Caledonian military cables

Airframe Wire MIL-W-22759/MIL-W-81044
Caledonian Military Cables
M27500 Basic Wire Specifications
Cable Designation
M27500 – 22 RC 2 S 06
M27500 : Specification number
“-” : Shied coverage and color coding
22 : Conductor size
RC : Component wire type
2 : Number of component wires
S : Shield code
06 : Jacket code
Shied coverage and color coding
(Color coding for M27500 cables is specified in conjunction with desired shiels coverage)
M27500
Color code for Shield Coverage of
Component wire identification method
terminology
85% 90%
“ - ” C
F
A
G
B
H
D
J
E
Preferred method ,
Table IIIA
Preferred method,
Table IIIB
Optional method A,
Table IIIA
Optional method A,
Table IIIB
Optional method B,
Table IIIC
K M Optional method C
L N Optional method D
White wires with colored stripes -
stripe color per Table IIIA
White wires with colored stripes -
stripe color per Table IIIB
Solid color wires - colors per Table
IIIA
Solid color wires - colors per Table
IIIB
Wires are all the same color (based
on AWG size), per Table IIIC.
Bands of a contrasting color are
printed on each wire to denote
wire number (circuit ID) per Table IIID.
Wires are all the same color (based
on AWG size), per Table IIIC.
Numbers in a contrasting color are
printed on each wire to denote
wire number (circuit ID).
White wires with numbers in a
contrasting color printed on each
wire to denote wire number (circuit
ID).
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