| FIRST LETTER (Not Applicable) |
SECOND LETTER (Insulation) |
THIRD LETTER (Gauge) |
FOURTH LETTER (Sheath) |
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| A | PULP | Copper | Aluminum | Gauge | A - Alpeth |
| B | D-Pulp | J | | 13 | C - Stalpeth |
| C | S - Pulp | R | | 16 | D - Lepeth |
| D | X - Unknown | C | | 17 | E-*Poly - Jacketed Lead |
| F | B | | 19 | F-*Poly - Jacketed Lepeth | |
| M | PIC | | D | 20 | G-*Poly - Aluminum-Poly |
| X | B - Solid Plastic | A | F | 22 | H-*Poly - Alum-Steel-*Poly |
| C - Expanded Poly | M | K | 24 | J - Tolpeth | |
| H - Polyethylene | R | | 25 | K - Tolpeth | |
| K - Polyethylene | T | | 26 | L - Lead | |
| W | | 28 | M - Alvyn | ||
| JELLY-FILLED | N - Stalvyn | ||||
| F - Jelly-filled | S - Alpeth (self supporting) | ||||
| J - *Poly-Jelly-filled | T - ARP AP (MD) | ||||
| L - Jelly-filled | V - ARP ASP (MD) | ||||
| N - Jelly-filled | W - ASP | ||||
| *Polyethylene | |||||