Diff. between "premium industrial" & "corrosion resistant" receptacles

[Vinko]

Diff. between "premium industrial" & "corrosion resistant" receptacles

I was browsing through McMaster-Carr. I've gotten many of these in the past:

Premium Straight-Blade Device NEMA 5-15 Duplex Fem Receptacle, 125VAC, 15Amp, Brown (Item no. 9096T311) at $18 each.

Connection Duplex Female Receptacle
Receptacle Type Duplex Receptacle
Duplex Receptacle Style Standard
NEMA Style Number 5-15 (Straight-Blade)
Number of Blades/Prongs 3
Connection Type Receptacle
Connection Style Straight-Blade
Three-Blade Straight-Blade Style 5-15 (Standard Three-Prong, With Ground)
Voltage (VAC) 120/125
Current (Amps) 15
Grade Premium Industrial
Special Feature General Purpose
Contact Material Copper Alloy
Housing Material Plastic
Plastic Type Nylon
Specifications Met Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
CSA Specification CSA Certified
UL Specification UL Listed

But these caught my eye:

Corrosion-Resistant Straight-Blade Device NEMA 5-15 Duplex Female Receptacle, 125 VAC, Yellow (Item no. 9096T311) at $14.77.

Connection Duplex Female Receptacle
Receptacle Type Duplex Receptacle
Duplex Receptacle Style Standard
Number of Blades/Prongs 3
Connection Type Receptacle
Connection Style Straight-Blade
Grade Industrial
Special Feature Corrosion-Resistant
Contact Material Copper Alloy
Housing Material Plastic
Plastic Type Nylon
Color Yellow
Specifications Met Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and Conformite Europeene (CE) and Federal Specifications (FED) and Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
CE Specification CE Approved
CSA Specification CSA Certified
FED Specification Fed Spec WC596
UL Specification UL Listed

I suppose these gradings of "prem. industrial" and "corr. resistant" are McMaster's own gradings (though they reference various org's specs), but I would've thought that prem. industrial by its nature is corrosion resistant. Maybe the corrosion resistant outlets don't contain all the tough components of the premium industrial? Why the price difference? Anyone have experience with these two? I know the prem. industrial are Hubble, but I don't know who makes the other.

Here are the descriptions of each:

Premium Industrial
Just as reliable as industrial-grade devices but with extras such as a ribbed nylon housing. Designed for the toughest applications and recognized by the most discriminating users.

Corrosion-Resistant
Impact- and chemical-resistant nylon housing surrounding nickel-plasted brass blades and copper alloy contacts make these devices defy corrosion.

For this particular application, I need something that's really tough, like the Hubble, but if it doesn't have the properties of the corrosion resistance, I may want to reconsider, because these benefits would be useful for the particular location I'm putting these.

 

[kmacht]

Re: Diff. between "premium industrial" & "corrosion resistant" receptacles

I have to ask. What are you possibly doing in your garage that would require an $18 receptical? I have a dozen of the $1.09 ones from home depot all over my shop and have yet to wear one out. What makes a $18 receptical 18x better than a $1 one?

Keith

 

[nehog]

Re: Diff. between "premium industrial" & "corrosion resistant" receptacles

I'll agree with kmacht, why the ultra expensive special purpose outlets? The standard one from any common supplier (HD, or the local hardware store) should work just fine.

 

[mrb]

Re: Diff. between "premium industrial" & "corrosion resistant" receptacles

the 'premium industrial' is probably a 5262 industrial grade device. the corrosion resistant device is going to be the same thing, except all the contacts are nickel plated and the strap and rivets are stainless or something. used on boat docks and industrial facilities where corrosion is a real problem. if its not in a highly corrosive environment there is no advantage to using it (unless you want yellow)

 

[sberry]

Re: Diff. between "premium industrial" & "corrosion resistant" receptacles

I use the cheap ones for most stuff, even on my work benches where some see thousands of cycles a year, cant remember last time I had a problem with one. I might score a box of commercial back wired ones for a couple places where box space is congested, kind of handy.

 

[Vinko]

Re: Diff. between "premium industrial" & "corrosion resistant" receptacles

except all the contacts are nickel plated and the strap and rivets are stainless

if its not in a highly corrosive environment there is no advantage to using it (unless you want yellow)

Thanks. I don't think the environment is "highly corrosive" but this good to know. Always like to hear about stuff like this, even if I decide I don't need it.