[ddots-l] Re: power cords.
- From: "Dave Carlson" <dgcarlson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:27:32 -0700
Steve,
Excellent advice!
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Matzura" <sm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "midi-mag" <midimag@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 09:21
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: power cords.
On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:39:27 -0600, you wrote:
>hello, does anyone know of a good resorce for power cords and general cords
>for that matter. thanks.
If you're talking about the trapezoid-shaped ones that come in either
two- or three-pronged versions, either straight or right-angle
connectors, they're a dime a dozen at any Radio Shack or electrical
supply place. Walk down Main Street in your own town and find a
hardware store or electrical supply store. They even come in various
wire thicknesses to handle greater or lesser amounts of power. Oh
yes, just because it's just a computer you're plugging in, don't think
these things don't need to carry a lot of power. A computer with a
750-watt power supply shouldn't use a thin cord with #18 wire in it. I
had this brought rudely to my attention many years ago when a computer
with two 500-watt power supplies powering six SCSI drives and two tape
drives was noticeably warmer than its neighbors. The plug was not
exactly what I would have called hot, but definitely overheating. I
immediately swapped the cord with another much thicker heavier-duty
one. It never heated, and I even noticed a little better system
performance. The cooling fans didn't change speed when the system got
busy after the cord swap, and my wife told me the front-panel lights
were brighter and didn't dim and fluctuate during periods of high disk
activity.
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