FEDERAL SUPPLY CLASS

5970

REV.
RATIONALE

B THIS REVISION IS REQUIRED TO INCORPORATE THE OUTSTANDING AMENDMENT, REVIEW FOR KNOWN
TECHNICAL ISSUES AND UPDATE TO MEET SAE FORMAT GUIDELINES.

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AS85049/90

SPECIFICATION SHEET AND THE LATEST ISSUE OF SAE AS85049.

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REVISED 2011-04
FIGURE 1 - CONFIGURATION AND DIMENSIONS
ISSUED 2000-06

THIRD ANGLE PROJECTION

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 FIGURE 2 - SELECTIVE PLATING

INCH MM INCH MM INCH MM INCH MM

.044 1.12 .562 14.27 .829 21.06 1.157 29.39
.130 3.30 .583 14.81 .858 21.79 1.279 32.49
.140 3.56 .625 15.88 .895 22.73 1.350 34.29
.250 6.35 .684 17.37 .938 23.83 1.406 35.71
.312 7.92 .707 17.96 .957 24.31 1.516 38.51
.395 10.03 .730 18.54 .984 24.99 1.642 41.71
.438 11.13 .750 19.05 1.000 25.40 1.768 44.91
.457 11.61 .770 19.56 1.083 27.51 1.889 47.98
.500 12.70 .812 20.62 1.145 29.08

NOTES:

1. DIMENSIONS ARE IN INCHES AND APPLY AFTER PLATING.

2. METRIC EQUILALENTS ARE GIVEN FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND ARE BASED UPON 1.00 (25.4 mm).

3. CADMIUM, ZINC NICKEL OR PURE DENSE ELECTRODEPOSITED ALUMINUM/NICKEL INTERFACE SHALL BE COATED WITH
POLYSULFIDE SEALANT. NOT APPLICABLE FOR FINISH ‘L’.

4. PART SUPPLIED WITH STANDARD DETENTED SELF-LOCKING, WHICH PROVIDES A POSITIVE AUDIBLE DETENTED COUPLING.
OPTION ‘N’ IS A FREE SPINNING SELF-LOCKING COUPLING.

5. RIBBED, INTERNAL KNURL OR SURFACE ROUGHNESS Ra 125-250 IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANSI B46.1.
SEE FIGURE 2 FOR SELECTIVE PLATING DETAILS.

6. AREA FREE OF CADMIUM, ZINC NICKEL OR PURE DENSE ELECTRODEPOSITED ALUMINUM, AS APPLICABLE.

AEROSPACE STANDARD
(R) CONNECTOR ACCESSORIES, ELECTRICAL, BACKSHELL, AS85049/90 REV.
90°, SELF-LOCKING, SHIELD BAND TERMINATION, (RFI/EMI),
SHRINK SLEEVE ACCOMMODATION, CATEGORY 3B SHEET 2 OF 4 B
(FOR MIL-DTL-38999 SERIES III AND IV CONNECTORS)
 TABLE 1 - SHELL SIZE AND DIMENSIONS

B DIA
±.010 C DIA
SHELL
ENTRY SIZE REF
SIZE D MAX DIA E MAX DIA F (REF)
ACCESSORY A
CODE
SHELL MAX 02 03 02 03
SIZE DIA
.858 .250 .395
9 A N/A N/A 1.375 (34.93) 1.417 (35.99) 1.623 (41.22)
(21.79) (6.35) (10.03)
.984 .312 .457
11 B N/A N/A 1.437 (36.50) 1.480 (37.59) 1.685 (42.80)
(24,99) (7.92) (11.61)
1.157 .312 .438 .457 .583
13 C 1.562 (39.67) 1.553 (39.45) 1.810 (45.97)
(29.39) (7.92) (11.13) (11.61) (14.81)
1.279 .438 .562 .583 .707
15 D 1.687 (42.85) 1.614 (41.00) 1.935 (49.15)
(32.49) (11.13) (14.27) (14.81) (17.96)
1.406 .500 .625 .645 .770
17 E 1.750 (44.45) 1.678 (42.62) 1.998 (50.75)
(35.71) (12.70) (15.88) (16.38) (19.56)
1.516 .625 .750 .770 .895
19 F 1.875 (47.63) 1.773 (45.03) 2.123 (53.92)
(38.51) (15.88) (19.05) (19.56) (22.73)
1.642 .625 .812 .770 .957
21 G 1.938 (49.23) 1.796 (45.62) 2.186 (55.52)
(41.71) (15.88) (20.62) (19.56) (24.31)
1.768 .688 .938 .829 1.083
23 H 2.062 (52.37) 1.859 (47.22) 2.310 (58.67)
(44.91) (17.48) (23.83) (21.06) (27.51)
1.889 .750 1.000 .895 1.145
25 J 2.125 (53.98) 1.919 (48.74) 2.373 (60.27)
(47.98) (19.05) (25.40) (22.73) (29.08)

REQUIREMENTS:

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION:

DIMENSIONS AND CONFIGURATION: SEE FIGURE 1 AND TABLE 1.

INTERFACE DIMENSIONS: SHALL CONFORM TO SAE AS85049, FIGURE 3.

COUPLING NUT: SHALL BE CAPTIVATED TO THE ADAPTER BODY AND ROTATABLE.

MATERIAL AND FINISH: IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAE AS85049 AND TABLE 2.

TABLE 2 - MATERIAL AND FINISH

FINISH MATERIAL
G – ELECTROLESS NICKEL 1/
(SPACE GRADE)
N – ELECTROLESS NICKEL 1/
P – CADMIUM OLIVE DRAB OVER ELECTROLESS NICKEL,
(SELECTIVE PLATING, SEE FIGURE 2) 2/
ALUMINUM ALLOY IN
W – CADMIUM OLIVE DRAB 2/
ACCORDANCE WITH SAE
X – NICKEL FLUOROCARBON POLYMER
AS85049
Z – ZINC NICKEL 2/
YP – PURE DENSE ELECTRODEPOSITED ALUMINUM OVER
ELECTROLESS NICKEL (SELECTIVE PLATING, SEE FIGURE 2)
ZP – ZINC NICKEL OVER ELECTROLESS NICKEL (SELECTIVE
PLATING, SEE FIGURE 2) 2/
J – CADMIUM OLIVE DRAB 2/
L – CADMIUM OLIVE DRAB OVER ELECTROLESS NICKEL,
(SELECTIVE PLATING, SEE FIGURE 2) 2/ 3/
M – ELECTROLESS NICKEL COMPOSITE IN
XC – NICKEL FLUOROCARBON POLYMER ACCORDANCE WITH SAE
YL – PURE DENSE ELECTRODEPOSITED ALUMINUM, AS85049
SELECTIVE PLATING, SEE FIGURE 2) 3/
ZC – ZINC NICKEL 2/
ZL – ZINC NICKEL (SELECTIVE PLATING, SEE FIGURE 2) 2/ 3/

1/ G AND N FINISH NOT FOR NAVY USE, RESTRICTED TO AIR FORCE SPACE APPLICATIONS ONLY.
2/ P, W, Z, ZP, J, L, ZC AND ZL FINISHES ARE NOT FOR USE IN SPACE APPLICATIONS. ALSO SEE SPECIFICATION NOTE
3/ MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AND PASS TESTS FOR FINISH J.

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90°, SELF-LOCKING, SHIELD BAND TERMINATION, (RFI/EMI),
SHRINK SLEEVE ACCOMMODATION, CATEGORY 3B SHEET 3 OF 4 B
(FOR MIL-DTL-38999 SERIES III AND IV CONNECTORS)
 TABLE 3 - TEST FLUIDS

SAMPLE NUMBER TEST FLUID (EIA 364-10)

1 A

2 B

3 C

4 D

5 E

6 F

7 G

8 H

9 I

10 K

PART NUMBER: SEE EXAMPLE BELOW:

QUALIFICATION: SEE SAE AS85049, CATEGORY 3B.

SPECIFICATION NOTES:

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(FOR MIL-DTL-38999 SERIES III AND IV CONNECTORS)