SVO is the same as SV but with an oil-resistant jacket, rated 300 volts at 60 degrees C.
SVO, described in relation to SV, is the same light-duty vacuum cleaner cord but with an oil-resistant jacket, rated at 300 volts and generally for 60 degrees C. The O suffix marks the oil-resistant jacket, which protects the cord in light-duty environments where oils are present. The rubber-insulated conductors keep the cord flexible for light service.
By adding an oil-resistant jacket to the SV construction, SVO suits light-duty portable power applications around oils, where an ordinary jacket would degrade. It remains a light-duty cord for small appliances and equipment.
In commercial and industrial settings, oil-resistant light-duty cords like SVO serve small equipment where oils are present, within their rating. Recognizing the designation and its suffix is part of identifying cord suited to the environment.
Because adding an oil-resistant jacket to the SV construction suits light-duty portable power around oils, SVO protects the cord where an ordinary jacket would degrade, remaining a light-duty cord for small appliances and equipment in oily conditions.
At Windy City Wire, the focus on quality low-voltage cable and cord includes oil-resistant light-duty cord types like SVO. Supplying cord with appropriate jackets and ratings helps customers match products to light-duty power needs in oily commercial and industrial environments.
SVO (oil-resistant jacket, 300 volt, 60 degrees C)
UL (Underwriters Laboratories), which lists flexible cord types