Tag: AMS DTL 23053/18A

New SAE Cable standards issued – J1127, J1128, J1654, J1678 and AMS DTL 23053 series

Many of our customers use cable and wire specifications developed by SAE International and there’s been some recent updates that impact them.  Here’s the new revisions that Document Center Inc. counts among the most heavily used standards on this topic:

From the Ground Vehicle Series:

  • SAE J1127, 2012 Edition, “Low Voltage Battery Cable.”  This standard covers low voltage battery cable intended for use at a nominal system voltage of 60 V DC (25 V AC) or less in surface vehicle electrical systems. The tests are intended to qualify cables for normal applications with limited exposure to fluids and physical abuse.
  • SAE J1128, 2012 Edition, “Low Voltage Primary Cable.”  This ground vehicle standard covers low voltage primary cable intended for use at a nominal system voltage of 60 V DC (25 V AC) or less in surface vehicle electrical systems. The tests are intended to qualify cables for normal applications with limited exposure to fluids and physical abuse.
  • SAE J1654, 2012 Edition, “Unshielded High Voltage Primary Cable.”  This SAE Standard covers unshielded cable intended for use at a nominal system voltage up to 600 V or 1000 V (AC rms or DC). It is intended for use in surface vehicle electrical systems.
  • SAE J1678, 2012 Edition, “Low Voltage Ultra Thin Wall Primary Cable.”  This standard covers ultra thin wall low voltage primary cable intended for use at a nominal system voltage of 60 V DC (60 V AC rms) or less in surface vehicle electrical systems. The tests are intended to qualify cables for normal applications with limited exposure to fluids and physical abuse. This standard covers SAE conductor sizes which usually differ from ISO conductor sizes.

And from the SAE series decended from the MIL-DTL-23053 slash sheets:

This is the first revision of these specifications since they moved from the Department of the Defense to SAE International.

All SAE Standards are available in paper or pdf format from Document Center Inc. at our website, www.document-center.com.  Or contact us by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com).  We are here to assist you with your standards requirements and questions.