Marathon Heater stocks a wide variety of lead wires for use on all of our heaters. Below is a chart describing the different types of lead wires and their uses.
|
Lead Wire Type |
Temperature Rating |
Comments |
Products |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Duraflex |
550? C |
Excellent all around wire.? Flexible, easy to strip.? Not waterproof. |
Standard on all cartridge heaters, band heaters, strip heaters.? Optional on silicone rubber heaters. |
|
TGGT |
250? C |
Durable, not waterproof. |
Optional on all heater products. |
|
Teflon |
250? C |
Easy to pull through conduit, abrasion resistant, waterproof.? Smaller OD than other wire types. |
Standard on silicone rubber heaters.? Optional on all others. |
|
Silicone Rubber |
150? C |
Very flexible, water proof.? Nicks easily. |
Optional on all heaters.? Forms excellent moisture seal when used with RTV potting. |
|
Braided Silicone Rubber |
200? C |
Very flexible, waterproof.? More abrasion resistant than plain silcone, but less so than other types. |
Standard on nozzle heaters, optional on all others. |
|
HPN Cord |
90? C |
Inexpensive, compact two conductor cord.? Sometimes called lamp cord. |
Optional on all heater products. |
|
SJO Cord |
90? C |
Available in 2 or 3 conductor.? More rugged than HPN cord.? Also available with molded plug. |
Optional on all heater products. |