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  • MIL-DTL-16878 Revision H:2012

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    WIRE, ELECTRICAL, INSULATED, GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR

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    1. SCOPE
    2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
    3. REQUIREMENTS
    4. VERIFICATION
    5. PACKAGING
    6. NOTES
    APPENDIX A - SUPERSESSION AND CROSS REFERENCE DATA

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    Specifies unshielded wire for hookup and lead wiring of electrical and electronic components and equipment. The temperature rating of wire under this specification ranges from -65 to 260 degrees Celsius, with potential rating from 250 to 5,000 volts root mean square (Vrms).

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    Committee FSC 6145
    Development Note Supersedes MIL W 16878 (F) (09/2000) Inactive for New Design. (02/2016)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher US Military Specs/Standards/Handbooks
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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    MIL-DTL-15514 Revision G:2016 TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT, SOUND POWERED TELEPHONE HANDSET, HEADSET - CHEST SET, AND HEADSET - CHEST SET, NOISE ATTENUATING
    MIL-DTL-81581 Revision B:2006 HOSE ASSEMBLIES, BREATHING OXYGEN AND AIR, GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR
    MIL-DTL-32529 Base Document:2015 POWER ELECTRONIC CONVERSION EQUIPMENT, NAVAL SHIPBOARD
    MIL-DTL-15743 Revision F:2017 SWITCHES, ROTARY, ENCLOSED
    MIL-DTL-32483 Base Document:2013 Switchgear, Power, Hard-Mounted, Medium Voltage, Naval Shipboard
    MIL-DTL-32106 Base Document:2003 INITIATORS, ELECTRICAL, FOR ROCKET MOTOR IGNITERS
    MIL-DTL-917 Revision F:2014 ELECTRIC POWER EQUIPMENT, BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR
    MIL-PRF-27-187 Revision D:2008 TRANSFORMER, POWER, STEP-DOWN, AUTOTRANSFORMER
    MIL-DTL-16036 Revision M:2013 SWITCHGEAR, POWER, LOW VOLTAGE, NAVAL SHIPBOARD
    MIL STD 11991 : A GENERAL STANDARD FOR PARTS, MATERIALS, AND PROCESSES
    IEEE DRAFT 1505 : 0 RECEIVER FIXTURE INTERFACE SPONSORED BY THE CONNECTORS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE TC-55 OF THE IEEE INSTRUMENTATION & MEASUREMENT SOCIETY
    BS IEC 63004:2015 Standard for receiver fixture interface
    MIL-DTL-21097 Revision H:2017 Connectors, Electrical, Printed Wiring Board, General Purpose General Specification for
    MIL-DTL-16878-2 Revision C:2000 WIRE, ELECTRICAL, POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) INSULATED, 105 DEGREE C, 1000 VOLTS (NOT FOR NAVY SHIPBOARD USE)
    MIL-DTL-28754 Revision E:2016 Connectors, Electrical, Modular, and Component Parts General Specification for
    SAE ARP 4945 : 2013 AEROSPACE-SOLENOID VALVE, HYDRAULIC, THREE WAY, TWO POSITION, DIRECT ACTING
    IEC 63004:2015 Standard for receiver fixture interface
    MIL-DTL-28731-35 Revision C:2012 CONNECTORS, ELECTRICAL, CONTACT FORK TYPE, CRIMP REMOVABLE (5.0 AMPERES)
    SAE AS 22520 : 2011 CRIMPING TOOLS, WIRE TERMINATION, GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR
    MIL-T-27-207 Revision B:2012 TRANSFORMERS AND INDUCTORS (AUDIO, POWER AND HIGH-POWER PULSE), INDUCTORS, POWER
    MIL-DTL-2212 Revision K:2014 CONTACTORS AND CONTROLLERS, ELECTRIC MOTOR AC OR DC, AND ASSOCIATED SWITCHING DEVICES
    NASA KSC STD E 0004 : 2008 PNEUMATIC AND HYDRAULIC MECHANICAL COMPONENTS, ELECTRICAL DESIGN, STANDARD FOR
    SAE AS 81511 : 2016 CONNECTORS, ELECTRICAL, CIRCULAR, HIGH DENSITY, QUICK DISCONNECT, ENVIRONMENT RESISTING AND ACCESSORIES, GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR
    NASA KSC E 165 : 2009 ELECTRICAL GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT FABRICATION, SPECIFICATION FOR
    NASA STD 5005 : 2013 STANDARD FOR THE DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
    NASA KSC DE 512-SM : 2012 FACILITY SYSTEMS, GROUND SUPPORT SYSTEMS, AND GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
    MIL-HDBK-454 Revision B:2007 GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
    MIL-DTL-28840 Revision D:2013 CONNECTORS, ELECTRICAL, CIRCULAR, THREADED, HIGH SHOCK, HIGH DENSITY, SHIPBOARD, CLASS D, GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR
    MIL-DTL-16878-14 Revision B:2000 WIRE, ELECTRICAL, CROSSLINKED, MODIFIED POLYETHYLENE (XLPE) INSULATED, 125 DEGREE C, 600 VOLTS
    MIL-DTL-16878-16 Revision D:2011 WIRE, ELECTRICAL, CROSSLINKED, MODIFIED POLYETHYLENE (XLPE) INSULATED, 125 DEGREES C, 3000 VOLTS
    MIL-DTL-16878-17 Revision B:2000 WIRE, ELECTRICAL, POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) INSULATED, POLYAMIDE JACKET, 105 DEGREE C, 600 VOLTS (NOT FOR NAVY SHIPBOARD USE)
    MIL-DTL-16878-3 Revision C:2000 WIRE, ELECTRICAL, POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) INSULATED, 105 DEGREE C, 3000 VOLTS (NOT FOR NAVY SHIPBOARD USE)
    MIL-DTL-55422 Revision B:2011 CLIP, ELECTRICAL, GRID AND ANODE, GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR
    MIL-DTL-16878-18 Revision B:2000 WIRE, ELECTRICAL, POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) INSULATED, POLYAMIDE JACKET, 105 DEGREE C, 1000 VOLTS, (NOT FOR NAVY SHIPBOARD USE)
    MIL-DTL-28781 Revision E:2011 CABLE, ELECTRICAL, SPECIAL PURPOSE SHORE USE
    MIL-DTL-26500 Revision G:2011 CONNECTORS, GENERAL PURPOSE, ELECTRICAL, MINIATURE, CIRCULAR, ENVIRONMENT RESISTING OR HERMETICALLY SEALED, GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR
    MIL-DTL-16878-10 Revision E:2000 WIRE, ELECTRICAL, POLYETHYLENE INSULATED, 75 DEGREE C, 600 VOLTS
    MIL-DTL-55302-97 Revision D:2004 CONNECTORS, PRINTED CIRCUIT SUBASSEMBLY AND ACCESSORIES: CONTACTS, HERMAPHRODITIC, CRIMP REMOVABLE FOR WIRE (STRANDED)
    MIL-DTL-16878-38 Revision A:2000 WIRE, ELECTRICAL, ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE DIENE ELASTOMER (EPDM) INSULATED, 125 DEGREE C, 5000 VOLTS, EXTRUDED INSULATION
    MIL-DTL-28840-12 Revision F:2013 CONNECTORS, ELECTRICAL, CIRCULAR, THREADED, HIGH SHOCK, HIGH DENSITY, SHIPBOARD, CRIMP CONTACTS, RECEPTACLE, BOX MOUNTING, CLASSES D, DS, P, T, TS, Z, AND ZS
    SAE AS 81659 : 2017 CONNECTORS, ELECTRICAL, RECTANGULAR CRIMP CONTACTS, GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR
    SAE AS 50151 : 2015 CONNECTORS, ELECTRICAL, CIRCULAR THREADED, AN TYPE, GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR
    MIL-DTL-55021 Revision D:2011 CABLE, ELECTRICAL, SHIELDED SINGLES, SHIELDED AND JACKETED SINGLES, TWISTED PAIRS AND TRIPLES, INTERNAL HOOKUP, GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR
    NASA STD 5005(INT) : 2007 THE DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
    MIL-DTL-27072-94 Revision D:2006 CABLE, SPECIAL PURPOSE, ELECTRICAL, SINGLE CONDUCTOR, SINGLE SHIELDED
    MIL-DTL-28875 Revision C:2012 Amplifiers, Radio-Frequency and Microwave, Solid-State, General Specification for
    MIL-DTL-16878-15 Revision B:2000 WIRE, ELECTRICAL, CROSSLINKED, MODIFIED POLYETHYLENE (XLPE) INSULATED, 125 DEGREES C, 1000 VOLTS
    MIL-DTL-16878-36 Revision A:2000 WIRE, ELECTRICAL, LOW SMOKE, CROSSLINKED POLYOLEFIN (XLPO) INSULATED, 105 DEGREE C, 600 VOLTS
    MIL-DTL-16878-19 Revision B:2000 WIRE, ELECTRICAL, POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) INSULATED, POLYAMIDE JACKET, 105 DEGREES C, 3000 VOLTS (NOT FOR NAVY SHIPBOARD USE)
    MIL-DTL-16878-1 Revision C:2000 WIRE, ELECTRICAL, POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) INSULATED, 105 DEGREES C, 600 VOLTS (NOT FOR NAVY SHIPBOARD USE)
    SAE AIR 4004 : 2015 GUIDE FOR INSTALLATION OF ELECTRICAL WIRE AND CABLE ON AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
    FED-STD-228 Revision A:2014 TEST METHODS FOR CABLES AND WIRE, INSULATED
    NEMA HP 4 : 2012 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC FLUORINATED ETHYLENE PROPYLENE (FEP) INSULATED HIGH-TEMPERATURE HOOK-UP WIRE, TYPES KT (250 V), K (600 V) AND KK (1,000 V)
    SAE AMS 3249 : 2011 ETHYLENE PROPYLENE (EPDM) RUBBER, HYDRAZINE-BASE-FLUID RESISTANT, 75-85
    NEMA HP 6 : 2013 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC SILICONE AND SILICONE BRAIDED INSULATED, HOOK-UP WIRE, TYPES S (600 V), ZHS (600 V), SS (1000 V), ZHSS (1000 V), AND SSB BRAIDED (1000 V)
    NEMA WC 52:2005 High-Temperature and Electronic Insulated Wire, Impulse Dielectric Testing
    ASTM D 2802 : 2014 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Ozone-Resistant Ethylene-Alkene Polymer Insulation for Wire and Cable
    ASTM D 1248 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Extrusion Materials for Wire and Cable
    ASTM G 21 : 2015 : REDLINE Standard Practice for Determining Resistance of Synthetic Polymeric Materials to Fungi
    ASME B46.1 : 2009 SURFACE TEXTURE (SURFACE ROUGHNESS, WAVINESS, AND LAY)
    IPC J STD 006 : C REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC GRADE SOLDER ALLOYS AND FLUXED AND NON-FLUXED SOLID SOLDERS FOR ELECTRONIC SOLDERING APPLICATIONS
    NEMA HP 7 : 2011 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PVC, PVC/NYLON, AND PE/NYLON 105 DEGREES C HOOK-UP WIRE, TYPES B, C, D, BN, CN, AND DN (600, 1000, AND 3000 V), AND TYPES J AND JN 75 DEGREES C (600 V)
    MIL-Y-1140 Revision H:1972 Yarn, Cord, Sleeving, Cloth, and Tape-Glass
    ASTM D 4066 : 2013 Standard Classification System for Nylon Injection and Extrusion Materials (PA)
    NEMA HP 8 : 2013 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC CROSS-LINKED, MODIFIED LOW-SMOKE POLYOLEFIN (XLPO) INSULATED HOOK-UP WIRE, TYPES LS (RATED 105 DEGREES C; 600 V), ZHDM (RATED 90 DEGREES C; 600 V), ZHDH (RATED 90 DEGREES C; 600 V), ZH (RATED 125 DEGREES C; 600 V), AND ZHX (RATED 125 DEGREES C; 1000 V)
    NEMA HP 9 : 2014 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ETHYLENE-PROPYLENE DIENE ELASTOMER (EPDM) INSULATED HOOK-UP WIRE, TYPES EP (RATED 125C; 600 V) AND EPD (RATED 125C; 5000 V)
    NEMA HP 5 : 2013 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC CROSS-LINKED, MODIFIED POLYETHYLENE (XLPE) INSULATED 125 DEGREES C HOOK-UP WIRE, TYPES L (600 V), LL (1000 V), AND LX (3000 V)
    ASTM B 173 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Specification for Rope-Lay-Stranded Copper Conductors Having Concentric-Stranded Members, for Electrical Conductors
    MIL-STD-104 Revision C:1986 LIMITS FOR ELECTRICAL INSULATION COLOR
    MIL C 572 : G CORD, YARNS AND MONOFILAMENT ORGANIC SYNTHETIC FIBER
    ICEA T 24 380 : 2013 PARTIAL DISCHARGE TEST PROCEDURE
    NEMA HP 3 : 2012 INSULATED HIGH TEMPERATURE HOOK-UP WIRE; TYPES ET (250 VOLTS), E (600 VOLTS), AND EE (1000 VOLTS)
    NEMA WC 56:1986 (R2018) 3.0 kHz Insulation Continuity Proof Testing of Wire and Cable
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