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Document Improvement Proposal (DD Form 1426) appearing at the end of this document or by letter.
AMSC N/A FSC 6145
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
INCH-POUND
MIL-DTL-442E
10 November 2000
SUPERSEDING
MIL-C-442D
12 June 1968
DETAIL SPECIFICATION
CABLE, (WIRE), TWO CONDUCTOR, PARALLEL
Inactive For New Design After 16 June 1997
This specification is approved for use by all
Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. SCOPE
1.1 Scope. This specification covers cables that have two parallel conductors that can be separated
for any desired distance by tearing apart by hand.
1.2 Classification. Cables are of the following types, classes, and grades as specified (see table I
and 6.2).
Type I - Solid copper wire conductor
Type II - Stranded copper wire conductor
Type III - Stranded high tensile copper alloy wire conductor
Class 1 - Vinyl polymer insulated
Class 2 - Synthetic rubber insulated
Class 3 - Natural rubber insulated
Grade A - Finished cable conforming to flexibility requirements at -55 °C
Grade B - Finished cable conforming to flexibility requirements at -40 °C
2. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS
2.1 General. The documents listed in this section are specified in sections 3 and 4 of this
specification. This section does not include documents cited in other sections of this specification or
recommended for additional information or as examples. While every effort has been made to ensure the
completeness of this list, document users are cautioned that they must meet all specified requirements
documents cited in sections 3 and 4 of this specification, whether or not they are listed.
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