16 3 Wire Rating

16 3 awg triplex round ac marine wire tinned copper boat cable 10 feet white pvc jacket black white green conductor made in the usa 5 0 out of 5 stars 2 21 99.

16 3 wire rating. It is sold by the foot and ships same day. Feeder and large appliance wire. When a cord has three current carrying conductors there is a decrease in amperage. In the usa where the domestic voltage is 110 v the national electrical code nec prohibits the use of extension cords in a 20 a circuit unless they are of 16 awg or larger for example 14 awg or 12 awg.

So 16 3 16 gauge sow cable and so cord. 16 3 sjoow cable is a ul csa listed junior portable cord with a maximum voltage of 300v. 60 c 140 f 75 c 167 f awg mm copper. Southwire by the foot 16 3 300 volt cu black flexible portable power sjoow cord model 55808599 view the southwire company.

Wire gauge refers the physical size of the wire rated with a numerical designation that runs opposite to the diameter of the conductors in other words the smaller the wire gauge number the larger the wire diameter. The tables below are intended to be a general guide for wire size and amp ratings. This product is rohs compliant ul listed and csa certified. Our so 16 3 16 gauge cable is part of our power cables portable cord line of wire cable.

Wire is sized by the american wire gauge awg system. Use the amp chart below to look up the rated. Service entrance and feeder wire. Dryers appliances and air conditioning.

Not more than 20 amperes. The amperage rating of a cord is a function of the wire gauge number of current carrying conductors and length of the cord. So 16 3 is composed of a 26 30 stranded bare copper conductor with ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber epdm insulation and thermoplastic elastomer tpe jacket materials. Service entrance and feeder wire.

Likewise when the length of the cord exceeds fifty feet there is a decrease in amperage. Feeder and large appliance wire.