INCH-POUND
MIL-DTL-55040E
4 November 2011
SUPERSEDING
MIL-DTL-55040D
5 June 2007
DETAIL SPECIFICATION
CABLE, SPECIAL PURPOSE, ELECTRICAL (RETRACTILE)
Inactive for new design after 27 October 2000.
This specification is approved for use by all Departments
and Agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. SCOPE
1.1 Scope. This specification covers one type, single conductor, shielded, retractile electrical cable
(see 6.1).
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.
2.2 Government documents.
2.2.1 Specifications, standards, and handbooks. The following specifications, standards, and
handbooks form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the
issues of these documents are those cited in the solicitation or contract.
FEDERAL STANDARD
FED-STD-228
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Cable and Wire, Insulated; Method of Testing.
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
A-A-59551
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Wire, Electrical, Copper (Uninsulated)
(Copies of these documents are available online at https://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/ or from the
Standardization Document Order Desk, 700 Robbins Avenue, Building 4D, Philadelphia, PA 19111-
5094.)
Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to DLA Land and
Maritime, ATTN: VAI, P.O. Box 3990, Columbus, OH 43218-3990, or email to WireCable@dla.mil. Since
contact information can change, you may want to verify the currency of this address information using
the ASSIST Online database at https://assist.daps.dla.mil.
AMSC N/A
FSC 6145
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