SpeedTrace Self-Regulating Heating Cable 6ft 5W

New and Improved: Power-indicating light lets you know heater is working

Wide Range of Applications:

Pipe Tracing
Vessel Tracing
Freeze Protection
Viscosity Control
Low Temperature process Maintenance
Roof & Gutter

Supply Voltage: 110-120 VAC
Wattage at 50°F (10°C): 5 watts/ft (16 watts/m)
Maximum Exposure Temperature: 150°F (65°C)
Outer Jacket Material: Moisture and flame resistant thermoplastic elastomer
Bus Wire Gauge: 16 AWG
Power Cord:

• 110-120 VAC: 6 ft (1.8 m) long with 3-prong grounded NEMA 5-15P plug
  
  

How Self-Regulating Cable Works

• The semi-conductive core material contains a graphite network, which allows electricity to flow from one bus wire to the other. When the core is dense and colder, there are many paths for electricity to take through the graphite network, producing more heat.
  
• Since the core material expands as it heats, the grpahite network is elongated, disrupting some of the paths. More and more paths are disrupted as heating continues until the system reaches sel-contrlled thermal stability. When the core matieral cools, it contracts, recconecting some of the electrical paths in the graphite network, and more equivalent heat is produced.
  
• This temperature response occurs independently at each point along the heater. If an externally produced high temperature occurs next to a low temperature in the cable, each section of heating cable will adjust its own heat output in relation to its own local requirements.