (1.30 mm), or larger, or whenever tape is used (see 3.9.4).
3.9.4 Identification tape. When tape is used for carrying the imprinted cable product identification, the tape shall be one
continuous length of electrically nonadhesive type material with a temperature rating equivalent to the cable rating. The color of the
tape shall be white except when polyimide tape is used, in which case the natural color of the polyimide is acceptable.
3.10 Jacket color. Unless otherwise specified in the contract or purchase order (see 6.2), the cable jacket color shall be in
accordance with the jacket material descriptions of 1.2.1.6 and shall conform to MIL-STD-104.
3.11 Cable diameter. The major diameter of the cable shall be determined as specified in 4.4 and shall not exceed the maximum
diameter calculated in accordance with 4.4.
3.12 Cable weight. The maximum weight of the cable shall be determined as specified in 4.5. The measured weight shall not
exceed the calculated weight.
3.13 Continuous lengths. When inspected in accordance with paragraph 4.7, the individual continuous lengths of finished
cable in each inspection lot shall conform to the continuous length requirements listed below:
85 % of the lengths shall be greater than 100 feet.
100 % of the lengths shall be greater than 50 feet.
Unless otherwise specified in the contract or order, the footage of the individual continuous lengths in each spool or reel shall be
marked on the spool or reel in the sequence in which the lengths will be unwound by the user.
3.14 Workmanship. The finished cable shall exhibit uniform quality throughout, without visible irregularities when viewed with
the unaided eye.
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