AMSC N/A FSC 5935
INCH-POUND
MIL-DTL-642E
4 April 2014
SUPERSEDING
MIL-P-642D
27 February 1979
DETAIL SPECIFICATION
PLUGS, TELEPHONE, AND ACCESSORY SCREWS
GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR
This specification is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. SCOPE
1.1 Scope. This specification covers telephone plugs used in telephone (including telephone switchboard
consoles), telegraph, and teletype circuits, and for connecting headsets, handsets, and microphones into
communications circuits.
1.2 Classification. Plugs will be of the types specified (see 3.1).
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 of documents cited
in sections
3 and 4 of this specification, whether or not they are listed.
2.2 Government documents.
2.2.1 Specifications, standards, and handbooks. The following specifications, standards, and handbooks
form a part of this document to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of these
documents are those cited in the solicitation or contract (see 6.2).
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SPECIFICATIONS
MIL-W-76 - Wire and Cable, Hookup, Electrical, Insulated, General Specification for.
MIL-I-24768/10 - Insulation, Plastic, Laminated, Thermosetting, Paper-base, Phenolic-resin
(PBE).
MS35430 - Terminal Lug, Solder Type, Copper Stamping, One Hole.
MIL-DTL-55330 - Connectors, Electrical and Fiber Optic, Packaging of.
(See supplement 1 for a list of specification sheets.)
