after stranding shall meet all requirements of A.S.T.M, Standard Specifications for Soft Annealed Copper Wire (B-3) and Bare Concentric-Lay Copper Cable (B-8). INSULATION: Each conductor shall be insulated with 4 a. colored, thermoplastic, synthetic insulating compound that meets all requirements of the latest issue of U.S.C.G. Master Specifications No. S-255, and the electrical requirements of this specification. b. The insulation shall have an average diameter of not less than 0.176 inch and a minimum wall thickness of 0.045 inch. The colors used shall be in accordance with Table I. CABLING: a. Two insulated conductors shall be laid up splrally with a sultable right hand lay to form a core over which elght additional insulated conductors shall be laid up spirally with a suitable left hand lay. All intersplices shall be filled with cutched jute to form a smooth round cable, over which shall be applied & suitable cotton tape containing not more than 30% by volume of reclaimed rubber and no crude rubber. The tape shall be frictioned on one side only, applied with the plain side in, with an overlap of approximately 20% of the width of the tape. b. The colors of the individual conductors shall be in the order indicated in Table I. When placed on reels for final delivery, the colors as tabulated when viewed facing the outer end of the cable on the reel, shall appear in a clockwise order. Table I Core - - +--+ - = 7 -- Outer layer - ------. White, black Red, black, green, black, blue, black, orange, black. JACKET: &. A jacket of thermoplastic, synthetic compound shall be applied over the taped core. the compound employed shall meet all requirements of the latest issue of U.5.C.G. Master Specifications No. S--255. The jacket shall have an average outside diameter of 0.906 inch 18-2