1 to 3 Extension Cord Splitter - 25Ft Black Power Squid - 16/3 SJTW Outdoor Outlet & Plug Splitter Cable

hi this is Daniel D taro occasionally one of these cuts through one of these rendering the extension cord useless you have two options throw out the extension cord and buy a new one or replace the receptacle in this video I'll explain how to replace the receptacle on a damaged extension cord the most popular extension cords used for light and medium duty tools are identified as 16 3 and 14 3 the first number indicates the wire gage or the size of the wire the second number indicates the number of conductors in the cable and sure enough this cable has three conductors when it comes to wire sizes bigger numbers isn't better the larger the number the smaller the conductor diameter so in this case a 16 gauge wire can carry 10 amps while a 14 gauge wire can carry 15 amps since I'm repairing a 14 gauge extension cord I need a receptacle with the same rating as the cable perhaps you notice tha