SELECTION GUIDE
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Self-Regulating Heating Cable Selection Guide
SELECTION GUIDE
BriskHeat ® Self-Regulating Heating Cable |
SLCBL Self-Regulating Heating Cable |
SLMCBL Mid-Temperature Self-Regulating Heating Cable |
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SLHCBL High-Temperature Self-Regulating Heating Cable |
Maximum Continuous Maintenance Temperature
Maximum Intermittent Exposure Temperature
Available Input Voltages
Available Wattages
149 ° F( 65 ° C) 230 ° F( 110 ° C) 248 ° F( 120 ° C)
185 ° F( 85 ° C) 275 ° F( 135 ° C) 392 ° F( 200 ° C)
110-120 VAC or 208-277VAC
3, 5, 8, 10, 12 watts / ft 10, 17, 25, 31, 40 watts / m
110-120 VAC or 208-277VAC
5, 10, 15, 20 watts / ft 17, 31, 45, 60 watts / m
110-120 VAC or 208-277VAC
5, 10, 15, 20 watts / ft 15, 30, 45, 60 watts / m
Automatically adjusts heat output based on surface temperature
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Can be safely overlapped and insulated
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Moisture, chemical, and flame resistant � � �
See Page 12 & 13 for SpeedTrace Pre-Assembled Self-Regulating Heating Cable
CABLE / WIRE
Approvals
NOTE: For best results, BriskHeat ® Self-Regulating Heating Cable should be used with an appropriate temperature controller. See pages 90 through 108 for options.
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 graphite network is elongated, disrupting some of the paths. More and more paths are disrupted as heating continues until the system reaches self-controlled thermal stability. When the core material cools, it contracts, reconnecting 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.
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