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String-O-Lights: Low Cost Temporary Lighting

McGill offers a variety of temporary job site lighting systems from reusable, low cost cable versions to an assortment of open conductor styles. They are available in 50' to 200' lengths of 2- and 3-conductor and 12 and 14 gauge wire with 5 to 10 cage/socket assemblies. Brass sockets are enclosed in weather-resistant molded PVC, and plastic connectors provide greater reliability. Patented packaging provides tangle-free, hassle-free, on-the-job handling and installation. 
 
Patented, easy-open cages snap open and closed for faster installation without tools and easy lamp replacements. Yellow plastic cages are fastened to sockets by a non-corrosive collar and accommodate up to 200 watt bulbs. 
 
• Cable styles meet 2002 NEC requirements. 
• UL Listed and CSA Recognized versions available. 
• Meets OSHA requirements. 
• 110' messenger wire available to support string where needed. 
• Non-corrosive cage design. 
• Accommodates up to 200 watt bulbs. 
• Easy relamping feature. 
• Weather-resistant sockets. 
• All parts sold separately.  
Electrical Ratings Construction Applications

   
Cable Styles - UL Listed
Lgth
Cage &
Socket
Socket
Spacing
Cat. No.
for A-23 Bulb
Cat. No.
for PS-30 Bulb
12/2-SJTW-A cable w/plug/boot on one end & connector/cap at other end  100'  10  10'  2252-0018  -- --  
12/2-SJTW-A cable  100'  10  10'  2252-0019  -- --  
12/3-SJTW-A cable w/5-15 plug/boot at one end and connector/cap at other end  100'  10  10'  2252-0026  -- --  
12/3-SJTW-A cable  100'  10  10'  2252-0027  -- --  
14/2-SJTW-A cable  100'  10  10'  2252-0007  2252-0009 
14/2-SJTW-A cable w/plug/protective rubber boot on one end  100'  10  10'  2252-0012  2252-0013 
14/2-SJTW-A cable  50'  10'  2252-0031*  -- --  
14/3-SJTW-A cable  100'  10  10'  2252-0014  2252-0015 
14/3-SJTW-A cable w/5-15 plug/boot on one end and connector/cap at other end  100'  10  10'  2252-0024  2252-0025 
14/3-SJTW-A cable  50'  10'  2252-0034*  -- --  
*Contact Technical Support for UL data.

Selection Chart
 
 
Flat Wire Styles
Lgth
Cage & Socket
Socket Spacing
Cat. No.
for A23 Socket
Cat. No.
for PS-30 Bulb
14/2 Flat wire cable   100'   10  10'  2252-0035   -- --  
14/2 Flat wire cable   50'  10'  2252-0038   -- --  
14/2 Flat wire cable   200'  10  20'  2252-0043  -- --  
14/2 Flat wire cable-w/ 1-15P plug on one end  100'  10  10'  2252-0040*  -- --  
14/2 Flat wire cable-w/ 1-15P plug on one end  50'  10'  2252-0041*  -- --  
14/2 Flat wire cable-w/ 1-15P plug on one end  200'  10  20'  2252-0044*  -- --  
* Contact Technical Support for UL data

   
Open Conductor Styles
Lgth
Cage & Socket
Socket Spacing
Cat. No.
for A23 Socket
Cat. No.
for PS-30 Bulb
2-conductor, 14 gauge wire  100'  10  10'  2252-4040  2252-4060 
2-conductor, 14 gauge wire  100'  10  10'  2252-1010  2252-2020 
2-conductor, 14 gauge wire, left-hand screw shells  100'  10  10'  2253-1010  2253-2020  
2-conductor, 14 gauge wire  50'  10'  2252-0006  -- --  
2-conductor, 14 gauge wire  200'  10  20'  2252-0008  2252-2008 
 

   
Accessories and Replacement Parts
Cat. No.
Hangers (for non-UL listed open conductor styles)  2252-1025 
 

   
Cages
Cat. No.
for A23 Socket
Cat. No.
for PS-30 Bulb
Single plastic cage only - For use with String-O-Lights  2250  -- -- 
with screw collar  2250-S  2255 
with right-hand socket assembly and hanger  2252  2256 
with left-hand socket assembly and hanger  2253  -- -- 
with hanger (no socket)  2254  -- -- 
Single plastic cage only - For use with most types of Lampholders  2259  -- -- 
 

   
Socket/Wire Sets
Cat. No.
Weather-resistant 600 watt/250V, 4-1/2" leads of 14 gauge wire, vulcanized, pigtail socket; right-hand thread  4017 
Same as above with left-hand thread  4018 
Messenger wire: 110' 3/32" dia. 7 x 7 stranded galvanized aircraft cable  2251 
 

 
 

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