APPLIANCE WIRING MATERIAL
Subj.758 Section 2 Page 2438 Issued:1966-10-27
Revised:2012-04-16
Style 2438 Multiple-conductor cable using non-integral jacket.

Rating60 deg C, 300 Vac, Horizontal flame.
ConductorTinsel conductors composed of six strands, each strand having two cadmium copper ribbons (rolled from No. 40 AWG wire). The two cadmium copper ribbons shall be wound around a Fortesan yarn core and all six strands cabled around a center core of Fortesan yarn. Conductor covered with a braid of nylon or cotton.
InsulationExtruded PVC, 15 mils minimum average thickness, 13 mils minimum thickness at any point.
AssemblyThree conductos, same as type SVT, but with a lay of twist opposite in direction to the direction in which the helical cord is wound.
JacketExtruded PVC, 30 mils minimum average thickness, 24 mils minimum thickness at any point. The cord is heat treated while coiled in a helical shape on a mandrel. When the helix is stretched out and released, the cord returns to its helical form because of the elasticity of the jacket.
StandardAppliance Wiring Material UL 758.
MarkingGeneral.
UseInternal wiring.

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