MIL-DTL-2726/38D
REQUIREMENTS
Dimensions and configurations: See figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Effectiveness of enclosure: Watertight in accordance with MIL-STD-108 when coupled with mating
receptacle.
Strain relief: 30 pounds.
Material: Plug body and retainer cap molded polycarbonate (yellow) in accordance with
ASTM-D3935; plug tip assembly (contact insulation) shall be molded polycarbonate
(yellow) in accordance with ASTM-D3935 or in accordance with ASTM-D5948 type
MAI-60 (yellow).
Stuffing cap: Color shall be yellow and material may be polyamide (nylon) or polycarbonate
(see figure 6).
Terminals shall be furnished with wire retainers and binding head screws. Ground screw shall
be hexagonal head and shall be finished in a distinctive green color. Ground contact shall be
nickel-plated.
Packing assemblies: MIL-DTL-2726/50, PIN M2726/50-004-1
M2726-50-004-2, M2726-50-004-3 shall be furnished with the plug assembly.
User shall select size that most nearly fits the cable as shown on figure 2.
Mating receptacle: MIL-DTL-2726/37, PIN M2726/37-001; MIL-DTL-2726/39
(with switch), PIN M2726/39-001; MIL-DTL-2726/73,
PIN M2726/73-001.
Test cables: In accordance with MIL-DTL-24643 and MIL-DTL-24643/3 use with M2726/50-004-2.
Design: Contact arrangement shall be in accordance with W-C-596/13, PIN W-C-596/13-3.
Plug tip assembly shall be threaded into plug body. Barriers shall be molded integral with
plug tip and shall extend .125 minimum above contacts. Contacts may be molded integral
with plug tip or staked to prevent removal by pull out force of 30 pounds, minimum. Plug tip
shall contain an undercut to retain gasket captive when assembled into plug body.
Instruction sheet: An instruction sheet with the information as shown on figure 2 shall be furnished
with each plug on paper by 4 by 6 inches.
Gasket: Rubber, in accordance with MIL-PRF-900. Gasket shall be 1.750 inch outside diameter by
.062 inch plus .031, minus 0 inch thick.
Electrical rating: 15-ampere, 125-volt.
Intended use: Shipboard, for portable tools, test equipment and battery charging units on radar
platforms, open bridges or weatherdecks. Normally used with watertight receptacles
but will fit nonwatertight receptacles in accordance with MIL-DTL-2726/40,
MIL-DTL-2726/43, MIL-DTL-2726/51 and MIL-DTL-2726/69.
PIN: M2726/38-001.
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