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11.1.7 The flexible power-supply cord shall not be smaller than 18 AWG (0.82 mm2), shall be rated for
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appliance. For reference purposes, an abbreviated table showing the ampacities for flexible cord with two
9 @0 p& T" o9 y$ q0 S( Hcurrent-carrying copper conductors is shown in Table 11.1.
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Table 11.19 ~9 @- j, _2 S& l g
Ampacities for flexible cords
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AWG (mm2) (Amperes)6 [6 u }! \: ]/ i. k, ^( l
18 (0.82) 10% N1 d0 f6 Q/ V5 v8 s: B
17 (1.04) 12
( a p% P9 `& {4 ^16 (1.31) 13
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