Type KX Extension Wire with Standard Temperature Insulation

Standard Temperature Insulation

Metal Overbraid Specifications.

• High Quality Duplex Thermocouple Wire

• Highest Quality Temperature Insulation Available

• Choice of Wire Gauge, Insulation & Spool Length

Type

Product Description

Performance Features

Applications

Most popular and widely applied of all glass insulations. A color-coded fiberglass braid saturated with a high-performance resin is used for insulation of the single conductors and jacket.

• Designed for continuous use  to 950°F (510°C);

• intermittent use to 1200°F (648°C).

• Good moisture and chemical resistance, fair abrasion resistance

• Heat Treat

• Glass & Ceramic Kiln

• Foundries

• Extensive applications in aluminum processing

Very tough, durable Kapton* double wrap of heat-fused polyimide tape is applied over each conductor.  Each insulated single conductor is coated with an ANSI color-coded polyimide varnish.  The jacket consists of a double-wrapped heat-fused polyimide tape. 

• Designed for continuous use  to 500°F (260°C);

• intermittent use to 650°F (344°C).

• Excellent moisture,  chemical resistance, and abrasion resistance

• Color coded single conductor & a double wrapped jacket offers easy polarity identification

• Power Plants

• Kilns

• Petroleum Plants

• Aerospace Industry

• Cryogenic Applications

Very tough, durable Kapton* double wrap of heat-fused polyimide tape is applied over each conductor.  Insulated conductors are twisted with a stranded drain wire and the twisted construction is covered with aluminum / Kapton* tape.  The outer jacket consists of a double-wrapped heat-fused polyimide tape.

• Designed for continuous use  to 500°F (260°C);

• intermittent use to 650°F (344°C).

• Excellent moisture,  chemical resistance, and abrasion resistance

• Color coded single conductor & a double wrapped jacket offers easy polarity identification

• Twisted/ Shielded construction minimizes electrical interference

• Power Plants

• Kilns

• Petroleum Plants

• Aerospace Industry

• Cryogenic Applications

A double wrap of heat-fused TFE tape is spirally applied over each single conductor and as an overall jacket.  Duplex construction.

• Designed for continuous use  to 500°F (260°C);

• intermittent use to 600°F (315°C).

• Exhibits all advantages of an extruded product while providing the additional temperature rating.

• Excellent moisture,  chemical resistance, and good abrasion resistance

• Petroleum Plants

• Power Plants

• Aircraft Bonding

• Glass, Ceramic & Brick Applications

A double wrap of heat-fused TFE tape is spirally applied over each single conductor.  Insulated conductors are twisted with a stranded drain wire and the twisted construction is covered with an aluminum / Kapton tape.  The outer jacket consists of double-wrapped heat-fused TFE tape.

• Designed for continuous use  to 500°F (260°C);

• intermittent use to 600°F (315°C).

• Exhibits all advantages of an extruded product while providing the additional temperature rating.

• Excellent moisture,  chemical resistance, and good abrasion resistance

• Twisted/ Shielded construction minimizes electrical interference

• Petroleum Plants

• Power Plants

• Aircraft Bonding

• Glass, Ceramic & Brick Applications

Color-coded PFA Teflon* is extruded over each single conductor.  A PFA Teflon* jacket is extruded over the insulated parallel singles to form a duplex construction.

• Designed for continuous use  to 500°F (260°C);

• intermittent use to 600°F (315°C).

• Excellent moisture,  chemical resistance, and good abrasion resistance

• Very smooth on outer jacket facilitates easy pulling of wire through conduits.

•  Food Processing Plant

• Glass, Ceramic and Brick Plants

• Power Plants

Color-coded PFA Teflon* is extruded over each single conductor.  Insulated conductors are twisted with a stranded drain wire, and the twisted construction is covered with an aluminum/Mylar tape. A PFA Teflon* jacket is extruded over the shielded pairs or triads.

• Designed for continuous use  to 500°F (260°C);

• intermittent use to 600°F (315°C).

• Excellent moisture,  chemical resistance, and good abrasion resistance

• Very smooth on outer jacket facilitates easy pulling of wire through conduits.

• Twisted/ Shielded construction minimizes electrical interference

• Power Generating Plants

• Petroleum Plants

• Field Heat Treating

Color-coded FEP Teflon* is extruded over each single conductor.  The single insulated conductors are laid parallel and insulated with an extruded jacket of FEP Teflon*.

• Designed for continuous use  to 400°F (205°C);

• intermittent use to 500°F (260°C).

• Excellent moisture,  chemical resistance, and abrasion resistance

• Excellent low-friction jacket facilitates easy pulling of wire through conduits.

• Power Generating Plants

• Petroleum Plants

• Field Heat Treating

Color-coded FEP Teflon* is extruded over each single conductor.  Insulated conductors are twisted with a stranded drain wire, and the twisted construction is covered with an aluminum/Mylar tape. A FEP Teflon* jacket is extruded over the shielded pairs or triads.

• Designed for continuous use  to 400°F (205°C);

• intermittent use to 500°F (260°C).

• Excellent moisture,  chemical resistance, and abrasion resistance

• Excellent low-friction jacket facilitates easy pulling of wire through conduits.

• Twisted/ Shielded construction minimizes electrical interference

• Power Generating Plants

• Petroleum Plants

• Field Heat Treating

Tough, heavy insulation for use where abrasion resistance on braided insulation is required.  Conductors are insulated  with a braided composite synthetic yarn & impregnated with a color-coded moisture resistant saturant.  The insulated conductors are laid parallel & insulated with a heavy yarn composite synthetic fiber jacket which is then coated with the same saturant.*

• Designed for continuous use  to 550°F (288°C);

• intermittent use to 650°F (344°C).

• Excellent moisture,  chemical resistance, and abrasion resistance

• Excellent low-friction jacket facilitates easy pulling of wire through conduits.

• Permanent Sensor Fabrication

• Laboratories

• Test Facilities

• Short Run Extension Leads

The least expensive extension wire insulation available.  The PVC individual color-coded conductors are insulated with 15 mils (nominal) of PVC, then parallel conductors are given a 20 mil PVC jacket.  The Jacket is easily stripped for separation of insulated conductors for assembly.

• Designed for continuous use  to 220°F (105°C);

• Good abrasion & chemical resistance

• Excellent moisture,  resistance

• Color coded single conductors  &  jacket offers easy polarity identification

• General Plant Installation
• Permanent Sensor Fabrication
• Test Facilities

Single & Multipair cables with an overall shield are constructed by insulating the single conductors with 220°F (105°C) PVC.  One conductor of each pair is numbered and twisted with its counterpart.  The twisted pairs are cabled with an insulated copper communications wire and the entire construction is wrapped with an aluminum/Mylar tape shield.  A copper drain wire is applied under the extruded 195°F (90°C) PVC jacket.

• Designed for continuous use  to 220°F (105°C);

• Good abrasion & chemical resistance

• Excellent moisture,  resistance

• Color coded single conductors  &  jacket offers easy polarity identification

• Approved UL Sub 13 PLTC

• General Plant Installation
• Permanent Sensor Fabrication
• Test Facilities

This construction is the same as the above PAP construction, except this construction has an aluminum/Mylar tape and drain wire over each single pair in the construction.  This provides isolation for each separate pair in the construction and eliminates internal and external noise in the circuit.

• Designed for continuous use  to 220°F (105°C);

• Good abrasion & chemical resistance

• Excellent moisture,  resistance

• Color coded single conductors  &  jacket offers easy polarity identification

• Twisted/ Shielded construction minimizes electrical interference

• Approved UL Sub 13 PLTC

• General Plant Applications

• Above temperatures are insulation ratings and actual wire product rating may be lower due to conductor size.

• Special limits of error available on certain constructions.  Please call Us at 1-618-465-7623

• Note: Ceramic, Refrasil and Hi-Temp Fiberglas insulations are color-coded with tracers.          

• High performance metal overbraid and armor may be applied over the above insulation to provide additional abrasion and mechanical resistance. 304 Stainless Steel, Inconel 600, Tinned Copper, Wrapped Spiral Armor.

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• High Performance metal coverings can be added to most any wire product. 

• Special constructions can also be provided at the buyers request.

Ordering Code Suffix 

 Product Description

Performance Features

-S

304 Stainless-Steel braid material is made of round wire braid. Continuous service temperatures of 1600°F (900°C). 85% minimum coverage. General purpose stainless steel, subject to carbide precipitation between 900°F and 1600°F.

Added mechanical protection.

-CU

Tinned Copper round wire braid with a minimum 85% coverage.

Added mechanical protection and shields against electrostatic interference.

 -600

Inconel  600 round wire braid with a continuous service temperature of 2100°F (1500°C)

Excellent for severely corrosive applications and has high resistance to oxidizing and reducing atmospheres. Added Mechanical protection.

-X

Wrapped Spiral Armor  is a Half-Oval Galvanized Iron, 90% minimum coverage

Better resistance to crushing and cutting than braided products.

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