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APPENDIX TABLE III
CABLE DESIGNATIONS
RUBBER INSULATION
| SICP |
single conductor, instrument cable, plain |
| SLPA |
single conductor, lighting and power, armored |
| SRLL |
single conductor, radio, low-tension, leaded |
| SRHLA |
single conductor, radio, high-tension, leaded and armored |
| DLPA |
double conductor, lighting and power, armored |
| DLB |
double conductor, lighting, braided |
| DRHLA |
double conductor, radio, high-tension, leaded and armored |
| DRLL |
double conductor, radio, low-tension, leaded |
| TLPA |
triple conductor, lighting and power, armored |
| TRHLA |
triple conductor, radio, high-tension, leaded and armored |
| FLB |
four conductor, lighting, braided |
| FLA |
four conductor, lighting, armored |
| GICA |
general interior communication (multiple conductor), armored |
| BW |
bell wire |
| BC |
bell cord |
| VLS |
voltmeter leads, submarines |
RUBBER INSULATED FLEXIBLE
| SCP |
single conductor, portable |
| DCP |
double conductor, portable |
| TCP |
triple conductor, portable |
| FCP |
four conductor, portable |
| MCP |
multiple conductor, portable |
| MCS |
multiple conductor, shielded |
| MCMB |
multiple conductor, marker buoy |
| GICF |
general interior communication (multiple conductor), flexible |
| TPTF |
twisted pair, telephone conductors, flexible |
HEAT AND FLAME RESISTANT
| SRI |
synthetic resin insulated, single conductor |
| SRIB |
synthetic resin insulated, braided, single conductor |
| SRIG |
synthetic resin insulated, glass braided, single conductor |
| SHFW |
single heat and flame resistant wire, single conductor |
| DHFW |
double heat and flame resistant wire, double conductor |
| SHFS |
single heat and flame resistant, switch-board, single conductor |
| SFPS |
single conductor, flameproof, switchboard |
| SHFA |
single-conductor, heat and flame resistant, armored |
| SHFL |
single conductor, heat and flame resistant, leaded |
| DHFA |
double conductor, heat and flame resistant, armored |
| THFA |
triple conductor, heat and flame resistant, armored |
| FHFA |
four conductor, heat and flame resistant, armored |
| MHFA |
multi-conductor, heat and flame resistant, armored |
| MHFF |
multi-conductor, heat and flame resistant, flexible |
| TTHFA |
twisted pair, telephone conductor, heat and flame resistant, armored |
| MDGA-19-50 |
multiple conductor, degaussing, armored, 19 conductor,
50,000 CM each |
| SDGA-1,600 |
single conductor, degaussing, armored, 1,600,000 CM |
SPECIAL Wire AND CABLE
| TSW |
telephone switchboard wire |
| TPTP |
twisted pair, telephone, plain |
| TPTA |
twisted pair, telephone, armored |
| TTHFF |
twisted pair, telephone, heat and flame resistant, flexible |
VARNISHED CAMBRIC, INSULATED
| SLPA |
single conductor, lighting and power, armored |
| TLPA |
triple conductor, lighting and power, armored |
SPECIAL WIRE, OIL RESISTANT
| DCOP |
double conductor, oil resisting, portable |
| TCOP |
three conductor, oil resisting, portable |
| FCOP |
four conductor, oil resisting, portable |
| MCOS |
multi-conductor, oil resisting, shielded |
The suffix number on all power and light cables, such as SHFA, DHFA, THFA, FHFA,
SLPA, TLPA, SCP, DCP, TCP, and FCP, always indicates the number of thousands of
circular mils in each conductor.
The suffix number on all multiple conductor cables such as MHFA, MHFF, GICA,
and GICF, indicates the number of conductors in the cable.
The suffix number on all telephone cables, such as TTHFA, TPTA, and TPTF, indicates
the number of twisted pairs of wires in the cable.
ΒΆ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE; 1945- 618779
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