Cable Asylum

Nothing wrong with the way they made the cord, they mention added heatshrink around the gap

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Elizabeth

In Reply to: RE: How about electrocution or burning down your house? posted by madisonears on December 19, 2011 at 09:54:59

That cord pictured in the link has no unusual assembly, just the outer cover taken off where the ferrite in added, then a heatshrink is to be added (in the disclaimer) I guess you just looked and read nothing?

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Reading the text is too challenging, no doubt. nt - viridian 08:56:14 12/24/11 (2)
nt
- Cute, but not true - madisonears 15:29:00 12/28/11 (1)
  I did read it. I don't like the fact that the insulation of individual wires rubs against the corners of the ferrite clamp. That's where the cable is most likely to kink and possibly wear insulation to allow a short circuit heating or conducting point, even if its exterior is covered by heatshrink. It might be a good design, but it's not a safe design. It might be just fine for a hundred years of use, but what if fails? There are others that are more safe, so why gamble?
  
  I wonder why you recommend or defend it if you haven't built or heard it?
  - I have now made it..........kind of.............. - viridian 20:18:17 01/30/12 (0)
    The Caroll cable is no longer available at Home Depot. In driving around town to various Home Depots the 10/3 available seems to be different at different locations. They have both a 300V and a 600V 10/3 available. The 300V is thinner and seems to have a thinner outer cover, just perfect. One location had Chinese sourced and the other American. I picked the later. Cost is $1.76 per foot.
    
    IEC is the Shurter 4782.0100 and I didn't have any P&S 5266 left, so I used the yellow plug sold at Harbor Freight, and most definitely Chinese in origin. These cost $3.00 each on sale and sound excellent. I skipped the ferrite as I am dubious about using them, and I wanted to get a base line, and maybe try one later. I have a whole box of them.
    
    I agree with your reservations, and if I were going to be moving the cord around lots, I would think twice, but under the circumstances, I am comfortable.....or woefully ignorant, take your pick.
    
    Sound wise, I have only compared it into my PLC. Compared to an Asylum Cord, exact original recipe, it seems to have tighter and more extended bass, the midrange focus is a hair better and the highs are nicely integrated. I need to listen more but IMHO and in my system, I prefer it. YMMV.

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