ALTERNATE POSITIONS (POLARIZATION)

The diagrams indicate alternate insert positions.
The four positions (W, X, Y, and Z) differ in degree of rotation for various sizes and layouts.

ENGAGING FACE OF PIN INSERTS SHOWN
SOCKET INSERTS ARE MIRROR IMAGES

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Number		 Contacts Alternate Positions
(Degrees)		 Remarks
Total Size
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20		 #
18		 #
16		 #
12		 #
8		 #
4		 #
0		 W X Y Z
10SL-3† 3 – – 3 – – – – – – – – Position Q = 180º
10SL-4‡ 2 – – 2 – – – – – – – – –
12S-1‡ 2 – – 2 – – – – – – – – Position #12 of 12S-3
12S-2‡ 2 – – 2 – – – – – – – – Position #13 of 12S-3
12S-3‡ 2 – – 2 – – – – 70 145 215 290 –
12S-4‡ 1 – – 1 – – – – – – – – –
12-5‡ 1 – – 1 – – – – – – – – –
14S-1‡ 3 – – 3 – – – – – – – – Same as 14S-7
14S-2† 4 – – 4 – – – – – 120 240 – –
14-3† 1 – – – – 1 – – – – – – –
14S-4‡ 1 – – 1 – – – – – – – – –
14S-5† 5 – – 5 – – – – 90 110 – – Non-Military Positions W=90º
14S-6† 6 – – 6 – – – – – – – – Non-Military Positions W=80º
14S-07 7 – – 7 – – – – – – – – Use 14SA7
14SA7 7 – – 7 – – – – – – – – Replaces: 14SA7, 14-07
14S-7† 3 – – 3 – – – – 90 180 270 – –
14S-9‡ 2 – – 2 – – – – 70 145 215 290 –
14S-10‡ 4 – – 4 – – – – – – – – Position #12 of 14S-2
14S-11‡ 4 – – 4 – – – – – – – – Position #13 of 14S-2
14S-12‡ 3 – – 3 – – – – – – – – Position #12 of 14S-1
14S-13‡ 3 – – 3 – – – – – – – – Position #2 of 14S-1
14S-14‡ 4 – – 4 – – – – – – – – Position #12 of 14S-2
16S-1† 7 – – 7 – – – – 80 – – 280 –
16-2† 1 – – – 1 – – – – – – – –
16S-3† 1 – – 1 – – – – – – – – –
16S-4† 2 – – 2 – – – – 35 110 250 325 –
16S-5‡ 3 – – 3 – – – – 70 145 215 290 –
16S-6‡ 3 – – 3 – – – – 90 180 270 – –
16-7† 3 – – 2 – 1 – – 80 110 250 280 –
16S-8† 5 – – 5 – – – – – 170 265 – –
16-9† 4 – – 2 2 – – – 35 110 250 325 –
16-10† 3 – – – 3 – – – 90 180 270 – –
16A10 10 – – 10 – – – – 35 112 235 315 –
16-11† 2 – – – 2 – – – 35 110 250 325 –
16A11 2 – – – 2 – – – – 110 250 – –
16-12† 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – –
16S-14‡ 3 – – 3 – – – – – – – – Position #3 of 16S-5
16S-15† 2 – – 2 – – – – – – – – Position #12 of 16S-4
16S-16† 2 – – 2 – – – – – – – – Position #13 of 16S-4
18-1† 10 – – 10 – – – – 70 145 215 290 –
18-3‡ 2 – – – 2 – – – 35 110 250 325 –
18-4† 4 – – 4 – – – – 35 110 250 325 –
18-5† 3 – – 1 2 – – – 80 110 250 280 –
18-06† 6 – – 2 4 – – – – 180 – – Use 18A6
18-6† 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – –
18A6 6 – – 2 4 – – – – 180 – – –
18-7† 1 – – – – 1 – – – – – – –
18-8† 8 – – 7 1 – – – 70 – – 290 –
18-9† 7 – – 5 2 – – – 80 110 270 280 –
18-10‡ 4 – – – 4 – – – – 120 240 – –
18-11† 5 – – – 5 – – – – 170 265 – –
18-12† 6 – – 6 – – – – 80 – – 280 –
18-13† 4 – – – 3 1 – – 80 110 250 280 –
18-14† 2 – – 1 – – 1 – 80 110 250 280 –
18-15† 4 – – – 4 – – – – 120 240 – –
18-16 1 – – – 1 – – – – – – – High voltage
18-17‡ 7 – – 5 2 – – – – – – – 100 Deg Rotation To Right of 18-9
18-18‡ 7 – – 5 2 – – – – – – – 250 Deg Rotation To Right of 18-9
18-19‡ 10 – – 10 – – – – – 120 240 – –
18-20‡ 5 – – 5 – – – – 90 180 270 – –
18-21‡ 3 – – – 3 – – – 90 180 270 – –
18-22‡ 3 – – 3 – – – – 70 145 215 290 –
18-23‡ 10 – – 10 – – – – – – – – Position #12 of 18-1
18-24‡ 10 – – 10 – – – – – – – – Position #13 of 18-1
18-25‡ 2 – – – 2 – – – – – – – Position #12 of 18-3
18-26‡ 2 – – – 2 – – – – – – – Position #13 of 18-3
18-27‡ 3 – – 1 2 – – – – – – – Position #12 of 18-5
18-28‡ 3 – – 1 2 – – – 90 180 270 – Position #13 of 18-5
18-29‡ 5 – – 5 – – – – 90 180 270 – –
18-30‡ 5 – – 5 – – – – – – – – Position #3 of 18-20
18-31‡ 5 – – 5 – – – – – – – – Position #2 of 18-20
18A31 10 – – 10 – – – – – – – – Position #5 of 18-1
20-1‡ 14 – – 14 – – – – – – – – Same as 20-27
20-2† 1 – – – – – – 1 – – – – –
20-3‡ 3 – – – 3 – – – 70 145 215 290 –
20-4† 4 – – – 4 – – – 45 110 250 – –
20-5‡ 2 – – 2 – – – – 35 110 250 325 –
20-6‡ 3 – – 3 – – – – 70 145 215 290 –
20-7† 8 – – 8 – – – – 80 110 250 280 –
20-8† 6 – – 4 – 2 – – 80 110 250 280 –
20B8 8 – – 4 4 – – – – – – – –
20-9† 8 – – 7 1 – – – 80 110 250 280 –
20A9 9 – – 9 – – – – – 110 250 – –
20-10‡ 4 – – 4 – – – – – – – – –
20-11‡ 13 – – 13 – – – – – – – – –
20-12‡ 2 – – 1 – – 1 – 80 110 250 280 –
20-13‡ 4 – – 4 – – – – – – – – –
20-14† 5 – – – 3 2 – – 80 110 250 280 –
20-15† 7 – – – 7 – – – 80 – – 280 –
20-16† 9 – – 7 2 – – – 80 110 250 280 –
20A16 13 – – 13 – – – – – – – – Same as 20-11
20-17† 6 – – 1 5 – – – 90 180 270 – –
20-18† 9 – – 6 3 – – – 35 110 250 325 –
20-19‡ 3 – – – – 3 – – 90 180 270 – –
20-20‡ 4 – – – 3 – 1 – 80 110 250 280 –
20-21† 9 – – 8 1 – – – 35 110 250 325 –
20-22† 6 – – 3 – 3 – – 80 110 250 280 –
20-23‡ 2 – – – – 2 – – 35 110 250 325 –
20-24‡ 4 – – 2 – 2 – – 35 110 250 325 –
20-25‡ 13 – – 13 – – – – – – – – Position #12 of 20-11
20-26‡ 3 – – – 3 – – – – – – – –
20-27† 14 – – 14 – – – – 35 110 250 325 –
20-29† 17 – – 17 – – – – 80 – – 280 –
20-30‡ 13 – – 13 – – – – – – – – Position #13 of 20-11
20-31‡ 11 – – 11 – – – – – – – – –
20-32‡ 8 – – 8 – – – – – – – – Position #2 of 20-7
20-33† 11 – – 11 – – – – – – – 280 Non-Military Positions Z=280º
20A48 19 – – 19 – – – – – 80 280 – –
20-58 10 – – 5 5 – – – – – – – –
20-629 4 – – 4 – – – – – – – – Same as 20-10
20-854 2 – – – 2 – – – – – – – –
22-1‡ 2 – – – – 2 – – 35 110 250 325 –
22-2† 3 – – – – 3 – – 70 145 215 290 –
22-3‡ 2 – – 1 – – 1 – 80 110 250 280 –
22-4‡ 4 – – – 2 2 – – 35 110 250 325 –
22-5‡ 6 – – 4 2 – – – 35 110 250 325 –
22-6‡ 3 – – 1 – 2 – – 80 110 250 280 –
22-7† 1 – – – – – – 1 – – – – –
22-8‡ 2 – – – 2 – – – 35 110 250 325 –
22-9† 3 – – – 3 – – – 70 145 215 290 –
22-10† 4 – – 4 – – – – 35 110 250 325 –
22A10 10 – – 10 – – – – – 120 240 – –
22-11† 2 – – 2 – – – – 35 110 250 325 –
22-12† 5 – – 3 – 2 – – 80 110 250 280 –
22-13‡ 5 – – 1 4 – – – 35 110 250 325 –
22-14† 19 – – 19 – – – – 80 110 250 280 –
22-15† 6 – – 1 5 – – – 80 110 250 280 –
22-16‡ 9 – – 6 3 – – – 80 110 250 280 –
22-17† 9 – – 8 1 – – – 80 110 250 280 –
22-18† 8 – – 8 – – – – 80 110 250 280 –
22-19† 14 – – 14 – – – – 80 110 250 280 –
22-20‡ 9 – – 9 – – – – 35 110 250 325 –
22-21† 3 – – 2 – – – 1 80 110 250 280 –
22-22† 4 – – – – 4 – – – 110 250 – –
22B22 4 – – – – 4 – – – 110 250 – –
22-23† 8 – – – 8 – – – 35 – 250 – –
22-24‡ 6 – – 4 2 – – – 80 110 250 280 –
22-25‡ 3 – – 2 – – – 1 80 110 250 280 –
22-26‡ 7 – – 5 2 – – – – – – – –
22-27† 9 – – 8 – 1 – – 80 – 250 280 –
22-28‡ 7 – – – 7 – – – 80 – – 280 –
22-29‡ 7 – – 6 – – 1 – 80 110 250 280 –
22-30‡ 19 – – 19 – – – – – – – – Position #12 of 22-14
22-31‡ 2 – – 2 – – – – – – – – Position #12 of 22-11
22-32‡ 6 – – 4 2 – – – – – – – Position #2 of 22-5
22-33‡ 7 – – 7 – – – – 80 110 250 280 –
22-34‡ 5 – – 2 3 – – – 80 110 250 280 –
22-35‡ 3 – – – – 3 – – – – – – –
22A37 37 – 37 – – – – – 80 112 250 280 –
22-63 12 – – 8 4 – – – – – – – –
22-70 13 – – 5 8 – – – – – – – –
22-82 10 – – 8 – 2 – – 80 110 250 280 –
24-1† 2 – – 1 – – – 1 80 110 250 280 –
24A1 1 – – – – – – 1 – – – – –
24-2† 7 – – – 7 – – – 80 – – 280 –
24-3‡ 7 – – 5 2 – – – 80 110 250 280 –
24-4† 4 – – 3 – – – 1 80 110 250 280 –
24-5‡ 16 – – 16 – – – – 80 110 250 280 –
24G5 5 – – – – 5 – – 70 110 240 270 –
24-06 6 – – 2 – 4 – – 40 – – 320 Use 24C06
24-6† 8 – – – 8 – – – 80 110 250 280 –
24A6 6 – – – 4 2 – – 40 – – 320 –
24C06 6 – – 2 – 4 – – 40 – – 320 –
24-07 7 – – – 7 – – – 80 – – 280 Use 24A7
24-7† 16 – – 14 2 – – – 80 110 250 280 –
24A7 7 – – – 7 – – – 80 – – 280 –
24-9‡ 2 – – – – – 2 – 35 110 250 325 –
24-10† 7 – – – – 7 – – 80 – – 280 –
24-11† 9 – – – 6 3 – – 35 110 250 325 –
24-12† 5 – – – 3 – 2 – 80 110 250 280 –
24S12 12 – – 10 – – 2 – – – – – –
24-013 13 – – 7 6 – – – – – – – Use 24A13
24A13 13 – – 7 6 – – – – – – – –
24-14‡ 3 – – – 2 – – 1 80 110 250 280 –
24S14‡ 14 – – 12 – – 2 – – – – – –
24-15‡ 16 – – 16 – – – – – – – – Position #12 of 24-5
24-16† 7 – – 3 3 1 – – 80 110 250 280 –
24-17‡ 5 – – 3 2 – – – 80 110 250 280 –
24-18 4 – – 4 – – – – – – – – Shorting type
24-19‡ 12 – – 12 – – – – – – – – –
24-20† 11 – – 9 2 – – – 80 110 250 280 –
24-21† 10 – – 9 – 1 – – 80 110 250 280 –
24-22† 4 – – – – 4 – – 45 110 250 – –
24-23‡ 5 – – 2 – 3 – – 80 110 250 280 –
24-24‡ 16 – – 16 – – – – – – – – Position #13 of 24-5
24-25‡ 8 – – – 8 – – – – – – – Position #12 of 24-6
24A25 25 – – 25 – – – – 80 110 250 280 –
24-26‡ 8 – – – 8 – – – – – – – Position #13 of 24-6
24-27† 7 – – 7 – – – – 80 – – 280 –
24-28† 24 – – 24 – – – – 80 110 250 280 –
24A28 28 – – 28 – – – – 65 146 235 – –
24A35 16 – – – 14 2 – – – – – – Position #12 of 24-7
24A40 16 – – 14 2 – – – – – – – –
24A55 55 55 – – – – – – 90 110 250 280 –
24-58 13 – – 7 3 3 – – – – – – –
24-59 14 – – 7 7 – – – – – – – –
24-65 15 – – 4 11 – – – – – – – –
24-66 7 – – – 7 – – – – – – – –
24-67 19 – – – 19 – – – 80 – – 335 –
24-79 5 – – – – 5 – – – – – – –
24-80† 23 – – 23 – – – – 35 145 240 300 –
28-1† 9 – – – 6 3 – – 80 110 250 280 –
28B1 1 – – – – – – 1 – – – – –
28-2† 14 – – 12 2 – – – 35 110 250 325 –
28-3† 3 – – – – 3 – – 70 145 215 290 –
28-4† 9 – – 7 2 – – – 80 110 250 280 –
28-5† 5 – – 2 1 – 2 – 35 110 250 325 –
28-6‡ 3 – – – – – 3 – 70 145 215 290 –
28-7† 2 – – – – – 2 – 35 110 250 325 –
28-8† 12 – – 10 2 – – – 80 110 250 280 –
28-09 9 – – 5 – – 4 – 110 250 260 280 Use 28A9
28-9† 12 – – 6 6 – – – 80 110 250 280 –
28A9 9 – – 5 – – 4 – 110 250 260 280 –
28-10† 7 – – – 3 2 2 – 80 110 250 280 –
28-11† 22 – – 18 4 – – – 80 110 250 280 –
28-12† 26 – – 26 – – – – 90 180 270 – –
28-13‡ 26 – – 26 – – – – – – – – Position #12 of 28-12
28-14‡ 11 – – 11 – – – – 80 110 250 280 –
28-15† 35 – – 35 – – – – 80 110 250 280 –
28-16‡ 20 – – 20 – – – – 80 110 250 280 –
28-17† 15 – – 15 – – – – 80 110 250 280 –
28-18† 12 – – 12 – – – – 70 145 215 290 –
28-19† 10 – – 6 4 – – – 80 110 250 280 –
28-20† 14 – – 4 10 – – – 80 110 250 280 –
28-21† 37 – – 37 – – – – 80 110 250 280 –
28-22† 6 – – 3 – – 3 – 70 145 215 290 –
28A29 29 – – 27 – 2 – – 80 110 250 280 –
28A31 31 – 25 – – 6 – – – – – – –
28A35 35 – – 35 – – – – 80 110 250 280 –
28-51 12 – – – 12 – – – 80 135 195 – –
28A55 29 – – 29 – – – – – – – – –
28-59 17 – – 10 7 – – – 35 110 250 325 –
28A63 28 – – 19 9 – – – – 100 260 – –
28-72 72 72 – – – – – – 72 144 216 288 –
28-79 16 – – 9 – 7 – – 80 110 250 280 –
28-84 9 – – – – 9 – – – – – – –
28-124 16 – – 12 – 4 – – 80 110 250 280 –
32-1† 5 – – – 3 – – 2 80 110 250 280 –
32A1 1 – – – – – – – – – – – 1 Size 4/0 Contact
32-2† 5 – – 2 – – 3 – 70 145 215 290 –
32-3† 9 – – 4 2 – 2 1 80 110 250 280 –
32 A3 3 – – – – – 3 – 22 44 75 – –
32-4‡ 14 – – 12 2 – – – 80 110 250 280 –
32-5‡ 2 – – – – – – 2 35 110 250 325 –
32-6† 23 – – 16 2 3 2 – 80 110 250 280 –
32-7† 35 – – 28 7 – – – 80 125 235 280 –
32-8‡ 30 – – 24 6 – – – 80 125 235 280 –
32-9† 14 – – 12 – – 2 – 80 110 250 280 –
32-10‡ 7 – – 3 – 2 2 – 80 110 250 280 –
32-12‡ 15 – – 10 5 – – – 80 110 250 280 –
32-013 13 – – – 13 – – – 65 130 230 295 Use 32A13
32-13† 23 – – 18 5 – – – 80 110 250 280 –
32A13 13 – – – 13 – – – 65 130 230 295 –
32-14‡ 7 – – – 5 – 2 – 35 110 250 325 –
32-15† 8 – – – 6 – – 2 35 110 250 280 –
32-16‡ 23 – – 16 2 3 2 – – – – – Position #12 of 32-6
32-17† 4 – – – – – 4 – 45 110 250 – –
32-18‡ 14 – – 12 2 – – – – – – – Position #12 of 32-4
32-19‡ 5 – – – 3 – – 2 – – – – Position #2 of 32-1
32S19‡ 19 – – – 19 – – – – – – – –
32-20‡ 23 – – 16 2 3 2 – – – – – Position #2 of 32-6
32-22† 54 – – 54 – – – – 80 110 250 280 –
32A22 22 – – 20 – – – 2 – – – – –
32B22 22 – – 20 – – – 2 35 110 250 325 –
32A25 25 – – – 25 – – – 60 120 – – –
32A27 27 – – 17 10 – – – 30 115 285 335 –
32A29 23 – – 16 2 3 2 – – – – – Rotation of 32-6
32A30 30 – – 20 10 – – – – – – – –
32-31 31 – – 31 – – – – 80 125 215 280 –
32A40 40 – – 40 – – – – 35 130 – – –
32A48 48 – – 48 – – – – 80 – – – –
32-52 8 – – – 6 – – 2 – – – – 90 Deg Rotation of 32-15
32-53 42 – – 37 5 – – – – – – – –
32A55 55 – – 55 – – – – 80 110 250 280 –
32-59 42 – – 40 – 2 – – 36 108 252 324 –
32-63† 5 – – – – – 5 – – – – – –
32-64 54 – – 54 – – – – – – – – –
32-68 16 – – 12 – – 4 – 65 135 225 275 –
32A69* 61 41 – 20 – – – – – 110 250 – –
32-73† 46 – – 46 – – – – 36 – – – –
32-76 19 – – – 19 – – – 80 110 250 280 –
32-79 5 – – – – 1 4 – – – – 315 –
32-88 54 – – 54 – – – – 80 110 250 280 –
32A401 40 – – 40 – – – – – – – – –
32-689 9 – – 6 – – 3 – – – – – –
† = Military designation per MIL-STD-1651
‡ = Military designation inactive for new design.