INCH-POUND
MIL-DTL-16685E
7 JANUARY 2009
SUPERSEDING
MIL-P-l6685D
30 April 1970
DETAIL SPECIFICATION
PACKING, MATERIAL AND PACKING PREFORMED
(STUFFING TUBE FOR ELECTRIC CABLES)
This specification is approved for use by all Departments and Agencies of the Department of
Defense.
1. SCOPE
1.1 Scope. This specification covers rounded packing on spools or reels and preformed
packing for electric cable seals in stuffing tubes.
1.2 Classification. Packings are of the following classes, compositions, and types, as
specified (see table I, figures 1 and 2 and 6.2):
Class 1 - Rounded packing on spools or reels.
Composition A - Retainer packing.
Composition B - Sealing packing.
Class 2 - Preformed. (Made up from composition A and B packing (see 3.2).
Type I - For deck and bulkhead stuffing tubes (see Table III).
Type IA - For deck and bulkhead stuffing tubes (see Table III).
Type II - For equipment stuffing tubes (see Table III).
1.3 Part or Identifying Number (PIN). The PINs to be used for packing acquired to this
specification are created as follows:
Class 1
M 16685 - 1 A 125
Sizes in decimals (see 3.1.2)
Composition (see 1.2)
Class 1 (see 1.2)
Specification Number
Prefix for Military Specification
Comments, suggestions, or questions on this document should be addressed to Defense
Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP), ATTN: DSCP-NASA, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia,
PA 19111-5096 or e-mail to dscpg&ispecomments@dla.mil . Since contact information can
change, you may want to verify the currency of this address information using the ASSIST
Online database at https://assist.daps.dla.mil .
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