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Low-Voltage Cable
- Use For: Appliances, Vehicles
- Flexible
- Temperature Range: -40° to 175° F
- Insulation: PVC Plastic
Also known as GPT cable, this cable is often used in low-voltage applications such as battery and vehicle wiring and radios. It has one red wire and one black wire to easily identify polarity. The wires can be pulled apart for installation.
Per Ft. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wire Ga.  | No. of Wires | Cable AWG | Wd. | Thick. | Outer Insulation Color | Industry Designation | Length, ft. | 1-249 | 250-Up | |
Stranded Wire | ||||||||||
12V DC | ||||||||||
| 24 | 2 | 24/2 | 0.11" | 0.06" | Black, Red | GPT | 000000 | 00000 | 00000 | |
| 22 | 2 | 22/2 | 0.16" | 0.07" | Black, Red | GPT | 0000000 | 000 | 000 | |
| 20 | 2 | 20/2 | 0.17" | 0.08" | Black, Red | GPT | 0000000 | 000 | 000 | |
| 18 | 2 | 18/2 | 0.21" | 0.1" | Black, Red | GPT | 000000 | 000 | 000 | |
| 16 | 2 | 16/2 | 0.24" | 0.12" | Black, Red | GPT | 0000000 | 000 | 000 | |
| 14 | 2 | 14/2 | 0.29" | 0.15" | Black, Red | GPT | 000000 | 000 | 000 | |
| 12 | 2 | 12/2 | 0.33" | 0.16" | Black, Red | GPT | 000000 | 0000 | 000 | |
| 10 | 2 | 10/2 | 0.4" | 0.2" | Black, Red | GPT | 000000 | 0000 | 0000 | |
| 8 | 2 | 8/2 | 0.49" | 0.25" | Black, Red | GPT | 000000 | 0000 | 0000 | |
| 6 | 2 | 6/2 | 0.69" | 0.32" | Black, Red | GPT | 0000000 | 0000 | 0000 | |
| 4 | 2 | 4/2 | 0.89" | 0.43" | Black, Red | GPT | 0000000 | 0000 | 0000 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2/2 | 0.97" | 0.45" | Black, Red | GPT | 0000000 | 0000 | 0000 | |
Appliance Cable
- Use For: Appliances
- Flexible
- Temperature Range:
SPT-1: 0° to 140° F
HPN: 0° to 190° F - Insulation:
SPT-1: PVC Plastic
HPN: Polyethylene Plastic
Also known as zip cord, this cable has wires that can be separated for installation. It’s often used in small appliances and has a flat shape to fit in tight spaces.
SPT-1 cable is often used in lamps and radios.
HPN cable is often used with heating appliances, such as portable heaters and soldering irons.
Audio Cable
- Use For: Audio, Buildings
- Flexible
- Temperature Range: See table
- Outer Insulation Material: PVC Plastic
Hook up speakers, intercoms, and other low-current devices to a building's communication wiring. This CL2 cable is suitable for in-wall installation in single-level facilities. The wires can be separated for installation. All cable has one wire marked for polarity, except for 0.17-in.-wide cable.
| Wire Ga. | No. of Wires | Cable AWG | Temp. Range, °F | Wd. | Thick. | Outer Insulation Color | Specifications Met | 10 ft. | 25 ft. | 50 ft. | 100 ft. | 250 ft. | |
CL2 Stranded Wire | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
150V AC/150V DC | |||||||||||||
| 14 | 2 | 14/2 | 0° to 140° | 0.38" | 0.18" | Clear | ETL Listed, C-ETL Listed | 00000000 | |||||
| 12 | 2 | 12/2 | 0° to 140° | 0.41" | 0.19" | Clear | ETL Listed, C-ETL Listed | 0000000 | |||||
300V DC | |||||||||||||
| 22 | 2 | 22/2 | 0° to 220° | 0.14" | 0.07" | Black | __ | 0000000 | |||||
| 18 | 2 | 18/2 | 0° to 220° | 0.17" | 0.09" | Clear | __ | 0000000 | |||||