Where can I find those short IEC male-female cables for powering rack things?

[JimBobTTD]

Hello

I've hit a small snag while building my rack. I'm looking for those IEC male-female power cables, so I can use the power conditioner I have. The only ones I can find on Ebay are 2m, 5m etc...the rack is only going to be 6 or 8u...even at 2m, that's still about 1.5m of cable too much, times three or four...everything is heavy enough as it is. No need to lug around 6m of unused cable.

I know that Thomann sell them, but they look like they might be a bit short, and I wince at the idea of coughing up €10 for postage on three or four cables.

Do any of you know where I could go? I could make my own, but I see that as a last resort, to be honest, even though I'm quite handy with this kind of stuff. Any help appreciated!

[voxpop]

Think I saw some at STUDIO SPARES.

[url="http://www.studiospares.com/pl_55_55460_LEADS%20and%20LOOMS_IEC%20MAINS%20LEADS.htm"]http://www.studiospares.com/pl_55_55460_LE...INS%20LEADS.htm[/url]

Hope this helps.

[backwater]

CPC stock them :

[url="http://cpc.farnell.com/PL09642/electrical-lighting-security/product.us0?sku=pro-elec-sh10200r"]0.5m IEC cable[/url]


Andy

[JimBobTTD]

Nice - thanks for the replies. CPC look good - and at a reasonably priced 69p a pop too.

[BigRedX]

Make your own. You can get all the bits from Maplins and the terminals are all screw fixing like a normal 13amp plug so no soldering required.