Electronic Hookup Wire
Vinyl Primary Insulation -
Nominal .010" Wall
Nylon Secondary Jacket -
Nominal Wall .003"
-54ºC to +105ºC
600 Volts. R.M.S. (working)
Meets UL Style 1004, 1005, 1006 except where noted.
For internal wiring of meters, panels and electronic equipment . Formerly "Type BN."
For Mil-DTL-16878 type wire, NWC takes exception to the identification printing requirement in paragraph 3.7
Military Voltage Rating | 600 volts. | |
Factory Spark-Test Voltage | 3400 VAC. | |
Impulse Spark Test Voltage | 8000 V pulse-peak, or 5700 V @3 kHz | |
Insulation Breakdown Voltage | > 5000 volts, peak. | |
IIR: Insulation Resistance, wet | > 1500 megohm/100 meter, metal to water bath at +20ºC. | |
Nominal Dielectric Constant value | 4 | |
Flame Properties | Self extinguishing. Meets UL VW-1 | |
Cold Bending for gauges 26 to 32 | Bends over 1 inch mandrel while at -54ºC. | |
Cold Bending for gauges 14 to 24 | Bends over 2 inch mandrel while at -54ºC. | |
Fungus | Fungus Resistant | |
DOWNLOAD PDF MIL-DTL-16878/17. Also listed as page 1-4 in the National Wire Printed Catalog.
RoHS products are listed with an "R" in the second position of the Part Number.
Standard basic insulation color numbers are: Black: 0, Brown: 1, Red: 2, Orange: 3, Yellow: 4, Green: 5, Blue: 6, Violet: 7, Gray: 8, White: 9. The insulation color code number, may be 1, 2 or 3 digits depending on the number or absence of stripes. The 1st number is color of Insulation, 2nd number is color of first stripe; 3rd number is color of the second stripe. Example: White wire(9) + Red stripe(2) + Black stripe(0) makes a color code number of "9-2-0". That color number, "9-2-0" is appended to the part number. Sample part number might be "xxxxxx-xxx-9-2-0"
Download Color InformationGAUGE OF CONDUCTOR | 18 |
GAUGE OF STRANDS | 30 |
MAX RESISTANCE DC AT 20° C PER 1000 FEET | 6.22 |
MAX RESISTANCE DE AT 20 ° C PER KM | 20 |
NOM. DIAM. STRANDED CONDUCTOR (INCHES) | 0.048 |
NOM. DIAM. STRANDED CONDUCTOR (MM) | 1.22 |
NOM. FINISHED WIRE DIAM. (INCHES) | 0.074 |
NOM. FINISHED WIRE DIAM. (MM) | 1.88 |
NOM. WEIGHT LBS. PER 1000 FEET | 7.00 |
NOM. WEIGHT KG/KM PER 1000 FEET | 10.42 |
NUMBER OF STRANDS | 19.00 |
MIL SPEC PART NUMBER | M16878/17 BHE |