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Jacket Color Identification Code (in accordance with MIL-STD-681)
Primary Wire Insulation Color
(in accordance with MIL-STD-681)
0-Black 4 -Yellow 8 - Gray
1 - Brown 5 -Green 9 -White
2 - Red 6 - Blue
3-Orange 7 -Violet
Conductor Size (AWG)
Conductor Type
1 - Tin-coated copper 4 - Silver-coated high strength
2-Silver-coated copper copper alloy
3-Nickel-coated copper 6 - Nickel-coated high strength
copper alloy
Number of Conductors
1 through 9
Class of Wire
1 - 600 V general purpose wire, lightweight
8 - 600 V airframe wire, normal weight
Construction
0-Primary wire & unshielded, unjacketed
1 - Round-braid shielded & jacketed cable*
2-Flat-braid shielded & jacketed cable*
3 - Round-braid shielded cable, no jacket*
4-Jacketed cable, no shield
5-Spiral-shielded & jacketed cable*
6-9 Special constructions
Wire Type
A-General Purpose
/-Outer Space
AC- 90% Shield Coverage
Basic Specification Number
1 - Normal Stranding
2-High Stranding
*Shield coating same as conductor coating except for the following:
-shield for conductor type 4 shall be tin-coated copper
-round braid shield constructions for conductor type 6 shall be
nickel-coated copper
-flat braid shield constructions for conductor type 6 shall be
tin-coated copper
Other shield variations are designated as Special Constructions
8x X X X X X- Size- X/X- X