M27500 Specification - NEMA WC 27500 2012 Part Anatomy | Cable Guide

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Table A: Color Identification Method for Wire and Shield Coverage

Shield Coverage		MIL-DTL-27500 Terminology	Color Identification Method
85%	90%	MIL-DTL-27500 Terminology	Color Identification Method
-	C	Preferred method Table A-1	Colored Stripes on White Wire-Stripe Color per Table A-1
A	D	Optional Method A Table A-1	Solid Color Wires-Colors per Table A-1
B	E	Optional Method B Table A-3	Band Marking (wire number) per table A-4 on Solid Colors (by AWG) per Table A-3
F	H	Preferred Method Table A-2	Colored Stripes on White Wire-Stripe Color per Table A-2
G	J	Optional Method A Table A-2	Solid Color Wires per Table A-2
K	M	Optional Method C Table A-3	Number Marking on Solid Color Wires (by AWG) per Table A-3
L	N	Optional Method D	Number Marking on White Wires
P	R	Optional Method B Table A-4	Band Marks per Table A-4 on Colored Stripes (by AWG) per Table A-3
S	T	Optional Method B Table A-4	Band Marks per Table A-4 on White Wires
U	V	--	For Color Codes Specified by the Procuring Activity

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Table A-1: Color Coding
Table A-1: Color Coding
Preferred Method- Colors are stripes on white insulation (wire #1 has no stripe).
Optional Method A-Colors are solid insulation color. Wires 11-15 have a lighter base color stripe.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
White	Blue	Orange	Green	Red	Black	Yellow	Violet	Gray	Brown	Blue/ Blue	Orange/ Orange	Green/ Green	Red/ Red	Black/ Black

Table A-2: Color Coding
Table A-2: Color Coding
Preferred Method- Colors are stripes on white insulation (wire #5 has no stripe), for wires 1-10. Wires 11-15 color pairs-first color indicates insulation, with a stripe of the second color.
Optional Method A-Colors are solid insulation color. Wires 11-15 color pairs-first color indicates insulation, with a stripe of the second color.
Either Method A-Color of the wire in a one-conductor cable is white.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Red	Blue	Yellow	Green	White	Black	Brown	Orange	Violet	Gray	Red/ White	Blue/ White	Yellow/ White	Green/ White	Black/ White

Table A-3: Color Coding
Table A-3: Color Coding
Optional Method B-wire insulation color is based on AWG, with color bands per Table D for wire number
Optional Method C-wire insulation color is based on AWG with printed numbers designating wire number.
AWG	Color	AWG	Color	AWG	Color	AWG	Color
26	Black	18	White	10	Brown	2	Red
24	Blue	16	Blue	8	Red	1	White
22	Green	14	Green	6	Blue	1/0	Blue
20	Red	12	Yellow	4	Yellow	2/0	Green

Table A-3: Color Coding
Optional Method B-wire insulation color is based on AWG, with color bands per Table D for wire number
Optional Method C-wire insulation color is based on AWG with printed numbers designating wire number.
AWG	Color	AWG	Color	AWG	Color	AWG	Color
26	Black
24	Blue
22	Green
20	Red
18	White
16	Blue
14	Green
12	Yellow
10	Brown
8	Red
6	Blue
4	Yellow
2	Red
1	White
1/0	Blue
2/0	Green

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Table A-4: Band Configuration
Optional Method B-band groups as shown below are printed on wire to indicate wire number.
Wire Number	Band Configuration		Wire Number	Band Configuration
1	None		8	1 wide, 1 narrow	▄▄ ▄
2	2 narrow	▄ ▄	9	1 wide, 2 narrow	▄▄ ▄ ▄
3	3 narrow	▄ ▄ ▄	10	1 wide, 3 narrow	▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
4	4 narrow	▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	11	1 wide, 4 narrow	▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
5	5 narrow	▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	12	1 wide, 5 narrow	▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
6	6 narrow	▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	13	2 wide, 1 narrow	▄▄ ▄▄ ▄
7	7 narrow	▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	14	2 wide, 2 narrow	▄▄ ▄▄ ▄ ▄
			15	2 wide, 3 narrow	▄▄ ▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄

Table A-4: Band Configuration
Table A-4: Band Configuration
Optional Method B-band groups as shown below are printed on wire to indicate wire number.
Wire Number	Band Configuration
1	None
2	2 narrow	▄ ▄
3	3 narrow	▄ ▄ ▄
4	4 narrow	▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
5	5 narrow	▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
6	6 narrow	▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
7	7 narrow	▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
8	1 wide, 1 narrow	▄▄ ▄	9	1 wide, 2 narrow	▄▄ ▄ ▄	10	1 wide, 3 narrow	▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	11	1 wide, 4 narrow	▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	12	1 wide, 5 narrow	▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	13	2 wide, 1 narrow	▄▄ ▄▄ ▄	14	2 wide, 2 narrow	▄▄ ▄▄ ▄ ▄	15	2 wide, 3 narrow	▄▄ ▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄

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Table B: Base Wire Specification

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By Symbol Sequence
A	SAE AS50861/1	NE	SAE AS81381/17
AA	SAE AS50861/5	NF	SAE AS81381/18
AB	SAE AS50861/6	NG	SAE AS81381/19
AD	SAE AS50861/7	NH	SAE AS81381/20
B	SAE AS50861/2	NK	SAE AS81381/21
C	SAE AS50861/3	NL	SAE AS81381/22
CA	SAE AS22759/13	P	SAE AS50861/4
CB	SAE AS22759/14	RA	SAE AS22759/3
CC	SAE AS22759/15	RB	SAE AS22759/4
DB	SAE AS22759/180	RC	SAE AS22759/11
DC	SAE AS22759/181	RE	SAE AS22759/12
DE	SAE AS22759/182	SA	SAE AS22759/7
DF	SAE AS22759/183	SB	SAE AS22759/32
DG	SAE AS22759/184	SC	SAE AS22759/33
DH	SAE AS22759/185	SD	SAE AS22759/34
DJ	SAE AS22759/186	SE	SAE AS22759/35
DK	SAE AS22759/187	SM	SAE AS22759/41
DL	SAE AS22759/188	SN	SAE AS22759/42
DM	SAE AS22759/189	SP	SAE AS22759/43
DN	SAE AS22759/190	SR	SAE AS22759/44
DP	SAE AS22759/191	SS	SAE AS22759/45
DR	SAE AS22759/192	ST	SAE AS22759/46
E	SAE AS22759/2	SV	SAE AS22759/47
EA	SAE AS22759/1	SW	SAE AS22759/48
F	SAE AS8777, MS 27110	SX	SAE AS22759/49
H	SAE AS8777, MS 25471	SY	SAE AS22759/50
JA	SAE AS25038/1	TA	SAE AS22759/8
JB	SAE AS22759/28	TE	SAE AS22759/16
JC	SAE AS22759/29	TF	SAE AS22759/17
JD	SAE AS22759/30	TG	SAE AS22759/18
JE	SAE AS22759/31	TH	SAE AS22759/19
JF	SAE AS25038/3	TK	SAE AS22759/20
LE	SAE AS22759/9	TL	SAE AS22759/21
LH	SAE AS22759/10	TM	SAE AS22759/22
MD	SAE AS81044/5	TN	SAE AS22759/23
ME	SAE AS81044/6	VA	SAE AS22759/5
MF	SAE AS81044/7	WA	SAE AS22759/6
MG	SAE AS81044/8	WB	SAE AS22759/80
MH	SAE AS81044/9	WC	SAE AS22759/81
MJ	SAE AS81044/10	WE	SAE AS22759/82
MK	SAE AS81044/11	WF	SAE AS22759/83
ML	SAE AS81044/12	WG	SAE AS22759/84
MM	SAE AS81044/13	WH	SAE AS22759/85
MR	SAE AS81381/7	WJ	SAE AS22759/86
MS	SAE AS81381/8	WK	SAE AS22759/87
MT	SAE AS81381/9	WL	SAE AS22759/88
MV	SAE AS81381/10	WM	SAE AS22759/89
MW	SAE AS81381/11	WN	SAE AS22759/90
MY	SAE AS81381/12	WP	SAE AS22759/91
NA	SAE AS81381/13	WR	SAE AS22759/92
NB	SAE AS81381/14

By Specification Sequence
SAE AS50861/1	A	SAE AS22759/80	WB
SAE AS50861/2	B	SAE AS22759/81	WC
SAE AS50861/3	C	SAE AS22759/82	WE
SAE AS50861/4	P	SAE AS22759/83	WF
SAE AS50861/5	AA	SAE AS22759/84	WG
SAE AS50861/6	AB	SAE AS22759/85	WH
SAE AS50861/7	AD	SAE AS22759/86	WJ
SAE AS8777, MS 25471	H	SAE AS22759/87	WK
SAE AS8777, MS 27110	F	SAE AS22759/88	WL
SAE AS22759/1	EA	SAE AS22759/89	WM
SAE AS22759/2	E	SAE AS22759/90	WN
SAE AS22759/3	RA	SAE AS22759/91	WP
SAE AS22759/4	RB	SAE AS22759/92	WR
SAE AS22759/5	VA	SAE AS22759/180	DB
SAE AS22759/6	WA	SAE AS22759/181	DC
SAE AS22759/7	SA	SAE AS22759/182	DE
SAE AS22759/8	TA	SAE AS22759/183	DF
SAE AS22759/9	LE	SAE AS22759/184	DG
SAE AS22759/10	LH	SAE AS22759/185	DH
SAE AS22759/11	RC	SAE AS22759/186	DJ
SAE AS22759/12	RE	SAE AS22759/187	DK
SAE AS22759/13	CA	SAE AS22759/188	DL
SAE AS22759/14	CB	SAE AS22759/189	DM
SAE AS22759/15	CC	SAE AS22759/190	DN
SAE AS22759/16	TE	SAE AS22759/191	DP
SAE AS22759/17	TF	SAE AS22759/192	DR
SAE AS22759/18	TG	SAE AS25038/1	JA
SAE AS22759/19	TH	SAE AS25038/3	JF
SAE AS22759/20	TK	SAE AS81044/5	MD
SAE AS22759/21	TL	SAE AS81044/6	ME
SAE AS22759/22	TM	SAE AS81044/7	MF
SAE AS22759/23	TN	SAE AS81044/8	MG
SAE AS22759/28	JB	SAE AS81044/9	MH
SAE AS22759/29	JC	SAE AS81044/10	MJ
SAE AS22759/30	JD	SAE AS81044/11	MK
SAE AS22759/31	JE	SAE AS81044/12	ML
SAE AS22759/32	SB	SAE AS81044/13	MM
SAE AS22759/33	SC	SAE AS81381/7	MR
SAE AS22759/34	SD	SAE AS81381/8	MS
SAE AS22759/35	SE	SAE AS81381/9	MT
SAE AS22759/41	SM	SAE AS81381/10	MV
SAE AS22759/42	SN	SAE AS81381/11	MW
SAE AS22759/43	SP	SAE AS81381/12	MY
SAE AS22759/44	SR	SAE AS81381/13	NA
SAE AS22759/45	SS	SAE AS81381/14	NB
SAE AS22759/46	ST	SAE AS81381/17	NE
SAE AS22759/47	SV	SAE AS81381/18	NF
SAE AS22759/48	SW	SAE AS81381/19	NG
SAE AS22759/49	SX	SAE AS81381/20	NH
SAE AS22759/50	SY	SAE AS81381/21	NK
		SAE AS81381/22	NL

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Table C: Shield Type

SINGLE SHIELD	DOUBLE SHIELD	SHIELD MATERIAL	MAXIMUM TEMP
U	--	No Shield	--
T	V	TPC Round	150°C
S	W	SPC Round	200°C
N	Y	NPC Round	260°C
F	Z	Stainless Steel	400°C
C	R	NPC 27% Round	400°C
M	K	SPC Alloy Round	200°C
P	L	NPC Alloy Round	260°C
G	A	SPC Flat	200°C
H	B	SP High Strength Copper Alloy Flat	200°C
NF (Formerly *)	ND (Formerly #)	NPC Flat	260°C
J	D	TPC Flat	150°C
E	X	NP High Strength Copper Alloy Flat	260°C
I	Q	Nickel-Chromium Alloy Flat	400°C
$	+	Heavy Silver-coated copper, round	200°C

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Table D: Jacket Type

SINGLE JACKET	DOUBLE JACKET	JACKET MATERIAL	MAXIMUM TEMP
00	00	No Jacket	----
01	51	Extruded White PVC	90°C
02	52	Extruded Clear Polyamide	105°C
03	53	White Polyamide Braid Over Polyester Tape	105°C
04	54	Polyester Braid over Polyester Tape	150°C
05	55	Extruded Clear FEP	200°C
06	56	Extruded or Taped White PTFE	260°C
07	57	White Glass Braid PTFE Over PTFE Tape	260°C
08	58	Cross linked White Extruded PVDF	150°C
09	59	Extruded White FEP	200°C
10	60	Extruded Clear PVDF	125°C
11	61	Polyimide Tape FEP	200°C
12	62	Polyimide over FEP wrapped Polyimide tape	200°C
14	64	Extruded White ETFE	150°C
15	65	Extruded Clear ETFE	150°C
16	66	PTFE Tape Over Polyamide Braid	200°C
17	67	Extruded White ECTFE	150°C
18	68	Extruded Clear ECTFE	150°C
20	70	Extruded White PFA	260°C
21	71	Extruded Clear PFA	260°C
22	72	Polyimide over FEP wrapped Polyimide tape	200°C
23	73	Extruded, White, Modified XLETFE	200°C
24	74	White Polymide PTFE Tape, FEP	260°C
25	75	Smooth PTFE Tape over Polyamide Braid	260°C
26	76	Extruded, White Modified XLETFE	200°C

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