MIL-DTL-2726/73C
REQUIREMENTS
Dimensions and configurations: See figures 1 through 6.
Effectiveness of enclosure: Watertight in accordance with MIL-STD-108.
Strain relief: 30 pounds.
Material: Receptacle body and end cap shall be molded polycarbonate (yellow) in accordance with
ASTM-D3935. Receptacle tip assembly (contact insulation) shall be polycarbonate
(yellow) or type MAI-60 (yellow) in accordance with ASTM-D5948. Contact material
shall be phosphor bronze in accordance with ASTM-B139.
Receptacle: Contact arrangement shall conform to W-C-596/11, PIN: WC596/11-1.
The ground contact shall be nickel-plated, 0.0003 inch thick.
Cable securing cap: See figure 5, PIN M19622/10-0002, except color shall be yellow and material
may be polycarbonate, if desired.
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 receptacle assembly. User shall select size that
most nearly fits the cable as shown on figure 2.
Mating plug: MIL-DTL-2726/38, PIN M2726/38-001 (not furnished).
Test cables: Type C0-03H0F (3/16) in accordance with MIL-DTL-3432 use with M2726/50-004-1
MIL-DTL-24643 and MIL-DTL-24643/3 use with M2726/50-004-2
Type C0-03H0F (3/14) in accordance with MIL-DTL-3432 use with
M2726/50-004-3.
Design: Receptacle tip assembly shall be threaded into receptacle body. Barriers shall be molded
integral with receptacle tip and shall extent .125 inch minimum above the electrical
contacts. End of receptacle body shall be flat for effective watertight seal against gasket
of mating receptacle plug.
Instruction sheet: An instruction sheet with the information shown on figure 2 shall be furnished
with each receptacle on paper 4 by 6 inches.
Safety cable: See figure 6, MS17339 PIN MS17339-2, looped around neck of receptacle body
and crimped to prevent removal.
Cap assembly: In accordance with MIL-DTL-2726/37.
Intended use: Shipboard, on weather decks or in high moisture environments below decks, for
maintaining watertight seal when used in a cable extension assembly with plug
connector, M2726/38-001 in accordance with MIL-DTL-2726/38.
Electrical rating: 15-amperes, 125-volts, alternating current, 60-hertz.
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