if this does work, i may be killed...

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... by the round table of top high-end power cord sellers!!
now seriously, i'm thinking of this tweak to a top quality
power cord, like the PS one, for instance:
instead of pluging, say, 3 components (i.e. transport,
dac and preamp), through 3 cords to a top quality strip,
you can buy just 1 cord, plug it directly to the wall
socket, and add 2 more IEC female at the right distances
(by opening the cable twice, and soldering 2 or 3 inches of a
set of 3 wires to it, each set terminated in a IEC female);
so you can plug the original IEC to the higher component
(assuming they are placed on a rack), and the two additional
ones to the middle and the last; in this way you save
2 cords and 1 strip
OBJECTION #1: no way!, as the current taken by the component
which is placed nearer to the wall socket will negatively
affect the current which is "left" for the other 2
REPLY: if this were right, then exactly the same situation
is taking place with the original strip: the current taken
by the plug of the component nearer the input of the strip
will negatively affect the current left for the the other 2
OBJECTION #2: no way!, as by adding the two sets of inferior
wires you may be losing the benefits of the top cord
REPLY: well, why not using exactly the same original cord;
all you have to do is buying 1 or 2 more feet of it, cut
it and then proceed with the tweak
is this tweak feasible? i assure you i'm going to try it,
UNLESS my reasoning may be severely flawed due to a lack of
expertise or of basic theoretical info, so what do you think?
best, paco

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Topic - if this does work, i may be killed... - paco 10:31:11 04/28/00 (14)

Re: if this does work, i may be killed... - paulmc 18:32:35 05/01/00 (1)

IMHO this is not what i meant... - paco 01:12:04 05/02/00 (0)

A simple suggestion - Sean 09:26:21 04/29/00 (11)

Re: A simple suggestion - paco 02:27:16 04/30/00 (0)

Re: A simple suggestion - rcrump 16:34:02 04/29/00 (9)

i see, this is bad news... - paco 00:07:06 04/30/00 (8)

Re: i see, this is bad news... - rcrump 05:21:43 04/30/00 (2)

Re: i see, this is bad news... - paulmc 18:24:42 05/01/00 (1)

Re: i see, this is bad news... - rcrump 20:32:49 05/01/00 (0)

current limiting - Sean 01:32:14 04/30/00 (4)

Re: current limiting - paulmc 18:21:48 05/01/00 (1)

Voltage drop - Sean 22:28:32 05/01/00 (0)

Re: current limiting - paco 02:32:04 04/30/00 (1)

Re: current limiting - Sean 10:11:27 04/30/00 (0)

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