Nippon Labs 14AWG Power Cord, Black NEMA 5-15P to C13, SJT 15A 125V

The standard computer power cord, built heavy: a North American NEMA 5-15P wall plug to an IEC 60320 C13 connector, in 14 AWG and rated 15A at 125V. If a device has the familiar three-hole C14 inlet on the back, such as a desktop PC, a monitor, a printer, a PDU or an amplifier, this is the cord it takes.

• Ideal solution for replacing damaged, overused or missing power cords.
• This heavy duty 14 AWG power cord is fully molded for durability.
• UL, cUL listed.
• All relevant materials are complied with RoHS and REACH directive.

What it's for

• Replacing a lost, damaged or too-short PC, monitor or printer cord.
• Feeding a rack PDU or power strip from a wall outlet at the full 15A the circuit allows.
• High-draw equipment where a thinner 18 AWG cord would be working near its limit.
• Standardising a bench or studio on one cord type so spares are interchangeable.

Good to know

Is 14 AWG overkill for a monitor?
For a monitor, yes: an 18 AWG cord is fine. 14 AWG earns its keep on things that actually draw current: PDUs, workstations with large power supplies, amplifiers, laser printers at warm-up.

Will this fit my device?
If the inlet is a plain three-pin trapezoid with no notch, it is a C14 and this fits. If there is a ridge below the earth pin, that is a C16 inlet and you need the notched C15 version instead.

What does 14 AWG mean here?
AWG is conductor thickness, and the scale runs backwards: a lower number is a thicker wire. At 14 AWG this cord is built to carry its rated 15A at 125V without the conductors heating up. A thinner cord with a higher AWG number carries less current.

What is a SJT jacket?
SJT is a thermoplastic-jacketed, hard-service cord, the heavier, more abrasion-resistant jacket used on equipment and rack cords.

How much load can I actually put on it?
The cord is rated 15A at 125V. The usual engineering practice is to keep a continuous load at or below 80% of a circuit or cord rating and leave headroom for inrush when equipment powers on, so size the cord to the equipment rather than to the outlet.

Related reading

Power cord types explained · All North American power cords · Home office cables

Often bought with

• 14AWG Power Cord, Black NEMA 5-15P to C19, SJT 15A 125V: for high draw servers and UPS units with a C20 inlet
• 18AWG Power Extension Cable, Black C14 to C13, SJT 10A 250V: runs from the PDU to each device inside the rack
• 14AWG Power Cord, Black NEMA 5-15P to C15, SJT 15A 125V: for hot-running PoE switches with a C16 inlet