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Project use
An outdoor power cord reel is a storage or payout device with a flexible cord on a drum. The purchase line has to say whether the cord stays live while coiled, how many feet are on the drum, and where the reel will sit. LinkScope Sourcing 29 coordinates factory questions for that line and does not install the reel.
| Use | Temporary power, stage, yard, or equipment service |
|---|---|
| Cord | Gauge, jacket, length laid out, connector pair |
| Drum | Flange diameter versus the cord bend radius |
| Check | Why it changes the buy | What to request |
|---|---|---|
| Coiled current | A cord wound on a drum can run hotter than the same cord laid straight. The plug ampere rating is not a coiled rating. | Factory statement of current when fully wound and when paid out, with the ambient used |
| Bend radius | A small drum can kink a thick jacket. SJTW and SOOW do not share the same stiffness. | Minimum drum diameter the factory accepts for the quoted jacket and gauge |
| Live parts | A storage reel and a reel with slip rings are different machines. Slip rings add a wear item and a contact resistance. | Whether power passes through brushes, and the mating cycle or rotation life if stated |
| Site papers | The electrician owns the branch circuit, GFCI, and any NEC Article 400 limits on flexible cord as a substitute for fixed wiring. | Buyer note of the circuit, not a compliance certificate from this desk |
Three limits sit on every reel brief. First, this page does not publish a coiled ampacity, because that number depends on the exact reel and jacket. Second, ingress protection on a reel housing does not automatically cover the cord jacket. Third, a scrap-copper price is not the price of a reel assembly. Open the inquiry names if the buy is stripped conductor instead of a reel.
A new reel can arrive with a jacket legend and a current construction sheet. A used or refurbished drum may solve a short lead time when the cord is already wound, but condition, remaining jacket print, and any prior overload are then part of the quote. Treat that as a condition line, not as a lower-price story.
A factory-molded cord set has fittings applied under the factory process. A cord cut and terminated at the reel shop must show that the fitting matches the gauge and that the strain relief grips the jacket. Those are different evidence packs.
Copper is the usual outdoor request because resistance stays lower for a given AWG. A lighter metal changes voltage drop and heating on a long payout. If the project can accept it, the RFQ should say so before prices are compared.
A reel is chosen by AWG, jacket, length, and the plug at each end. Impedance in ohms for an RF line is not a substitute for AWG on this cord.
Staged delivery should name which week the reels are needed on site and whether a partial shipment is usable. The requirement desk is where that timing is sent.
There is no file upload. Type gauge, jacket, feet on the drum, coiled-use yes or no, quantity, destination, and requested timing. A budget may be per reel or for the order.