1 of 12 Coleman Cable, Inc. Copyright © 2006 All Rights Reserved. PORTABLE CORD Know the ABC’s of portable cord Understand the many types of portable cord Help your customers select the right cord for the application By end of this module you should able to: Objectives

2 of 12 Coleman Cable, Inc. Copyright © 2006 All Rights Reserved. PORTABLE CORD What is Portable Cord? Portable Cord Used for portable power distribution or any application requiring temporary or portable power. Generally called Service Cord when it is intended to provide electrical service to an appliance or motor. The term “portable” indicates that it is intended for non-permanent use. The term “flexible” may be added to define flexible cords and flexible cables used in applications specified by Article 400 of the National Electric Code. Depending on the type, size, and application, portable cord may have the following 3 rd party designations or a combination of: UL, CSA, MSHA, OSHA.

3 of 12 Coleman Cable, Inc. Copyright © 2006 All Rights Reserved. PORTABLE CORD ABC’s of Portable Cords Every letter in the “Portable Cord” designation has a specific meaning relating to the cord’s construction and application: S Service: UL recognized insulation and jacket J Junior: same as above but only 300V; thinner jacket E Elastomer: Thermoplastic Elastomer O Oil resistant jacket OO Oil resistant inner conductors and jacket W Weather resistant for outdoor applications

4 of 12 Coleman Cable, Inc. Copyright © 2006 All Rights Reserved. PORTABLE CORD Nomenclature Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) E Thermoplastic (PVC) T*T* Thermoset Rubber--- S J E O O W Extra Hard Usage (600V) --- Hard Usage (300V) J Service Cord S OO Oil-Resistant Jacket & Insulation O Oil-Resistant Jacket ---Not Oil-Resistant W ** Weather Resistant ---Indoor Usage Only * In Canada, “E” becomes “T”, with “TPE” added after the other letters For example, “SJEOW” becomes “SJTOWTPE” ** “W-A” prior to 7/2/78 revision of UL62

5 of 12 Coleman Cable, Inc. Copyright © 2006 All Rights Reserved. PORTABLE CORD The Many Types of Portable Cord SEOOW SJEOOW SOOW STOOW SJEW ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

6 of 12 Coleman Cable, Inc. Copyright © 2006 All Rights Reserved. PORTABLE CORD SEOOW = 600V and SJEOOW = 300V Large Size SEOOW is 600V SEOOW and SJEOOW are UL, CSA and MSHA approved Industry standard for large size portable cord is non-UL, but UL approved product is available upon request All offer a wide temperature range and superior performance (-50°C to 105°C) Applications for Seoprene SEO Portable Cord: Industrial & motor controls, compressors, robotic systems, portable tools Applications for Large size Seoprene SEO Portable Cord: Portable power for generators and higher ampacity applications TypeConstructionsBrandRatingTemp RangeApprovals SEOOW AWG, 2-6 cond.Seoprene®600V-50°C to 105°CUL, CSA, MSHA SEOOW / Large Size 2-8 AWG, 2-5 cond.Seoprene®600V-50°C to 105°CNon-UL SJEOOW AWG, 2-4 cond.Seoprene®300V-50°C to 105°CUL, CSA, MSHA TypeConstructionBrandRatingTemp RangeApprovals SEOOW AWG 2-6 cond. Seoprene ® 600V-50°C to 105°CUL, CSA MSHA SEOOW Large Size 2-8 AWG 2-5 cond. Seoprene ® 600V-50°C to 105°CNon-UL SJEOOW AWG 2-4 cond. Seoprene ® 300V-50°C to 105°CUL, CSA MSHA Seoprene® - SEOOW & SJEOOW

7 of 12 Coleman Cable, Inc. Copyright © 2006 All Rights Reserved. PORTABLE CORD TypeConstructionsBrandRatingTemp RangeApprovals SEOOW AWG, 2-6 cond.Seoprene®600V-50°C to 105°CUL, CSA, MSHA SEOOW / Large Size 2-8 AWG, 2-5 cond.Seoprene®600V-50°C to 105°CNon-UL SJEOOW AWG, 2-4 cond.Seoprene®300V-50°C to 105°CUL, CSA, MSHA SOOW AWG, 2-6 cond.Royal® 5 Crown600V-40°C to 90°CUL, CSA, MSHA SOOW / Large Size 2-8 AWG, 2-5 cond.Royal® 5 Crown600V-40°C to 90°CNon-UL SJOOW AWG, 2-4 cond.Royal® 5 Crown300V-40°C to 90°CUL, CSA, MSHA SOOW = 600V and SJOOW = 300V Large size SOOW = 600V Temperature range covers most applications and excellent performance (- 40°C to 90°C) Applications for Royal SO Portable Cord: Motor leads, portable lights, battery chargers and portable stage lights; Portable machinery; NEC Article 400 applications Industry standard for large size portable cord is non-UL, but UL approved product is available upon request Applications for Large Size Royal SO: Portable power for generators and higher ampacity applications TypeConstructionBrandRatingTemp RangeApprovals SOOW AWG 2-6 cond. Royal ® 5 Crown 600V-40°C to 90°CUL, CSA MSHA SOOW Large Size 2-8 AWG 2-5 cond. Royal ® 5 Crown 600V-40°C to 90°CNon-UL SJOOW AWG 2-4 cond. Royal ® 5 Crown 300V-40°C to 90°CUL, CSA MSHA Royal ® – SOOW & SJOOW

8 of 12 Coleman Cable, Inc. Copyright © 2006 All Rights Reserved. PORTABLE CORD Royal ® – STOOW & SJTOOW STOOW = 600V and SJTOOW = 300V Smaller temperature range (-20°C to 60°C) makes it more appropriate for indoor applications Higher temperature rating available as a special Applications: OEM’s for indoor applications requiring abrasion, tear & oil resistance. Assembly lines where connector is molded to jacket (often easier to mold to PVC jacket) TypeConstructionsBrandRatingTemp RangeApprovals SEOOW AWG, 2-6 cond.Seoprene®600V-50°C to 105°CUL, CSA, MSHA SEOOW / Large Size 2-8 AWG, 2-5 cond.Seoprene®600V-50°C to 105°CNon-UL SJEOOW AWG, 2-4 cond.Seoprene®300V-50°C to 105°CUL, CSA, MSHA SOOW AWG, 2-6 cond.Royal® 5 Crown600V-40°C to 90°CUL, CSA, MSHA SOOW / Large Size 2-8 AWG, 2-5 cond.Royal® 5 Crown600V-40°C to 90°CNon-UL SJOOW AWG, 2-4 cond.Royal® 5 Crown300V-40°C to 90°CUL, CSA, MSHA STOOW AWG, 2-4 cond.Royal®600V-20°C to 60°C, StandardUL, CSA SJTOOW AWG, 2-4 cond.Royal®300V-20°C to 60°C, StandardUL, CSA TypeConstructionBrandRatingTemp RangeApprovals STOOW AWG, 2-4 cond. Royal ® 600V-20°C to 60°C, Standard UL, CSA SJTOOW AWG, 2-4 cond. Royal ® 300V-20°C to 60°C, Standard UL, CSA

9 of 12 Coleman Cable, Inc. Copyright © 2006 All Rights Reserved. PORTABLE CORD Seoprene ® - SJEW SJEW = 300V Temperature range (-40°C to 90°C) Applications: Low cost cord applications that don’t require oil or other chemical resistance, such as power supply cords. TypeConstructionsBrandRatingTemp RangeApprovals SEOOW AWG, 2-6 cond.Seoprene®600V-50°C to 105°CUL, CSA, MSHA SEOOW / Large Size 2-8 AWG, 2-5 cond.Seoprene®600V-50°C to 105°CNon-UL SJEOOW AWG, 2-4 cond.Seoprene®300V-50°C to 105°CUL, CSA, MSHA SOOW AWG, 2-6 cond.Royal® 5 Crown600V-40°C to 90°CUL, CSA, MSHA SOOW / Large Size 2-8 AWG, 2-5 cond.Royal® 5 Crown600V-40°C to 90°CNon-UL SJOOW AWG, 2-4 cond.Royal® 5 Crown300V-40°C to 90°CUL, CSA, MSHA STOOW AWG, 2-4 cond.Royal®600V-20°C to 60°C, StandardUL, CSA SJTOOW AWG, 2-4 cond.Royal®300V-20°C to 60°C, StandardUL, CSA SJEW AWG, 2-4 cond.Seoprene®300V-40°C to 90°CUL, 60° CSA TypeConstructionBrandRatingTemp RangeApprovals SJEW AWG, 2-4 cond. Seoprene ® 300V-40°C to 90°CUL, 60° CSA

10 of 12 Coleman Cable, Inc. Copyright © 2006 All Rights Reserved. PORTABLE CORD Suprene-Yellow SEOOW/SJEOOW SEOOW=600V and SJEOOW = 300V Wide temperature range & superior performance (-60°C to 105°C) For use in the toughest environments Heavy-duty industrial applications where chemicals and/or abrasion present a problem Safety yellow cord for high visibility TypeConstructionsBrandRatingTemp RangeApprovals SEOOW AWG, 2-6 cond.Seoprene®600V-50°C to 105°CUL, CSA, MSHA SEOOW / Large Size 2-8 AWG, 2-5 cond.Seoprene®600V-50°C to 105°CNon-UL SJEOOW AWG, 2-4 cond.Seoprene®300V-50°C to 105°CUL, CSA, MSHA SOOW AWG, 2-6 cond.Royal® 5 Crown600V-40°C to 90°CUL, CSA, MSHA SOOW / Large Size 2-8 AWG, 2-5 cond.Royal® 5 Crown600V-40°C to 90°CNon-UL SJOOW AWG, 2-4 cond.Royal® 5 Crown300V-40°C to 90°CUL, CSA, MSHA STOOW AWG, 2-4 cond.Royal®600V-20°C to 60°C, StandardUL, CSA SJTOOW AWG, 2-4 cond.Royal®300V-20°C to 60°C, StandardUL, CSA SJEW AWG, 2-4 cond. 300V-40°C to 90°CUL, 60° CSA Premium SEOOW 2-18 AWG, 2-4 cond.Suprene™600V-60°C to 105°CUL, CSA, MSHA Premium SJEOOW AWG, 2-4 cond.Suprene™300V-60°C to 105°CUL, CSA, MSHA TypeConstructionBrandRatingTemp RangeApprovals Premium SEOOW 2-18 AWG, 2-4 cond. Suprene™600V-60°C to 105°CUL, CSA, MSHA Premium SJEOOW AWG, 2-4 cond. Suprene™300V-60°C to 105°CUL, CSA, MSHA

11 of 12 Coleman Cable, Inc. Copyright © 2006 All Rights Reserved. PORTABLE CORD Sovereign–Yellow SOOW/SJOOW TypeConstructionsBrandRatingTemp RangeApprovals SEOOW AWG, 2-6 cond.Seoprene®600V-50°C to 105°CUL, CSA, MSHA SEOOW / Large Size 2-8 AWG, 2-5 cond.Seoprene®600V-50°C to 105°CNon-UL SJEOOW AWG, 2-4 cond.Seoprene®300V-50°C to 105°CUL, CSA, MSHA SOOW AWG, 2-6 cond.Royal® 5 Crown600V-40°C to 90°CUL, CSA, MSHA SOOW / Large Size 2-8 AWG, 2-5 cond.Royal® 5 Crown600V-40°C to 90°CNon-UL SJOOW AWG, 2-4 cond.Royal® 5 Crown300V-40°C to 90°CUL, CSA, MSHA STOOW AWG, 2-4 cond.Royal®600V-20°C to 60°C, StandardUL, CSA SJTOOW AWG, 2-4 cond.Royal®300V-20°C to 60°C, StandardUL, CSA SJEW AWG, 2-4 cond. 300V-40°C to 90°CUL, 60° CSA SEOOW 2-18 AWG, 2-4 cond.Suprene™600V-60°C to 105°CUL, CSA, MSHA SJEOOW AWG, 2-4 cond.Suprene™300V-60°C to 105°CUL, CSA, MSHA Premium SOOW AWG, 2-4 cond.Sovereign ™600V-50°C to 105°CUL, CSA, MSHA Premium SJOOW AWG, 2-4 cond.Sovereign ™300V-50°C to 105°CUL, CSA, MSHA SOOW=600V and SJOOW = 300V Wide temperature range & excellent performance (-50°C to 105°C) For use in SO applications requiring higher temperature rating TypeConstructionBrandRatingTemp RangeApprovals Premium SOOW AWG 2-4 cond. Sovereign™600V-50°C to 105°CUL, CSA, MSHA Premium SJOOW AWG 2-4 cond. Sovereign™300V-50°C to 105°CUL, CSA, MSHA Sovereign™

12 of 12 Coleman Cable, Inc. Copyright © 2006 All Rights Reserved. PORTABLE CORD Congratulations! You should able to: Congratulations! Know the ABC’s of portable cord Understand the many type of portable cord Help your customers select the right cord for the application