MIL-DTL-3786/5H
Part or Identifying Number (PIN): The military pin shall consists of M3786/5- (four letters selected from
tables I through IV) as shown in the following example:
M3786/5-
A
D
E
C
Construction type, temperature-life
characteristic and shock type
(see table I)
Insulation material and angle of throw
(see table II)
Poles per deck and number of positions
(see table III)
Number of decks and switching characteristics
(see table IV)
Pin's shall be generated only to identify switches shown on figure 2. Acquiring switches not identified
by military pin's shall be in accordance with the ordering data of MIL-DTL-3786.
Application. To conserve material, space, and weight, the following is suggested:
Two-position and three-position switches with 30° angle of throw should be four poles per deck.
Four-position switches with 30° angle of throw should be three poles per deck.
Five- and six-position switches with 30° angle of throw should be two poles per deck.
Two-, three-, four-, and five-position switches with 36° angle of throw should be two poles per deck.
Two-, three-, and four-position switches with 45° angle of throw should be two poles per deck.
Two- and three-position switches with 60° angle of throw should be two poles per deck.
M3786/5-ADEC identifies a rotary switch of construction type N, temperature-life characteristic B, shock
types H and M, ceramic or glass bonded mica insulation material, 36 degree angle of throw, 1 pole per
deck, 5 positions, 2 decks, and nonshorting switching characteristic.
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