[Milsurplus] [ARC5] MS Connector Question

[J. Forster]

Thanks very much. That's news to me.

Best,

-John

================


> The two-digit number in that position is the shell size (just arbitrary
> even numbers in the range 10 to 36).  The "S" following the shell size
> number
> means "Short" or "Small", depending upon what vendor's list you look at.
> The
> original 12, 14 and 16 shells were shortened not too long after the series
> first appeared, and 12S, 14S and 16S became the standard or preferred
> shell
> in that size.
>
> In a message dated 10/02/2011 12:01:31 PM Central Daylight Time,
> jfor at quikus.com writes:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm quite familiar with "MS" connector designations, but have come
>> across
>> an aardvaark:
>>
>> Consider the dfference between:
>>
>> AN-3106-16-4P
>> and
>> AN-3106-16S-4P
>>
>> What does the 16 "S" designate?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -John
>>
>
> Robert & Susan Downs - Houston
> wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
> MVPA 9480