TABLE 6 - Flexible Cordes and Cables (rom Article 400, NEC)
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TRADE NAME |
TYPE LETTER |
SIZE AWG |
NUMBER OF CONDUCTORS |
INSULATION |
NOMINAL *INSULATION THICKNESS |
BRAND |
OUTER COVERING |
USE |
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AWG |
MILS |
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HARD SERVICE CORD |
SO |
18-2 |
2 OR MORE |
THERMOSET |
18-16
14-10 8-2 |
30
45 60 |
OIL-RESISTANT THERMOSET |
PENDANT OR PORTABLE |
DAMP |
EXTRA |
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SOO |
OIL-RESISTANT THERMOSET |
OIL-RESISTANT THERMOSET |
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HARD SERVICE CORD |
ST |
18-2 |
2 OR MORE |
THERMO-PLASTIC OR THERMOSET |
18-16 14-10 8-2 |
30 45 60 |
NONE |
THERMO-PLASTIC |
PENDANT OR PORTABLE |
DAMP |
EXTRA |
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STO |
OIL-RESISTANT THERMO-PLASTIC |
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STOO SEE NOTE 5 |
OIL-RESISTANT |
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HARD SERVICE CORD |
S SEE NOTE 5 |
18-2 |
2 OR MORE |
THERMOSET |
18-16
14-10 8-2 |
30
45 60 |
NONE |
THERMOSET |
PENDANT OR PORTABLE |
DAMP LOCATIONS |
EXTRA HARD USAGE |
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SE SEE NOTE 5 |
THERMO-PLASTIC ELASTOMETER |
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SEO SEE NOTE 5 |
THERMO-PLASTIC ELASTOMETER |
OIL-RESISTANT THERMO-PLASTIC ELASTOMETER |
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JUNIOR HARD SERVICE CORD |
SJ |
18-10 |
2, 3, 4 OR 5 |
THERMOSET |
18-12
10 |
30
45 |
NONE |
THERMOSET |
PENDANT OR PORTABLE |
DAMP LOCATIONS |
HARD USAGE |
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SJE |
THERMO-PLASTIC ELASTOMETER |
THERMO-PLASTIC ELASTOMETER |
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SJEO |
OIL-RESISTANT THERMO-PLASTIC ELASTOMETER | ||||||||||
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SJO |
THERMOSET |
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SJOO |
OIL-RESISTANT THERMOSET |
OIL-RESISTANT THERMOSET |
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| SJT |
THERMO-PLASTIC OR THERMOSET |
THERMO-PLASTIC | |||||||||
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SJTO |
THERMOSET OR THERMO-PLASTIC |
OIL-RESISTANT THERMO-PLASTIC | |||||||||
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SJTOO |
OIL-RESISTANT THERMO-PLASTIC OR THERMOSET | OIL-RESISTANT THERMO-PLASTIC | |||||||||