5 Portable Cord Specifications Cord & Cordset 5 Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) Junior (300 V) Oil-Resistant Parallel Service (600 V) Thermoplastic/Vinyl Weather Approved (water-, moisture-, damp-, sunlight-resistant) E J O P S T W EPDM Ethylene-propylene-diene monomer rubber. S Extra-hard-usage, rubber-insulated portable cord. Stranded copper conductors with separator and individual rubber insulation. Two or more color-coded conductors cabled with filler, wrapped with separator and rubber jacketed overall. 600 V. SJ Hard-usage, rubber-insulated pendant or portable cord. Same construction as Type S, but 300 V. Jacket thickness different. SJEOW Hard-usage thermoplastic or rubber-insulated conductors and oil-resistant thermoplastic outer jacket. All-elastomer construction. 300 V, 90˚C to 105˚C. Weather-resistant. Meets UL specifications. SJEW Hard-usage thermoplastic or rubber-insulated conductors and overall thermoplastic jacket. All elastomer construction. 300 V, 90˚C to 105˚C. Weather-resistant. Meets UL specifications. SJO Same as SJ, but Carolprene®, oil-resistant compound outer jacket. Can also be made water-resistant. 300 V, 60˚C. SJOO Same as SJO but inner conductor insulation as well as the outer jacket is oil-resistant. SJOOW Same as SJOO but also water- and weather-resistant. SJT Hard-usage thermoplastic or rubber-insulated conductors with overall thermoplastic jacket. 300 V, 60˚C to 105˚C. SJTO Same as SJT, but oil-resistant thermoplastic outer jacket. 60˚C. SJTW Extra-hard-usage thermoplastic conductors and overall thermoplastic jacket. 300 V, 60˚C to 105˚C. Weather- resistant for outdoor use. SO Extra-hard-usage cord, same construction as Type S, except oil-resistant Carolprene® jacket. 600 V, 60˚C to 90˚C. SOO Same as SO, but inner conductor insulation as well as the outer jacket is oil-resistant. SOOW Same as SOO, but also weather-, water- and sunlight- (UV) resistant. SP-1 All-rubber, parallel-jacketed, two-conductor light-duty cord for pendant or portable use in damp locations. 300 V. SP-2 Same as SP-1, but heavier construction, with or without third conductor for grounding purposes. 300 V. SPT-1 Same as SP-1, except all-thermoplastic. 300 V. With or without third conductor for grounding. SPT-2 Same as SP-2, except all-thermoplastic. 300 V. With or without third conductor for grounding. SPT-3 Same as SP-3, except all-thermoplastic. 300 V. With or without third conductor for grounding. SRD Portable range or dryer cable. Three or four rubber- insulated conductors with rubber or neoprene jacket, flat or round construction. 300 V, 60°C rated. SRDT Same as SRD, except all-thermoplastic with a maximum temperature of 90˚C. ST Extra-hard-usage cord, jacketed, same as Type S except all- plastic construction. 600 V, 60˚C to 105˚C. STO Same as ST, but with oil-resistant thermoplastic outer jacket. 600 V, 60˚C. STW Extra-hard-usage cord, jacketed. 600 V, 60˚C to 105˚C. Weather- and water-resistant for outdoor use. SV Vacuum cleaner cord, two- or three-conductor, rubber insulated. Overall rubber jacket. For light-duty in damp locations. 300 V, 60˚C. SVO Same as SV, except oil-resistant Carolprene® jacket. 300 V, 60˚C. SVT Same as SV, except all-plastic construction. With or without third conductor for grounding purposes only. 300 V, 60˚C to 90˚C. XLPE Crosslinked polyethylene. Wire and Cable Abbreviations
