VIPER™ TYPE SOOW
90°C 600 Volt UL/CSA Portable Cord
Bare Copper
Conductors
A P P L I C A T I ON S
EPDM
Conductors
Suitable for use as follows:
•Portable tools and equipment
• Portable appliances
BLACK VIPER™
CPE Jacket
•Small motors and associated machinery
S T A ND A R D S
&
REFERENCES
•Sizes 18 AWG - 10 AWG: UL Standard 62 for Flexible Cords and CSA Standard 22.2
No. 49 for Flexible Cords
•Sizes 8 AWG - 2 AWG are non-UL and non-CSA Listed, but meet industry-accepted
standards for insulation and jacket thickness
•All sizes meet the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Flame Resistance for
Mining Applications
•All sizes comply with Federal and Military Specification JC-580B
•NEC Article 400
•OSHA
C ON S T R U C T I ON
Extra-Flexible Stranding
Abrasion Resistant
• Conductors:
18 through 10 AWG fully annealed stranded bare copper per ASTM B-174
8 through 2 AWG fully annealed stranded bare copper
Resists Oils and Solvents
• Insulation:
Flame Resistant
•Jacket:
Ozone Resistant
90°C Rated Conductors
and Jacket
Water Resistant
UL Listed and CSA
Certified for Indoor
and Outdoor Use
Premium-grade, color-coded, 90°C EPDM
Viper™, 90°C, black­
Temperature range: -40°C to +90°C
• Sample Jacket Marking:
Southwire VIPER™ (S) 3/C 12 AWG (3.31 mm2) SOOW (UL) 600V (-40°C TO +90°C)
WATER RESISTANT CSA FT-2 P-123-103-MSHA RoHS MADE IN USA
PACKAGING
• 250' (76.2 m), 1000' (304.8 m)
• Other put-ups available on special order
WEIG H T S ,
NUMBER OF SIZE CONDUCTOR
CONDUCTORS (AWG)
STRAND
ME A S U R E M E N T S
Nominal Insulation Thickness
A ND
P ACK A GI N G
NOMINAL overall diameter
inches
mm
inches
mm
APPROX.
Current NET weight stANDARD
CARTON
amps**
lbs/m'†
2
18
16/30
0.030
0.76
0.345
8.76
10
70
250'
3
18
16/30
0.030
0.76
0.365
9.27
10
80
250'
4
18
16/30
0.030
0.76
0.390
9.91
7
95
250'
2
16
26/30
0.030
0.76
0.370
9.40
13
80
250'
3
16
26/30
0.030
0.76
0.390
9.91
13
95
250'
4
16
26/30
0.030
0.76
0.420
10.67
10
115
250'
2
14
41/30
0.045
1.14
0.510
12.96
18
135
250'
3
14
41/30
0.045
1.14
0.535
13.59
18
170
250'
4
14
41/30
0.045
1.14
0.575
14.61
15
205
250'
2
12
65/30
0.045
1.14
0.570
14.48
25
195
250'
3
12
65/30
0.045
1.14
0.595
15.11
25
225
250'
4
12
65/30
0.045
1.14
0.650
16.51
20
270
250'
2
10
104/30
0.045
1.14
0.620
15.75
30
250
250'
3
10
104/30
0.045
1.14
0.660
16.76
30
290
250'
4
10
104/30
0.045
1.14
0.715
18.16
25
355
250'
2
8*
65/36
0.050
1.27
0.660
16.76
40
290
250'
3
8*
65/26
0.050
1.27
0.720
18.29
40
365
250'
4
8*
65/26
0.050
1.27
0.780
19.31
35
500
250'
5
8*
65/26
0.050
1.27
0.860
21.84
28
545
250'
3
6*
101/26
0.050
1.27
0.800
20.32
55
515
250'
4
6*
101/26
0.050
1.27
0.845
21.46
45
620
250'
5
6*
101/26
0.050
1.27
0.945
24.00
36
750
250'
2
4*
119/25
0.050
1.27
0.890
22.61
70
500
250'
3
4*
119/25
0.050
1.27
0.940
23.83
70
670
250'
4
4*
119/25
0.050
1.27
1.010
25.65
60
835
250'
5
4*
119/25
0.050
1.27
1.135
28.33
48
1065
250'
3
2*
133/.0211
0.055
1.40
1.090
27.69
95
1030
250'
4
2*
133/.0211
0.055
1.40
1.170
29.72
80
1285
250'
5
2*
133/.0211
0.055
1.40
1.435
36.45
64
1620
250'
2
3
4
5
COLOR SEQUENCE
# OF CONDUCTORS
* Not UL or CSA, but manufactured to acceptable commercial standards. Sizes 8 AWG - 2 AWG are non-UL and non-CSA, but the option is available.
** Values shown are for current-carrying conductors. A grounding conductor, or one which carries only the unbalance current from other conductors,
is NOT counted in determining current-carrying capacity.
† Actual shipping weight may vary.
COLOR
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C OD I N G
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black, green
black, red, green
black, red, orange, green
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