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SPECIFICATION 55PC, ISSUE 8

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1.3

STANDARD INSULATION AND JACKET COLORS

Unless otherwise specified, finished wire and cable products shall be supplied with the

following colors:

1.3.1

Finished Wire, Cable Jackets, and Single-Conductor Cable

Finished wire, cable jackets, and the component wire of single-conductor cable shall be white

in accordance with MIL-STD-104, Class 1 limits.

1.3.2

Multiconductor Cable (Two or More Components)

The insulation color for component wires of multiconductor cable shall be as follows:

Wire No.

Color

Wire No.

Color

1

Red

6

Violet

2

Blue

7

Orange

3

Yellow

8

Brown

4

Green

9

Pink

5

Black

2.

MANUFACTURING PROCESS FLOW

This section defines and outlines the essential processes, and their relationships, used in the

manufacture of the wire and cable described herein. Table 1 identifies the manufacturing

process steps used for the basic product constructions offered under this specification.

Table 2 identifies the product characteristics that are established and/or subsequently verified

at these process steps (subsequent X's in the same row for a particular characteristic(s) indicate

steps that have the potential to modify the initially established characteristic, thus the

characteristic is rechecked).

Process Step Definitions:

EXTR.

- The process of extruding layers of insulation on a conductor, or a jacket on a

cable.

BEAM

- The process of radiation crosslinking the insulation or jacket.

PID

- Product Identification (marking or striping).

CABLE - Twisting two or more wires or components together.

BRAID

- Application of a braided or spiral metallic shield.

SPOOL - Packaging of wire or cable on final shipping spools, or in-process spooling for

subsequent operations.