GK 400RB- seek power cord advice

faviobarrio · #1 08-03-2010, 02:30 PM

Here is a question, I hope someone can help me with.

I have an original 400RB from 1989 with a permanently attached power cord that is way short- something like two to three feet long.

Can I (easily) replace the entire cord, should I splice to make it longer or should I use a heavy duty extension cord as necessary (which would essentially be always)?

Opinions...

Slowgypsy · #2 08-03-2010, 08:20 PM

Extension cord seems like the path of least resistance. Cheap, easy, effective.

somegeezer · #3 08-03-2010, 08:22 PM

Extension.

faviobarrio · #4 08-04-2010, 05:56 AM

Thanks guys...extension it is.

toobalicious · #5 08-04-2010, 08:27 AM

and you will like the short cord if you ever rack it.

faviobarrio · #6 08-04-2010, 09:32 AM

I did rack it in it's own 2 space rack. Why would the short cord be helpful- because I won't have too much cord to store? I find I'd rather have the longer cord- I'm going to get a nice 6 to 10 foot extension cord and it will still fit in the rack case.

toobalicious · #7 08-04-2010, 10:58 AM

the assumption was that power would be available in your rack... if you had a couple more components in there, a central power source makes sense. in that scenario, a shorter power cable takes up less room, as only a short length will ever be needed.

faviobarrio · #8 08-04-2010, 11:00 AM

Thanks for clearing that up...I'm new to the world of rack mounting. The only reason I mounted the 400RB was because it is a model that has the ears permanently built in to the amp.

So I bought this case for it off eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...#ht_3162wt_911

Din Of Win · #9 08-04-2010, 11:33 AM

I have an old 400rb with the attached power cord. I don't understand why GK made them so dang short! My Peavey Mark VI is the same way... must be an 80's thing...

...anyways, a good ol' trusty orange extenstion cord works wonders.

pasta4lnch · #10 08-04-2010, 11:42 AM

fwiw I'd always like a shorter chord and extension it if needed. I hate having too much chord . . . my 2¢

BigOldHarry · #11 08-04-2010, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by faviobarrio

Here is a question, I hope someone can help me with.

I have an original 400RB from 1989 with a permanently attached power cord that is way short- something like two to three feet long.

Can I (easily) replace the entire cord, should I splice to make it longer or should I use a heavy duty extension cord as necessary (which would essentially be always)?

Opinions...

I did this about 10 years ago to mine (my ex-wife's rabbit chrewed through the original)

It was dead easy to replace, but as I recall, the original chord is NOT grounded... so you either have to use a 2 prong replacement, or do what I did - take a standard computer cable, cut off the IBM female connector and just use the hot and neutral leads, leaving the ground unconnected. Works fine. I don't think I even had to solder anything... but it has been a while!