INCH-POUND
MIL-DTL-26500G
22 July 2011
SUPERSEDING
MIL-DTL-26500F
6 February 2004
DETAIL SPECIFICATION
CONNECTORS, GENERAL PURPOSE, ELECTRICAL, MINIATURE,
CIRCULAR, ENVIRONMENT RESISTING, GENERAL SPECIFICATION FOR
Inactive for new design after 12 March 1973.
For new design, use MIL-DTL-83723, series III.
This specification is approved for use by all Departments
and Agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. SCOPE
1.1 Scope. This specification covers an environment-resisting family of miniature, circular, electrical
connectors (plugs and receptacles), designed to meet the requirements of aerospace vehicles.
1.2 Physical characteristics. The physical characteristics for connectors include a series of plugs and
receptacles in which both the socket contact inserts and the mating pin inserts have resilient faces. The
available forms are as shown below:
a.
Coupling types - Threaded (type T) and bayonet (type B).
b.
Nine shell sizes - (8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, and 24).
c.
Various contact arrangements and sizes, including low frequency shielded contacts.
d.
Six different shell polarization positions.
e.
Six classes - Environment resisting (class R); hermetic (class H); stainless steel (class E);
fluid resisting (class F); grounding (class G); firewall (class K).
f. Contact styles - "P" pin, "S" socket, "C" pin solder cup, "E" pin solder eyelet
(styles C and E only for hermetic).
Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to DLA Land and
Maritime, ATTN: VAI, P.O. Box 3990, Columbus, OH 43218-3990 or emailed to
CircularConnector@dla.mil. Since contact information can change, you may want to verify the
currency of this address information using the ASSIST Online database at https://assist.daps.dla.mil.
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