16 3 Wire Amperage

This cord offers a jacket resistant to heat moisture and oil.

16 3 wire amperage.

The wire size chart below shows allowable ampacities of insulated conductors rated up to and including 2000 volts 60 c through 90 c 140 f through 194 f not more than three current carrying conductors in raceway cable or earth directly buried based on ambient air temperature of 30 c 86 f. Many a household fire has occurred when a light extension cord with 16 gauge wire is used to power a heater or. Get free shipping on qualified 16 stranded 3 wire or buy online pick up in store today in the electrical department. This product is rohs compliant ul listed and csa certified.

16 3 300 volt yellow sjoow portable power cord. Wire size chart and maximum amp ratings. The amperage rating of a cord is a function of the wire gauge number of current carrying conductors and length of the cord. Current is measured in amperes or amps.

Truck tool rental. The 16 is the guage or thickness of each conductor and 3 is the number of conductors in that cable. 60 c 140 f 75 c 167 f awg mm copper. If you cut it open within the cable you should have 3 conductors plus a ground wire.

Wire power tools and small motors use the wire power tools and small motors use the southwire black 14 2 300 volt rubber cord. The tables below are intended to be a general guide for wire size and amp ratings. Usually a general purpose house circuit is designed for 20. When a cord has three current carrying conductors there is a decrease in amperage.

So for example running a laptop computer with a very small amperage demand on a 20 amp circuit wired with 12 gauge wire is perfectly fine. You must use the correct size wire for the current load requirement of the circuit to prevent the wire from overheating. 15 1 not specified 9 under 10 1 total wire length ft 1000 2 1 2 250 5 5000 1. The potential for danger is most pronounced with the use of light household extension cords.