PL - Plug

notes

On the connectors, writing an explanation that would allow anyone to understand the nomenclature system would take all day and I'd probably miss something anyway. So I'll abbreviate it.

The full nomenclature of most of the large banana pin style cable connectors with the push-button lock (as opposed to an Acme thread nut) is as follows:

• PL-xnn where "nn" is a 2-digit number and "x" is"
• P = straight back shell with solder gland
• Q = right-angle back shell with solder gland
• R = right angle back shell with cable clamp or straight back shell with right-angle cable clamp
• S = straight back shell with cable clamp

The PL-103 only came in P and Q. Some other plugs (but not these five) had only PL-nn nomenclature.

For whatever reason, the aircraft installations usually use solder gland types and vehicular installations usually use cable clamps. We don't actually know what they would have used for an aircraft set installed in a vehicle, but I would bet on cable clamp and rubber jacketed cable, which is in any case much easier to either simulate or duplicate. So making that assumption, the actual nomenclature of the connectors that you need to put an SCR-187 into the T-36 are:

PL-S59 x 2, PL-S61 x 2, PL-S64 plus whatever the other end needs, PL-S74 plus whatever the other end needs, and PL-S103 or PL-Q103. If you stack the receiver on top of the transmitter, PL-Q103 will probably work better as on it, the cable drops out the bottom rather than sticking out the back.

That being said, most sellers on eBay or elsewhere won't know all of this and will just refer to them as PL-59, PL-61, etc. You'll have to look at the photos to tell what they are really selling.

Yes, PL is a cable plug. No, PLS doesn't mean anything. The mating chassis connector will have a nomenclature of SO-nn. The plug in the back of the BC-224 is SO-104, despite the fact that it is male.

If you cannot find them closer by, I can supply the PL-S59 through PL-S64 but only with the modified Romex cable clamp. When you make up your mind whether to stack the radios or not and can then decide whether straight or right angle PL-x103 will work best, I am supposed to have one PL-Q103 (if I can locate it) that I would swap even for the PL-P103 you have.

The manual I took the two photos out of does not have one showing cables coming out of the BC-191. I'll try to find one, or take a picture of one of the connectors and post it.

Right now, I have to get back to scanning NAVAER 08-5Q-95 for an order I accepted. I thought I had done the scanning ten years or so ago, didn't, but still have to ship. Gunner USNR Retired MVPA 9480

List

• PL-1 2-conductor, service buzzer EE-63
• PL-2 3-conductor, JK-15
• PL-3 ?
• PL-4 ?
• PL-5 Audio Plug U/W JK-14,29,39 P/O P-11, Key J-40, CD-56
• PL-6 two terminal, WEco. No. 156
• PL-7 two terminal,
• PL-8 two terminal, WEco. No. 158 Plug U/W JK-7
• PL-9 four terminal, WEco. No. 164
• PL-10 four terminal, WEco. No. 160
• PL-11, switchboard plug, JK-47, EE-2, SCR-134
• PL-12 single terminal, WEco. No. 159
• PL-13 same as PL-8 but without screw eye.
• PL-14 polarity, 2 single terminal plug bodies, mounted in a bakelight block. fits JK-6.
• PL-15 four single terminal plug bodies, mounted in two hard rubber blocks, for CD-24 cord, BC-13, WEco. No. 162
• PL-16 telephone, copy of french type,
• PL-17, black dilecto block, double spring pins, 4-Volt
• PL-18, same as 17 except 10-Volt
• PL-19, same as 17 but marked amplifier
• PL-20, same as 17 but marked telephone.
• PL-21, 2 terminal mounted between fiber blocks, EE-14
• PL-22, 2 conductor, two pin, in hard rubber block, CD-81, and CD-34
• PL-23, 2 single terminal plug bodies molded in compound. for EE-10
• PL-24, 1 single terminal in hard rubber sleeve, for BC-92
• PL-25, metal, plug to close hole in pipe ? P/O EE-20
• PL-26, solid brass, copper plated, with brass thumbpiece. P/O BD-15
• PL-27, 2 spring bras contact strips, mounted on micarta base. P/O BE-11
• PL-28, 2 conductor, No.18 coper strips, GE Co. marine outlet No.22323. for target range ?
• PL-29, ??
• PL-30, connecting, telephone, water tight, P/O EE-49 telautograph
• PL-31, connecting, 7-contact, water tight, EE-49
• PL-32, 2 single contact plug bodies attached to a black fiber handle, for SW-62

(NOTE 1920 storage catalog ends here)

• PL-33
• PL-34
• PL-35
• PL-36
• PL-37 1-cond. U/W SO-14
• PL-38 2-cond. U/W SO-15
• PL-39,black, CD-119, SCR-189
• PL-40 4-cond. U/W SO-17
• PL-41, 4-cond. U/W SO-18
• PL-42, red, 4-cond. U/W SO-18, CD-120, SCR-189
• PL-43 5-cond. U/W SO-19 P/O BC-120, BC-121
• PL-44, CD-121, 6-cond. U/W SO-20, SCR-189,
• PL-45 6-cond. U/W SO-21, JK-34 P/O BD-41
• PL-46 Phone Plug U/W JK-43 P/O T-11,12
• PL-47 Phone Plug U/W BD-57*, BC-726, JK-24 P/O SCR-296*
• PL-48 Phone Plug S/T PL-55 U/W JK-34
• PL-50 4-cond. U/W SO-22 P/O CD-103,106,125,203, SCR-178
• PL-50-A S/T PL-50, with clamp
• PL-51 3-way Phone Plug U/W CC-70, JK-22
• PL-52
• PL-53
• PL-54 Audio Plug U/W JK-26 P/O Headsets HS-18, HS-23, H-16/U, H-18/U
• PL-55* 2-cond Telephone Plug U/W J-671, JK-3,28,30,34,39, U-17/GT
• PL-56 5-cond. U/W SO-36, M-144 P/O CD-122
• PL-R56 S/T PL-56 U/W SO-36
• PL-S56 S/T PL-56 P/O nine CD- Cord Sets
• PL-57 PL-55 plug with Binding Posts P/O ML-110 Time Unit
• PL-58 3-cond, block plug U/W JK-37, BD-70,71,96 (chest sets)
• PL-59 1 cond, chrome finish U/W SO-39 P/O CD-141, BC-191
• PL-P59 S/T PL-59, with conduit bushing
• PL-Q59 S/T PL-59, with rt-angle collar
• PL-R59 S/T PL-59, 90ø shell, FT-137, M-147, U/W SO-39 P/O CD-210,238,321
• PL-S59 S/T PL-59
• PL-60 2 cond U/W M-143, S-40
• PL-P60 S/T PL-60, with conduit bushing
• PL-Q60 S/T PL-60, rt-angle collar
• PL-S60 U/W Clamp FT-136, Conn. M-148, SO-40 Socket P/O 7 CD- Cord Sets
• PL-61 8-cond, U/W SO-41 P/O CD-142, BC-191
• PL-P61 S/T PL-61, with conduit bushing
• PL-Q61 S/T PL-61, rt-angle collar
• PL-S61 S/T PL-61
• PL-62 6 cond. chrome shell U/W SO-42
• PL-P62 S/T PL-62, with conduit bushing
• PL-Q62 S/T PL-62, rt-angle collar
• PL-R62 S/T PL-62, rt-angle collar, FT-138 Clamp & M-150 Conn., SO-42
• PL-S62 S/T PL-62, FT-138 Clamp & M-150 Conn., SO-42
• PL-63 8 cond, U/W SO-43
• PL-P63 S/T PL-63, with conduit bushing
• PL-Q63 S/T PL-63, rt-angle collar
• PL-S63 S/T PL-63, FT-138 & M-151, SO-43 P/O CD-324
• PL-64 8 cond, U/W SO-44, BC-191
• PL-P64 S/T PL-64, with conduit bushing
• PL-Q64 S/T PL-64, rt-angle collar
• PL-S64 S/T PL-64, FT-138, M-152, SO-44
• PL-65 6 cond, chrome finish, U/W M-143, SO-45
• PL-Q65 S/T PL-65, rt-angle collar P/O A-1 Marker Beacon
• PL-S65 S/T PL-6
• PL-67 1 cond, U/W SO-47
• PL-Q67 S/T PL-67, rt-angle collar
• PL-68 P-T Mic Plug, 3-cond. U/W J-670, JK-33*, T-13, T-17, etc.
• PL-69 6 cond, U/W SO-51 P/O CD-138
• PL-70 6-cond, U/W SO-50 P/O CD-138
• PL-71 3-cond, U/W SO-38 P/O CD-179,182
• PL-72 5-cond, U/W SO-48 P/O CD-178,212,243
• PL-74 4-cond, U/W SO-54 P/O CD-306
• PL-P74 S/T PL-74, with conduit bushing
• PL-Q74 S/T PL-74, rt-angle collar
• PL-S74 S/T PL-74, FT-136, M-155, SO-54
• PL-75 7-cond. U/W SO-37
• PL-76 2-cond, U/W SO-56 P/O CD-136
• PL-P76 S/T PL-76, with conduit bushing
• PL-Q76 S/T PL-76, rt-angle collar
• PL-76-A 1-cond, U/W SO-56-A P/O CD-136-A
• PL-77 3-cond, U/W SO-57
• PL-P77 S/T PL-77, with conduit bushing
• PL-Q77 S/T PL-77, rt-angle collar
• PL-R77 S/T PL-77
• PL-77-A S/T PL-77, not interchangable P/O CD-137-A
• PL-78 6-cond, rt-angle, U/W SO-50 P/O CD-163,174,242
• PL-79 6-cond, U/W SO-34 P/O CD-189
• PL-80 3-cond, U/W SO-38 P/O CD-214
• PL-81 5-cond, U/W SO-35 P/O CD-156,181,183,185,208,213
• PL-82 4-cond. U/W SO-46
• PL-83 5-cond, U/W SO-35 P/O CD-181,183,213,246
• PL-84 4-cond. U/W SO-46
• PL-85 1-cond, U/W SO-65
• PL-86 2-cond, U/W SO-66
• PL-87 2-cond, Female, banana type U/W SO-67
• PL-88 3-cond, U/W SO-68 P/O CD-203
• PL-89 4-cond, U/W SO-69 P/O CD-211
• PL-90
• PL-91
• PL-92
• PL-93
• PL-94
• PL-95
• PL-96 5-cond, U/W SO-77 P/O CD-202
• PL-97 6-cond, Female, banana type U/W SO-77
• PL-98 8-cond, Female, banana type U/W SO-78
• PL-99 8-cond, Female R/B PL-159 U/W SO-79

• PL-100 8-cond. R/B PL-160, (straight) BC-223, SCR-245
• PL-101
• PL-102 4-cond. U/W SO-82
• PL-103 8-cond, U/W SO-83 P/O SCR-187*
• PL-P103
• PL-Q103 8-cond, rt-angle, U/W SO-83 P/O FT-154, BC-224
• PL-Q103A 8-cond, rt-angle, cable clamp, U/W SO-83
• PL-P104 7-cond, U/W SO-84 P/O CD-304
• PL-Q104 7-cond, rt-angle U/W SO-84 P/O SCR-AH-183
• PL-105
• PL-106 6-cond, U/W SO-86, P/O CD-195, T-24A, TS-11, RM-14, RM-21
• PL-107 2-cond, U/W SO-87, GS-8-A, I-65A P/O SCR-242* Radio Comp.
• PL-108 4-cond, U/W SO-88,92,218, BC-310*, I-65*, TM-180* P/O SCR-242* BC-357
• PL-109 5-cond, U/W TM-180* P/O SCR-242*
• PL-110* 21-cond, Female, U/W SO-90, M-187, TM-180*, BC-310/SCR-242*
• PL-111(A) 22-cond, U/W SO-91, M-187, TM-180* P/O SCR-242*
• PL-112 9-cond, U/W SO-92 (S)-212) TM-180* P/O SCR-242*,269*
• PL-113 4-cond, U/W SO-93, TM-180* P/O SCR-242*
• PL-114 14-cond, Female, U/W SO-94 P/O BC-312, BC-342*, ect. TRA-7
• PL-115, SO-45, marker beacon ?
• PL-116
• PL-117, SO-105, I-65
• PL-118 5-cond, U/W I-65*, TM-180* P/O SCR-242*
• PL-119 2-cond, U/W SO-99, BC-310* P/O SCR-242*
• PL-120 4-cond, U/W BC-310*, GD-7, GS-8 P/O CD-310
• PL-121 18-cond, U/W BC-311*, TM-180* P/O SCR-242*
• PL-122 22-Cond, U/W SO-102
• PL-123 2-Cond, U/W TM-180*
• PL-124
• PL-125 2-cond. Telephone Plug U/W JK-24,34
• PL-126
• PL-127, SO-107,
• PL-128
• PL-129
• PL-130
• PL-131
• PL-132
• PL-133
• PL-134
• PL-135
• PL-136 19-cond, U/W BC-338, BC-353
• PL-137
• PL-138 4-cond, F, U/W SO-88,92,218, LP-16*, BC-225* P/O SCR-240*, 261*
• PL-139
• PL-140
• PL-141
• PL-142
• PL-143 12-cond. P/O CD-367,368,369
• PL-144 11-cond, S/T PL-64, U/W SO-124 P/O RC-30, 31
• PL-145 9-cond, Female, S/T PL-100, U/W GR-3-C P/O CD-439,443
• PL-146 8-cond, U/W SO-78 for GR-3-C P/O CD-438,444
• PL-147 2-pin, part numbers 6578 or 9127 U/W CO-204 SCR-274N
• PL-148 3-pin, part numbers 6965 or 9126 U/W CO-204 SCR-274N
• PL-149 (right angle), BC-223, SCR-245
• PL-150 (right angle), PE-55, power cord, to BC-223 SCR-245
• PL-151 6-pin, part numbers 6784 or 9123 U/W CO-205 SCR-274N
• PL-152 8-pin, part numbers 6577 or 9125 U/W CO-206 SCR-274N
• PL-153 18-pin, part number 6963 or 9121 U/W CO-207, RC-96A
• PL-154 12-pin, part number 6964 or 9122 U/W CO-210 SCR-274N
• PL-155 2-cond, stubbier version of PL-55 U/W JK-34 SCR-274N
• PL-156 5-pin, part numbers 6967 or 9124 U/W CO-205 SCR-274N
• PL-157 2-pin, part numbers 3146 or 7543 U/W CO-211 (discontd)
• PL-158 2-cond U/W CO-211, SO-99 (discontd)
• PL-159 8-cond, (straight), Female R/F PL-99 U/W SO-79
• PL-160 8-cond, (straight) R/F PL-100 BC-223, PE-55 U/W SO-80
• PL-161 10-cond, Female P/O SCR-268
• PL-162 19-cond, Female
• PL-163 8-cond, Female U/W SO-113
• PL-164
• PL-P164 2-cond, Female U/W SCR-522, 542, IE-12*
• PL-Q164 2-cond, Female U/W SCR-602
• PL-165 2-cond, P/O SCR-522
• PL-166 6-cond, Female U/W JB-39 & BC-630 P/O SCR-522
• PL-167 4-cond, Female U/W BC-629 & JB-29 P/O SCR-522
• PL-168 3-cond. S/T PL-368
• PL-169 12-cond, Female U/W BC-602 & JB-29 P/O SCR-522
• PL-170 18-cond. P/O SCR-522, 542
• PL-P/Q170 S/T PL-170
• PL-171 6-cond. P/O SCR-522, 542
• PL-P/Q171 S/T PL-171
• PL-172 2-cond. Power Plug P/O SCR-522, 542
• PL-P/Q172 S/T PL-171
• PL-173 1-cond, U/W WC-543, FT-244, MX-425/U P/O SCR-522, 542 Antenna Coax. U/W CD-477 P/O SCR-522
• PL-P/Q173 S/T PL-173
• PL-174
• PL-175 2-cond, Female. U/W SO-155
• PL-176 1-cond, Female. P/O SCR-535*
• PL-177 2-cond, Female. P/O SCR-535*, 695*
• PL-178, 3-conductor, male, SO-158, BC-648
• PL-179 4-cond, Male, JK-49 U/W JK-26 P/O Mic T-34-A. T-44.
• PL-180 3-cond. P/O SCR-535*
• PL-181 5-cond, Male, rcvr-control box P/O SCR-535*
• PL-182 7-cond, Male, rcvr-control box P/O SCR-535*
• PL-183 7-cond, Female, rcvr-control box P/O SCR-535*
• PL-184 3-cond, Female, U/W SO-127, M-286 P/O SCR-515* (ABA*)
• PL-185 3-cond, Female, U/W SO-129 " P/O SCR-515*
• PL-187 3-cond, Female, U/W SO-130 P/O SCR-515*
• PL-188 10-cond, Female, U/W SO-131 P/O SCR-515
• PL-189 3-cond, Female, U/W SO-133 P/O SCR-515*
• PL-190 4-cond, AN-3108-14S-2S, U/W SO-134 P/O SCR-515*
• PL-191 1-cond, Female, U/W SO-126,135 P/O SCR-515*
• PL-191-A S/T PL-191 HV U/W RC-147 P/O SCR-521-A
• PL-192 8-cond, Female, U/W FT-220 P/O SCR-274N
• PL-193* 4-cond, Female. P/O RC-59,89
• PL-194
• PL-195
• PL-196
• PL-197 AN-3106-9S U/W I-100-* P/O CD-551
• PL-198, RM-26
• PL-199* 6-cond, Female, S/T PL-Q166 U/W JB-29* P/O SCR-522, 542
• PL-P200 5-cond, Female AN-3106-14S-5S P/O SCR-636*
• PL-201 80-cond, Male, U/W SO-181 P/O SCR-561, 572
• PL-202
• PL-203 8-cond. P/O SCR-585
• PL-204 Combined PL-55 & PL-68 U/W JK-51, CC-348 P/O TS-14/, etc.
• Pl-205 8-cond, Female, rt-angle, RCA, U/W SO-195 P/O CD-647,750
• PL-206
• PL-207
• PL-208
• PL-209
• PL-210
• PL-211
• PL-212
• PL-213
• PL-214
• PL-215
• PL-216
• PL-217
• PL-218
• PL-219 1-cond, Male, Jones P-101
• PL-220 2-cond, Male, WECo Type R-2248
• PL-220
• PL-Q221 2-cond, Female Plug U/W SCR-521 P/O CD-534
• PL-Q222 1-cond, Female, U/W SO-202
• PL-223
• PL-Q224 HV Female Plug, AN-3108-18-16S
• PL-Q225 2-cond, Female, rt-angle AN-3108-16S-4S U/W SO-92,205
• PL-225-A 4-cond, Female, U/W SO-88,92
• PL-Q226 Plug, rt-angle, AN-3108-22-1S
• PL-Q227 2-cond, Female, AN-3108-18-3S, U/W SO-207
• PL-Q228 6-cond, Female, rt-angle, AN-3108-22-5S, U/W SO-208
• PL-Q229 10-cond. AN-3106-22-10S, U/W SO-209 P/O BC-750*, AN~APQ-5
• PL-230* 4-cond. AN-3106-22-4S P/O RC-110, SCR-517, 520*
• PL-Q231 6-cond, Female, rt-angle P/O SCR-521*,602*
• PL-232
• PL-233
• PL-234
• PL-235
• PL-236
• PL-237 8-cond, Female, Jones S-308-CCT P/O SCR-585
• PL-238 1-cond, Male, U/W RC-39,43,193 Rcvrs. P/O CD-612,613,615
• PL-239
• PL-240
• PL-241 1-cond, Male, U/W Pin Jack SO-213 P/O BC-740*, APG-1
• PL-242* 3-cond, AN-3106-20-6S, U/W SCR-520 P/O CD-617
• PL-243 3-cond, Male, AN-3106-22-10P P/O SCR-520*
• PL-244 22-cond, AN-3106-36-1S, U/W SO-184 P/O SCR-517*, 520*
• PL-245* 3-cond, AN-3106-22-9P P/O AN~APQ-13
• PL-247 3-cond, AN-3106-22-9S, 750 VAC P/O SCR-517*
• PL-248* 3-cond, AN-3106-22-9P, 750 VAC P/O SCR-520*
• PL-249 14-cond, AN-3106-28-2P, U/W SO-189 P/O CD-697
• PL-Q249 14-cond, AN-3108-28-2P, rt-angle P/O SCR-517*, 520*
• PL-Q250 9-cond, AN-3108-28-1P
• PL-Q251 30-cond. P/O SCR-517*, 520*
• PL-Q252 9-cond, AN-3106-28-4P, 500 VDC P/O WECo Switchboard
• PL-Q253 Plug AN-3108-14S-4SY P/O SCR-518*
• PL-254* 14-cond, AN-3108-20-1S rt-angle P/O BC-733*/RC-103*
• PL-255
• PL-256
• PL-257* 4-cond, Female, U/W SO-220 P/O RC-103*, AN/AMQ-2
• PL-258 UHF dual Female Plug U/W PL-259
• PL-259* UHF Male Plug U/W SO-139 U/W RG-7,8,9/U
• PL-260
• PL-261
• PL-262
• PL-263* 9-cond, AN-3106-28-4S, U/W SO-243 P/O CD-692
• PL-264
• PL-265 5-cond, Female British 395 P/O SCR-695*
• Pl-266
• PL-267* 4-cond, U/W SO-247 P/O RC-89 Inverter PS
• PL-Q268 14-cond, Female, AN-3108-28-2S
• PL-269 30-cond, AN-3106-40-1P, U/W SO-149
• PL-270
• PL-271 UHF Male-Female Adapter U/W PL-259, SO-153
• PL-272 Adpater Plug, for matching PL-173 to SO-239
• PL-273 3-cond. Amphenol MP-FS3 U/W I-143 P/O CD-703
• PL-274 UHF Female Connector S/T UG-224/U U/W PL-259, CY-267/CPS-4
• PL-275 Pressure Bulkhead Fitting, U/W PL-284
• PL-276
• PL-277
• Pl-278
• PL-279 9-cond, Female, rt-angle P/O AN~GRC-9
• PL-280
• PL-281* 7-cond, AN-3106-24-2S, U/W SO-261 P/O CD-698
• Pl-282
• PL-283
• PL-284 RF Plug, UG-102/U, U/W UG-103/U, SO-264 & RG-22/U "Twinax" Cable
• PL-285 RF Plug, UG-105/U, mates with PL-284, UG-102/U
• PL-286
• Pl-287
• Pl-288
• Pl-289
• Pl-290
• PL-291* Microphone Plug, 2-cond. U/W JK-48,55 P/O T-30*, and T-45 ANB-MC-1
• Pl-292
• PL-293
• PL-294 9-cond, Male, banana pins, U/W SO-141 P/O CD-1086
• PL-295 Male, 2-cond. U/W SO-265, WC-550
• Pl-296
• PL-297
• Pl-298
• Pl-299

• PL-300 Power Plug, 6-cond. P/O SCR-299*, 399*
• PL-301 7-cond.
• PL-302 7-cond. P/O CD-722
• Pl-301
• Pl-302
• PL-303
• PL-304
• PL-305
• PL-306 Female Coax U/W AN-56, CD-1082 P/O RC-81
• PL-307
• PL-308 Male Coax P/O CD-1083,1084,1085
• PL-309 Female Coax, fits SO-153 U/W BC-639 P/O CD-1084
• PL-310 Male Coax, rt-angle, fits SO-153 P/O CD-1085

• PL-354 Red Headset Plug, 2-cond, for JK-26 S/T PL-54 P/O HS-33,38
• PL-500, power CD-500, RA-63 (Hubble No. 7411)
• PL-540 Telephone Plug, two-way U/W RC-169 P/O MC-572

References

• File:Aircraft Plugs and Connectors.pdf