1、7- MIL-STD-b5 NOTICE L bL m 777973L OOL2007 b W I MILITARY STANDARD CABLE USED FOR TRA TELhGRAP UNITED STATU GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1962 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MILITARY STANDARD IDENTIFICATION OF CABLE USED FO
2、R TRANSMISSION OF TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH, AND TELETYPE SIGNALS TO ALL HOLDERS OF MIL-STD-685: _I MIL-STD-b5 NOTICE 1 b1 7777711 O012010 2 MIL-STD-685 NOTICE 1 16 September 1983 t FSC 6145 - / -7 o -:- _. .- - 1. THE FOLLOWING PAGES HAVE BEEN REVISED AND SUPERSEDE THE PAGES LISTED: NEW PAGE DATE - SUPE
3、RSEDED PAGE DATE - iii 16 September 1983 i iv 16 September 1983 ii 15 16 September 1983 15 16 16 September 1983 16 17 16 September 1983 17 7 December 1961 7 December 1961 7 December 1961 7 December 1961 7 December 1961 2. RETAIN THIS NOTICE AND INSERT BEFORE TABLE OF CONTENTS. 3. Holders of MIL-STD-
4、685 will verify that page changes have been entered. This notice page will be retained as a check sheet. This issuance, together with appended pages, is a separate publication. E.ach notice is to be retained by stocking points until the Military Standard is completely revised or canceled. Custodians
5、 Army - CR Air Force - 85 Preparing activity: Army - CR (Project 6145-0855) Review activities: Air Force - 16 DLA - IS User activities: Navy - MC, YD, SH, AS Agent: DLA - ES Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-STD-b5 NOTICE L bL m 777
6、77LL OOL2OLL m 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 6 . 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 6.6 5.7 5.8 6.9 M1L-STD-685 16 September 1983 CONTENTS PUN SCOPE ; 1 . APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS 1 DEFINITIONS 2 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS . 4 DETAIL REQUIREMENTS 6 Single-pair cab1.es 6 Multipair cables 5 Singles 10 Individual- triples . 10 Multitriples
7、. 10 Individual quads 13 Multiquads 13 Mixed cables 13 Colors 15 6.10 Binding tapes 15 5.11 Markng 16 5.12 Circumferential bands 16 5.13 Shipboard telephone cables 16 6 . NOTES 17 FIGURES FhN 1 . Example of concentric-layer construction for plastic. rubber and fabric-insulated pairs . 2 . Example of
8、 unit construction for plastic rubber and fabric-insulated pairs . Supersedes page i of 7 Decmeber 1961 . iii Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-STD-b5 NOTICE l bl M 79499ll OOl2012 b MIL-STD-685 16 September 1983 TABLES TABLE I. Col
9、or code for plastic-insulated pairs (excluding pairs covered by II. Color code for woven, wrapped, or braided fabrics and natural or par. 5.2.4, 5.2.5, and 5.13). synthetic rubber-insulated pairs (excluding pairs covered by par. 5.2.4, 5.2.5, and 5.131. of 51 pairs). of 51 pairs). IIIa. Color code f
10、or 19- and 22-gage (AWG) paper-insulated pairs (maximum IIIb. Color code for 24- and 26-gage (AWG) paper-insulated pairs (maximum IVa, IVb. Ive. V, VI VII. VIII, IXa, IXbo X. XI 0 Supersedes page A- - -* - Color code for 19- and 22-gage (AWG) paper-insulated pairs (more than 51 pairs). Color code fo
11、r 24- and 26-gage (AWG) paper-insulated pairs (more than 51 pairs). Color code for binding string for paper-insulated pairs. Color code for pairs used in switchboard cables. Color code for singles, Color code for triples. Color code for plastic- and fabric-insulated quads. Color code for 19-gage (AW
12、G) paper-insulated quads. Color code for 13-, 16-, and 22-gage (AWG) paper-insulated quads. Identification code for unit binding tapes. Color code for pairs used in shipboard telephone cables (types TTSU, TTOP, and TSP, TSPA). i dated 7 December 1961. Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or
13、networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-HIL-STS k MIL-STD-685 7 December 1961 1. SCOPE This standard establishes a uniform identi- fication code for all wires and cables used by the Departments Of the and Air Force for transmission of telephone, tele- of this standard also apply to singles
14、, pairs, triples, and quads when used in any other applications, such as, in Intercommunication, loudspeaker, and microphone graph, and teletype signals. The color codes 2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS 2.1 The following document, of the issue in effect on date of invitation for bids, forms a part of this st
15、andard. t r 1 c a 1 ; Identifica- tion Marking and Color Coding of. (Copies of specifications, standards, drawings, and publications required by contractors in connection with specific procurement functions should be ob- the contracting officer. Both the title and number or symbol should be stipulat
16、ed when requesting copies-) STANDARD I MILITARY M1LrSTD-104 -Limits for tained from the procuring activity or = directed by Insulation Color. . . MIL-STD-686 - Cable and Cord, Elec- /-/ .- * *:*y- . “. “. E . -. Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license fro
17、m IHS-,-,-MIL-STD-b5 NOTICE 1 b1 779971L 0012014 T W MIL-STD-685 7 December 1961 3. DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this standard the fol- 3.5 QUADS. Four insulated conductors twisted together with opposite conductors used as pairs (star quad) or twisted together lowing definitions shall apply: (mult
18、iple quad). 3.1 SWITCHBOARD CABLES. Cables used for internal wiring and interconnection of switchboard and smiliar equipment. 3.6 CONCENTRIC-LAYER CONSTRUC- TION. Arrangement of conductors in con- centric layers, the center layer consisting of one or more singles, pairs, triples, or quads, and each
19、additional layer consisting of one thickness of singles, pairs, triples, or quads (see fig. 1). 33 Two conductors 3.7 UNIT. A specified number of singles, pairs, triples, or quads twisted together to form a compact cable. 3.2 SINGLES. Single insulated conductors used in telephone switchboard cables
20、with pairs and triples. twisted together and used for the transmis- sion of audiofrequency signals. . 3.4 TRIPLES. Three insulated conductors twisted together and used in telephone switchboard cables. 3.8 UNIT CONSTRUCTION. A type of construction in which a number of units are combined to form a cab
21、le (see fig. 2). Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-FIGURE 1. Example of concent one conductor shall have no identification of any kind ; the other conduc- tor shall be identified by ho longitudinal ridges in the outer covering, The ridg
22、es shall be spaced approximately 45O apart radially, except when applied to single-pair telephone drop wire (parallel conductors). In single- pair telephone drop wire, ridges shall be located on one of the semicircular surfaces of the jacket, one ridge being approximately 45O above, and the other ap
23、proximately 45O below, the major axis of the wise cross sec- tion. 5.2 MULTIPAIR CABLES. With the ex- ception of cables covered by paragraphs 5.2.4, 5.2.5, and 5.13, multipair cables shall be coded according to types of insulating material : plastic ; woven, wrapped, or braided fabric ; natural or s
24、ynthetic rubber; and paper. 5.2.1 Plaistic-insdated conductors. Conduc- tortors insulated with plastic shall be color coded as follows: 5.2.1.1 1 thrmgh 25 pairs. Cables consist- ing of 25 fewer pairs shall be color coded in accordance with Table I. 5.2.1.2 26 through 600 pairs. Cables con- taining
25、26 through 600 pairs shall consist of 25-pair units, each unit color coded in accordance with Table I. Each unit shall be bound with a binding tape as specified in 5 paragraph 5.10. For optimum lay-up, a unit of 25 pairs coded in accordance with Table I may be made up of two %pair and one 9- pair su
26、b unit os one 12-pair and one 13-pair subunit, in that order of prefereixe. Each subunit in a particular unit shall be bound with the binding tape of that particular unit. 5.2.1.3 More than 600 pairs. Cables con- taining more than 600 pairs shall consist of 50-or 100-pair units color coded as fol- l
27、ows : 5.2.1.3.1 50-pair units. (a) First group of 25 pairs. The first group (center group) of 25 pairs shall be color coded in accord- ance with Table I. (b) Second group of 25 pairs. The sec- ond group (outside group) of 25 pairs shall be color coded in accordance with table I, and nar- row, black,
28、 circumferential bands shall be applied to the white and yellow insulated conductors ; and iiarrow, white, circumferential bands shall be applied to the red, violet, and black insulated con- ciuctors, in accordance with para- graph 5.12. 5.2.1.3.2 100-pair units. (a) First group of 25 puirs. The fir
29、st group (center group) of 25 pairs shall be color coded in accord- ance with table I. (b) Second group of 25 pairs. The sec- ond group of 25 pairs shall be color coded in accordance with table I, and narrow, black cir- cumferential bands shall be ap- plied to the white and yellow in- sulated conduc
30、tors; and narrow, white, circumferential bands shall be applied to the red, violet, and black insulated conductors, in accordance with paragraph 5.12. (c) Third group of 25 pairs. The third Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-STD-685
31、7 December 1961 group of 25 pairs shall be color coded in accordance with table I, and wide, black, circumferential bands shall be applied to the white and yellow insulated con- ductors; and wide, white circum- ferential bands shall be applied to the red, violet, and black in- sulated conductors, in
32、 accordance with paragraph 6.32. (d) Fouyth group of 25 pairs. The fourth group (outside group) of 25 pairs shall be color coded in accordance with table I. 5.2.1.3.3 Unit bi or one 12-pair and one 3-pair subunit in that order of preference. Each subunit in a particular unit shall be bound with the
33、binding tape of that particular unit. 5.2.2.2.2 ZG-pair %nits. Units of 26 pairs shall be color coded in accordance with table II. For optimum lay-up, a unit of 26 pairs coded in accordance with table II, may be made up of one 8-pair and two 9-pair sub- units, or two 13-pair subunits, in that order
34、of prekence. Each subunit in a particular unit shall be bound with the binding tape of that particular unit. 5.2.2.2.3 Unit binding tapes. Each unit of 25 or 26 pairs shall be bound with a bind- ing tape as specified in paragraph 5.10. 5.2.3 Paper-inszrlated conductors. Conduct: ors insulated with p
35、aper shall be color coded as follows: 5.2.3.1 1 through 51 pairs. Cables consist- ing of 51 or fewer pairs shall be color coded in accordance wiith tables IIIa and IIIb. 5.2.3.2 More than 51 pairs. Cables contain- ing more than 51 pairs shall consist of 25- and 26-, 50, and 51-, or 101-pair units co
36、lor coded in accordance with tables IVa and IVb. Each unit shall be bound with a binding string as shown in table IVc. t , Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-h MIL-STD-b5 NOTICE 1 b1 9734711 O012019 9 MIL-STD-685 7 December 1961 TABLE II
37、. Color code for woven, Wrapped, or braie fabric and natural OT synthstic rubber4nsulakd pairs (excluding pairs covered by paragraph 53.4, 5.2.5, and 5.15) Pair No. 1 2 3 4 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 26 Blue Orange Green Brown Gray (Slate) Blue Orange Green Brown Gray
38、(Slate) Blue Orange Green Brown Gray (Slate) Blue Orange Green Brown Gray (Slate) Blue Orange Green Brown Gray (Slate) Black White white white white White Red Red Red Bed Red Black Black Black Black Black Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow Yellow Violet Violet Violet Violet Violet Yellow , Provided by IHSN
39、ot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-STD-685 NOTICE 3 61 E 9997733 0012020 5 E MIL-STD-685 7 December 1961 8a I I I I I .I 8 E d I i 8 I- - Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-MIL-STD-b5 NO
40、TICE 1 b1 9777711 0012021 7 W MIL-STD-685 7 December 1961 No. pairs Unit in unit designation All pairs exwt Spare pair spare pair Wire Mate 60 60 50 61 61 61 101 101 Green-White Blue-White Green-White Red-White Blue-White Green-White Blue-White Red-White Green Red Blue Green Red Blue Red Blue White
41、White mite White White White White White TABLE IVc. colo code fov binding st?.ing fois pape?.-insulated pairs Gage (AWG) 19 22 24 26 Cable iayer No. - - - Red Red Red Red Red - - - Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 Binding string colors %-pair unit 26-paSr unit Blue Blue-Black Blue-Green
42、Blue-Green-Black Blue Blue-Black 50-pair unit 51-pair unit White White-Black White-Green White-Green-Black White White-Black 50-pair unit Red Red-Black Red-Green Red-Green-Black Red Red-Black 50-pair unit 51- or 101-pair unit Orange Orange-Black Orange-Green Orange-Green-Black Orange Orange-Black 51
43、- or 101-pair unit * The units in Che center of the cable constitute layer 3; the units in the outside ring of the cable constitute layer 1; and the units between the outside ring and the center of the cable constitute layer 2. 5.2.4 Szoitchbwrd cuble. Multipair switch- 5.2.5 Iwdividuallg jacketed p
44、aim. When multipair cables are composed of individual pairs, each having a common jacket in ad- dition to the cable jacket, they shall be color coded as follows : the insulatioil of one con- ductor of each pair shall be black and that of its mate, white. A jacket shall be placed over each pair. Thes
45、e jackets shall be iden- tified by sequential numbers for diff erenti- ation between pairs. The number for each pair shall be marked ln accordance with paragraph 5,11 and Shall be spaced at inter- vals of 2 inches throughout the length ,f the jacket. men a is used as the outer covering, a jacket sha
46、ll be placed over the board cables shall be color coded as follows: 5.2.4.1 2 throagh 0 pU.i?.S. Cables Contain- ing 20 Or fewer pairs shall be color Coded in accordance with table V. 5.2.4.2 More than 20 pa.i?.s. Cables con- tainng more than 20 pairs shall consist of units with a Of 2o pairs each E
47、ach unit shall be color coded in accordance with table v. Each unit; shall be bound with a binding tape as specified in ParWPWh Klo. shield. 9 ,O 2 P :y- * .: .P tq* Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-P HIL-STD-b5 NOTICE 1 61 7777711 001
48、2022 9 MIL-STD-685 7 December 1961 TABLE V. Color code for pairs used in switchboa.rd cables Wirc I mta Pdr No. 1 3 4 6 6 I 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 1 (Spare) 2 (Spare) 3 (Spare) 4 (Spare) 6 (Spare) a - Blue Orange Green Brown Gray (Slate) Blue Orange Green Brown Gray (Slate) Blue Orange
49、 Green Brown Gray (Slate) Blue Orange Green Brown Gray (Slate) White White Red Red Red Body I Sinde narrow band White white White White white Red Red Red Red Red Black Black Black Black Black Yeiiow Yellow Yellow Y ellow Yeliow Black Yellow White Yelow Black Blue Orange Green Brom Gray (Slate) Blue Orange Green Brown Gray
