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Does anyone have an easy solution to the problem associated with heavy power cords and the associated weight pulling down on the IEC plug. I'm hoping to solve the problem without replacing my outlets although that plan is in the future. Thanks.
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I cut them up into small strips that can fit between the plugs and the lip of the IEC receptacle, usually on the bottom. This makes for a tighter fit.
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I wrap plumbers teflon tape around the male receptacle.
Stu
Thank you everyone for your ideas. I have found spare foam pieces (the type that new audio gear is packed in) and used it to prop the IEC with great results (the square foam piece was a little low so I shimmed it with extra foam). I then looked at the thread on the cable forum and will now take all cables off the floor and onto foam pieces and make sure that whenever a power cable crosses an interconnect, it's at a 90 degree angle.
My main rack is perfect to zip tie stuff to the back, as the cental column has a mesh screen across the middle third of the back. I zip tie all the power cords down tight to the right hand side, and have all the interconnects loose on the left. So the weight of the cord is carried by the zip tied spots. For other locations i use wood blocks or rubber bottle stoppers under the bottom of the plug to support them.
Another way to help keep plugs in outlets is to use clay, or BluTack and squeeze a layer around the plug base to seal it to the outlet or chassis body.
Removing the plug later is MESSY, but the BluTack collects itself if you just tap it on the gooey remains. Thus not really a problem.
a few weeks ago there was a good thread on this subject in the cables forum.
-andre d
...you can suspend the cords from the ceiling with fishing line - like I suspended a platform to sit my Linn-Sondek turntable on in the 1980s.
Think what you can do to steady the downforce. Perhaps, something non-magnetic, placed under the cord, can raise the cord a bit, absorbing this force you worry about. You can also fabricate a strain relief in the rear of your equipment rack; yes ? Enjoy !
...heavy speaker cables that run up to my amps on shelves.
On their own, the weight of the cables hanging down eventually makes the connections loose.
So I prop up the cables with a couple of pieces of wood trim I had laying around, about the thickness of a ruler, which supports them so they are level with the amps they connect to.
No strain - lots of gain.
Alternately you can use a balloon filled with sand, nice damping and support, also its easily formed to contour the PC.
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Sand filled ballons also make pretty good anti-vibration dampers under the feet. As will all things YMMV, but its cheap enough...
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