may I ask a couple of really dumb ESL-57 questions?

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Welcome! Need support, you got it. Or share your ideas and experiences.

1) My new-to-me Quad ESL-57's have three-prong IEC sockets on them, and REALLY long power cords with two-prong (US) plugs. Is there anything magical about these? Can I use spare, standard IEC (three prong female to three prong male) power cords instead? I don't need the long, long cords.
2) Based on the little I've read, these are nominally (in the loosest sense of the word) 16 ohm speakers. I realize they're really just large capacitors, so I am wondering -- should I use the 16 ohm taps on my amplifer, or does it really much matter?
3) There's an adjustable primary voltage knob on the power supplies, set to 110V. There's a 120V setting, but the knob doesn't seem to want to turn (and needless to say, I don't want to force it); is there a trick to this... like a child-proof safety cap? Pull and turn?
Thanks for your patience with a planar newbie.

all the best,
mrh

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Topic - may I ask a couple of really dumb ESL-57 questions? - mhardy6647 12:12:25 10/02/06 (4)

thanks, all, for the quick answers and input :-) nt - mhardy6647 16:55:41 10/02/06 (0)

I don't know that, but I do know this - majordude 15:18:27 10/02/06 (0)

Re: may I ask a couple of really dumb ESL-57 questions? - drquad 14:13:16 10/02/06 (0)

Re: may I ask a couple of really dumb ESL-57 questions? - Shakey 12:46:28 10/02/06 (0)

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