TABLE I. CONTACT ARRANGEMENT SERVICE RATING


MS Service Rating		 Recommended Operating Voltage* At Sea Level Effective Creepage Distance Nom.
Mechanical Spacing Nom.
DC AC (RMS)
Inst. 250 200 1/16 –
A 700 500 1/8 1/16
D 1250 900 3/16 1/8
E 1750 1250 1/4 3/16
B 2450 1750 5/16 1/4
C 4200 3000 1 5/16

ELECTRICAL SERVICE DATA

Test current ratings of contacts and allowable voltage drop under test conditions when assembled as in service are shown below. Maximum total current to be carried per connector is the same as the allowable in wire bundles as specified in MIL-W-5088.

ALTITUDE VOLTAGE DERATING** CHART

MS
Service
Rating		 Nominal
Distance		 Standard Sea
Level Conditions		 Pressure Altitude†
50,000 Feet		 Pressure Altitude†
70,000 Feet

Airspace
Creepage		 Minimum
Flashover
Voltage
AC (RMS)		 Test
Voltage
AC (RMS)		 Minimum
Flashover
Voltage
AC (RMS)		 Test
Voltage
AC (RMS)		 Minimum
Flashover
Voltage
AC (RMS)		 Test
Voltage
AC (RMS)
Inst. 1/32 1/16 1400 1000 550 400 325 260
A 1/16 1/8 2800 2000 800 600 450 360
D 1/8 3/16 3600 2800 900 675 500 400
E 3/16 1/4 4500 3500 1000 750 550 440
B 1/4 5/16 5700 4500 1100 825 600 480
C 5/16 1 8500 7000 1300 975 700 560
† Not corrected for changes in density due to variations in temperature.
** No attempt has been made to recommend operating voltages.
The designer must determine his own operating voltage by the application of a safety factor to the above derating chart to compensate for circuit transients, surges, etc.
CONTACT RATINGS
Contact
Size		 Wire
Size		 Rated
Current		 Potential
Drop		 Max
Current
16 & 16S 16 AWG 13 A 49 mV 22A
12 12 AWG 23 A 42 mV 41A
8 8 AWG 46 A 26 mV 73A
4 4 AWG 80 A 23 mV 135A
0 0 AWG 150 A 21 mV 245A