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About Wire and Cable

About Industry Designation for Cable Insulation

Use this general purpose cable to supply power to equipment.

For technical drawings and 3-D models, click on a part number.

SOOW—600V AC

Use For: Outdoors, Power Supply
Ultra Flexible
Temperature Range:
Black: -40° to 190° F
Yellow: -55° to 220° F
Insulation: EPDM Rubber

Ultra-flexible cable is good for applications that require tight turns.

SOOW cable has an oil-resistant outer and inner insulation, and water-resistant outer insulation. The EPDM rubber insulation has good tensile strength.

Flame rated cable meets requirements for preventing the spread of flames based on a timed test. FT2 cable is suspended horizontally during testing.

										Per Ft.
Wire Ga.	No. of Wires	Cable AWG	Current	OD	Inner Insulation Color	Specifications Met	Wire Material	Length, ft.		1-249	250-Up
Stranded Wire—Black Outer Insulation
16	8	16/8	7 A @ 86° F	0.58"	Black, Blue, Green, Orange, Red, Red/Black, White, White/Black	UL Listed, CSA Certified, UL 2556 FT2	Bare Copper	10, 25, 50, 100, 250	0000000	00000	00000

Coiled Cable

After extending to full length to provide added reach, this cable retracts and self-coils for tangle-free storage. It's often used with hand tools and other portable devices.

Ultra-flexible cable extends and retracts more easily than flexible cable.

SJOW, SOW, SJEOW, and SEOW cable have an oil- and water-resistant outer insulation. SJOW and SOW have a multipurpose neoprene insulation.

SOW

Use For: Outdoors, Power Supply
Ultra Flexible
Temperature Range: -40° to 190° F
Insulation:
Outer: Neoprene Rubber
Inner: EPDM Rubber

600V AC Stranded Wire
Wire Ga.	No. of Wires	Cable AWG	Current	OD	Coil OD	Outer Insulation Color	Inner Insulation Color	Specifications Met		2 ft. Retracted Lg.	4 ft. Retracted Lg.
16	8	16/8	7 A @ 86° F	0.61"	2.1"	Black	Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Red, White, Yellow	UL Listed, CSA Certified	00000000	0000000	0000000

Drop-Down Cable

Often used to wire pendant switches, this cable hangs from an overhead connection. It’s also known as bus drop cable.

The PVC insulation resists abrasion, chemicals, and oil.

Cable with strain relief has galvanized steel strain cables on the sides to provide strength and reduce the stress caused by equipment hanging from cable. Use the strain relief hardware (sold separately) to secure equipment to the cable.

Stranded Wire with Strain Relief

With Strain Relief

Use For: Drop-Down Power, Outdoors
Flexible
Temperature Range: 15° to 220° F
Insulation: PVC Plastic

										Per Ft.
Wire Ga.	No. of Wires	Cable AWG	Current	OD	Outer Insulation Color	Inner Insulation Color	Specifications Met	Length, ft.		1-99	100-Up
600V AC
16	8	16/8	12 A @ 86° F	0.52"	Yellow	Black, Blue, Blue/Black, Brown, Orange, Red, Red/Black, Yellow	UL Listed, C-UL Listed	10, 25, 50, 100	0000000	00000	00000

Strain Relief Hardware

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High-Voltage Continuous-Flex Flat Cable

Use For: Automation, Continuous Motion
Continuous Flex
Temperature Range: -85° to 325° F
Insulation: Silicone Rubber

A thick outer layer of silicone rubber insulation protects this cable from high voltages while remaining ultra flexible. You'll often see this cable used in harsh environments with tight turns, from robotics and aerospace to oil rigging, because it won't break down from chemicals, oil, moisture, or UV light. It stands up to continuous motion without degrading data or signal transmission.

This cable meets UL 94 V-0 for flame retardance. If it is exposed to flames, it minimizes how much smoke and halogen it releases. It also meets clean room standards because it releases minimal particles into the air.

Bend radius is the point to which the cable will bend without being damaged. It is measured from the center of the bend to the edge of the cable. The smaller the measurement, the tighter the bend.

														Per Ft.
Wire Ga.	No. of Wires	Cable AWG	Current	Wd.	Thick.	Bend Radius	Outer Insulation Color	Performance Properties	Environment	Environmental Rating	Specifications Met	Length, ft.		1-99	100-Up
Stranded Wire
20,000V DC/28,000V AC
16	8	16/8	26 A @ 86° F	0.92"	0.15"	1.5"	Clear	Low Smoke/Zero Halogen	Clean Room	Fed. Std. Class 1, ISO Class 3	UL Recognized Component, CSA Certified, UL 94 V-0	10, 20, 30, 50, 100	00000000	000000	000000

Control Cable

Unshielded

Use For:
Unshielded: Automation
Shielded: Automation; Interference Shielding
Flexible
Temperature Range: 45° to 190° F
Insulation: PVC Plastic

Send signal and data to operate, measure, or regulate automated equipment that requires cable to periodically flex and bend. This cable is often used with conveyors, CNC machines, and to connect equipment to a control panel. The PVC insulation resists oil. It’s flame rated VW-1 to meet requirements for preventing the spread of flames based on a timed test with vertically suspended material.

Use unshielded cable in applications where signal interference is not a concern.

										Per Ft.
Wire Ga.	No. of Wires	Cable AWG	Current	OD	Outer Insulation Color	Inner Insulation Color	Specifications Met	Length, ft.		1-99	100-Up
Unshielded Stranded Wire
600V AC
16	8	16/8	12 A @ 86° F	0.44"	Gray	Black, Green/Yellow	UL Recognized Component, CSA Certified, UL 2556 VW-1	10, 20, 30, 50, 100	0000000	00000	00000

Flat Control Cable

Use For: Automation
Flexible
Temperature Range: -40° to 220° F
Insulation: PVC Plastic

Also known as festoon cable, this flat cable fits in confined spaces and withstands period flexing and bending, such as in overhead cranes and hoists. Use it to operate, measure, or regulate automated equipment. The PVC insulation resists oil and UV light. It’s flame rated VW-1 to meet requirements for preventing the spread of flames based on a timed test with vertically suspended material.

For technical drawings and 3-D models, click on a part number.

Stranded Wire
Wire Ga.	No. of Wires	Cable AWG	Current	Wd.	Thick.	Outer Insulation Color	Inner Insulation Color	Specifications Met	Length, ft.		Per Ft.
600V AC
16	8	16/8	15 A @ 86° F	1.11"	0.2"	Yellow	Black, Blue, Blue/Black, Brown, Orange, Red, Red/Black, Yellow	UL Listed, CSA Certified, UL 2556 VW-1	10, 25, 50, 100, 500	0000000	00000