BINDER - A spirally served tape or thread used for holding assembled cable components in place awaiting subsequent manufacturing operations.
BLASTING WIRE - Wire used for detonating explosives. It is usually a very inexpensively constructed wire.
BLK - Abbreviation for black.
BMS - Abbreviation for Boeing Material Specification.
BOND STRENGTH - Amount of adhesion between bonded surfaces, e.g., in cemented ribbon cable.
BONDABLEWIRE - An insulated wire whose surface has been specially treated to make it possible to adhere to other materials such as potting compounds. The term usually refers to extruded PTFE insulated wires. The etching process roughens the surface of the insulation permitting an interlocking effect with potting compounds.
BONDED CONSTRUCTION - A type of insulation construction in which the glass braid and nylon jacket are bonded together as in certain wire sizes of MIL-DTL-5086 Type II.
BOOT - A protective covering over any portion of a cable or conductor in addition to its jacket or insulation.
BPS - Abbreviation for bits per second.
BRAID - A fibrous or metallic group of filaments interwoven in cylindrical form to form a covering over one or more wires. It can be made of materials such as cotton, glass, nylon, or copper fibers. Usually fibrous braid is saturated with an impregnant to protect it against moisture and fraying.
BRAID ANGLE - The smaller of the two angles formed by the shielding strand and the axis of the cable being shielded.
BRAIDEDWIRE - Woven bare or tinned copper wire used as shielding for wires, cables, and ground wire for batteries or heavy industrial equipment. There are many different types of constructions.
