MIL-DTL-55446D
TABLE III. Color code for singles.
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Color coding
Single No.
Base color
Stripe (wide)
Stripe (narrow)
S1
Blue
-
-
S2
Orange
-
-
S3
Green
-
-
S4
Brown
-
-
S5
Slate
-
-
S6
Blue
Red
White
S7
Orange
Red
White
S8
Green
Red
White
S9
Brown
Red
White
S 10
Slate
Red
White
S 11
Blue
Black
White
S 12
Orange
Black
White
S 13
Green
Black
White
S 14
Brown
Black
White
S 15
Slate
Black
White
S 16
Blue
Yellow
White
S 17
Orange
Yellow
White
S 18
Green
Yellow
White
S 19
Brown
Yellow
White
S 20
Slate
Yellow
White
Spare
single:
Red
White
-
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1/ Approximate equal widths for both stripes is an acceptable alternative to wide and narrow stripe specified.
3.6.3.2 Color stripe length of lay. The color stripe length of lay shall not exceed 1 inch (25.4 mm).
3.7 Cabling. The required number of pairs and single conductors shall be cabled in layers as a
concentric-type construction or in units as a unit-type construction, as shown on figure 1 through figure 6.
3.7.1 Binders. Each individual unit of unit-constructed cables shall be spirally bound with a color
coded binder of nylon yarn servings or polypropylene or polyethylene tape. The color code of the binders
shall conform to the binder colors specified in the applicable cable configuration on figure 2 through figure
6.
3.7.2 Core wrapping. The core shall be wrapped with an overlapping spirally applied Kraft electrical
grade paper tape having a .005 inch nominal thickness, or with a polyester tape having a .002 inch
(.0508 mm) nominal thickness. If a core binder polyethylene or polypropylene tape is used (similar to unit
binders in 3.7.1), the core wrapping may be omitted.
3.8 Ripcord. A ripcord of double-ply nylon yarn shall be laid over the wrapped cable core directly
beneath the cable jacket.
3.9 Jacket. The outer covering shall be a slate-colored plasticized PVC or its copolymer with
polyvinyl acetate type JP. The jacketing compound shall be a medium-low temperature PVC and
polyvinylchloride-acetate (PVCA). The jacket shall be suitably stabilized, compounded, and extruded to
provide the cable with a tough, flexible, long-life protective covering. The wall thickness of the plastic
jacket shall be .030 inch (.762 mm) minimum for core diameters less than 1 inch (25.4 mm), and .040 inch
(1.02 mm) minimum for core diameters 1 inch and over.
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