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Re: Jon Risch or others, help with DIY power cords

www.takefiveaudio.com has been mentioned here as a source for your materials. I have no experience with the Belden 83xxxx products, but as someone who has built a 19364 power cord, I would recommend you spend a little more to get much more performance. Takefive is a great source, and if you can go a bit more (maybe a lot more to some), I'd look at the cryoed JPS in-wall cable (I'm having trouble pulling it up on the takefive site right now, but that may just be my internet connection) which, if I remember correctly is about $20 a ft. in U.S. (all the takefive prices are in Cnd.$), along with the basic croyed Marinco connectors (5266 male and 320 IEC). I am using 2 of these currently, and they are miles ahead of a 19364 cord; as a frame of reference, I sold two Cardas Golden power cords (retail around $375 U.S.) because the DIY JPS in-wall is significantly better. Also, way, way better than Blue Circle BC62, which I've owned, LAT International, etc. etc. The 19364 was better than a stock cord, but on a scale of 1-100, I'd put stock at 0, 19364 at around 25 and the DIY JPS around 80, just to leave some room for silly money cords that I'm too cheap to buy.

For receptacles, the takefive price on cryoed Hubbell 8300 HI's is absolutely unbeatable at around $17 U.S., (the very best you will do anywhere else is at least in the high 20's and probably around $35 U.S.) and this non-plated hospital grade (kind of an oxymoron) is a very good receptacle, in my opinion the best value short of spending silly money (read more than $100) on receptacles which I am too cheap to try out (and believe me, I've tried a lot of the standard recommendations).


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