Source for short AC cords

Steve Stallings · Post by **Steve Stallings** » 30 Mar 2006 8:42 am

I have my new rack setup which includes:
Furman Power Supply
Stewart World 1.2
Evans Preamp
Lexicon MPX 500

In the interest of reducing cable clutter,
I'm tryin to locate one foot long ac cables for three of these. The only source I've found has a minimum order.

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God Bless,
Steve Stallings
D10 8x8 Rains
D10 8x10 Emmons (Black Beauty)

Bill Ford · Post by **Bill Ford** » 30 Mar 2006 9:38 am

Steve,
Radio Shack, or a computer outlet may have what you need, but I would go to Lowes, or Home Depot, and get a 10' 14/3 drop cord and cut it to the exact length you need. You can get good plugs for about $3.50 each, cord for about $6. You'll have some wire left over, and exactly the length you need for about $20. Use the ends on the cord,get 2 male,2 female, you're in business. I also use a computer monitor power cord for the main line coming in.

Bill

Darvin Willhoite · Post by **Darvin Willhoite** » 30 Mar 2006 11:37 am

click here

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Darvin Willhoite
Riva Ridge Recording

Dave Diehl · Post by **Dave Diehl** » 30 Mar 2006 4:38 pm

Hosa makes a 1.5 foot cable that you can buy to replace those longer ones. Search on Hosa and IEC. That's the type of plug those electronic pieces have.

Mark van Allen · Post by **Mark van Allen** » 31 Mar 2006 10:28 am

Hosa is also now selling a really neat little cord gadget that plugs into the IEC Socket on one unit, has a short cord with three prong plug, and another socket on it so you can daisy chain off of one cord. The only caveat is the IEC sockets need to be all on the same side as the cord is fairly short. Genius idea, great for studio racks.

Larry Clark · Post by **Larry Clark** » 31 Mar 2006 2:20 pm

http://www.stompin-ground.com/products/sgcable120.htm

http://www.pcconnection.com/ProductDetail?Sku=4782020

I'm assuming your looking for 3 pin female IEC to standard 3 prong grounded AC.<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Larry Clark on 31 March 2006 at 02:50 PM.]</p></FONT>

Steve Stallings · Post by **Steve Stallings** » 2 Apr 2006 1:22 pm

Ok...
I wound up spending about $2 at sears electronics for those little plugs that you use inside components for AC connections. You use a little crimping tool to snug up the wire inside it.

Ok... I bought The "Justice" rack. As shipped it comes with a recessed AC receptacle that also has two 1/4 inch plugs.
A fan is preinstalled as is a computer type surge protecter/power strip. It is wired up ready to use. As configured, It would not fit the Stewart amp in the bottom or top rack becasue it would either hit the power strip or hit the fan or the interior of the ac/1.4 inch receptacle.

No problemo...
1. Removed the power strip.
2. Cut off the 1/4 inch plugs and stripped the cord to bare wire.
3. Installed Furman rack power unit in the top. Cut AC cable from this unit to about one foot and wired it into the recessed AC receptacle using those little plugs that you crimp. Taped this with electrical tape.
3. Evans preamp in next. Fastened the transformer to the interior side of the rack with two wood screw. Coiled all extra wiring and made neat with plastic cinches. tacked this out of the way.
3. Lexicon unit in next. Cut all but one foot off of ac cord and wired the plug with electrical twist bolts. taped it up and plugged into Furman.
4. Stewart Power amp in last. Removed top. removed AC cord from unit. Cut off all but one foot. Reattached three wires to inside of amp with plugs/crimps.
5. Took cable directly from interior of recessed 1/4 inch plugs... remember, I stripped the ends. Took bare wire and attached directly to back of power amp at speaker terminals.

It works! There is a little hiss in it that puzzles me. Everything is line level. I'll have to mess with it a little. No ground loops though or ac hum.

Sounds wicked good thru the two JBL SR 2x15/w horns I keep in my picking room!

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God Bless,
Steve Stallings
D10 8x8 Rains
D10 8x10 Emmons (Black Beauty)