Power Cord

[madmax123]

How do you make a good power cord? Any good DIY sites for that?

[Mtbrider]

Here's a tutorial:

http://www.parts-express.com/resources/iec-power-cable-assembly.cfm

The connectors and cable you use are up to you and how much you wish to spend. Try looking at:

http://www.cryo-parts.com

http://www.vhaudio.com

[E-Stat]

How do you make a good power cord? Any good DIY sites for that?
Here's (http://diyaudioprojects.com/Power/diyMains/) another. I used that recipe from components purchased from Parts Express. Belden 83803 is double shielded 12 gauge with teflon jacketing.

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[Feanor]

Here's (http://diyaudioprojects.com/Power/diyMains/) another. I used that recipe from components purchased from Parts Express. Belden 83803 is double shielded 12 gauge with teflon jacketing.

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I made a couple of cables basically identical except for the Techflex sleeving. I hate Belden 83803 though: it's brutally stiff.

[E-Stat]

I hate Belden 83803 though: it's brutally stiff.
Brutally stiff? By comparison to a Harmonic Technology Magic cord, 83803 is a wimp. Pick it up and the wire flops. The Harmonic Tech cable is 6 gauge and maintains any shape! Here I'm holding the one that lives behind the right speaker where the amp is directly behind the outlet. I had to employ a gradual bend to loop up, over and back down. Coiling is impossible. Putting it back in place required no bending or re-alignment. :)

http://home.cablelynx.com/~rhw/audio/stiff.jpg

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[JoeE SP9]

E-Stat:
I'm going to usedcable.com this coming weekend. I'll have a couple of different power cords to listen to all next week. The inventory there changes rapidly so I won't know what I'm getting until I get there.