Heavy Duty IEC AC Power Cable

[sawzalot]

Make sure you get oxygen-free, 2-guage cable where the subatomic particles have been aligned with The Force, taking into account the coefficient of the Earth's magnetic field combined with the retrograde status of Mercury, of course compensating for the constant flux of dark matter in the universe and influenced by the effects of the solar wind according to the date of manufacture of the cable crossed with the born-on date of the beer you have foolishly placed on top of your bass head.

All of this is obvious to the casual observer but a deeper analysis will reveal that the rubber cladding around the cable and plugs is deeply influential upon the sound and highly impacted by the age of the rubber tree from which the insulation was sourced, and also make sure to use only six nine's pure platinum-plated contacts and that the cable is encased with dual hydrogen fuel cells. This will lead to the purest holographic sound, which of course, can only be seen on a harvest moon with pure Gold Iridium coated sunglasses.

 

[74hc]

My Markbass came with thick, stiff, PITA 18ga power cable. I've never used it, but a standard 18ga. computer power cable. It's easier to coil and pack.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

I always use 14 AWG, but I have a box full of old computer cables, some are rather long, some are extension wires, & some have 90-degree plugs.

There shouldn't be one plug that crashes the servers.

only if those servers have redundant power supplies

 

[crankypants]

I have a bag of 'em in the closet.

 

[frankie5string]

Agreed.
However, there seems to be an entire industry that prefers to differ.

Audiophile Power Cords-Videophile Accessories

Audio Power Cables

Can't you hear the difference from here?

Those are the same people who can't hear their wives yelling in the next room to pick up the phone or go answer the door, or put the laundry in the dryer.

Yeah, those are special folks in the audiophile world who believe this. Let them visit all those high-end studios to find computer-grade power cables running to all the outboard equipment. Yup...

Didn't some company in the EU get sued over this? The courts determined that they were bogus claims and the cables just about met established standards?

 

[moreblues]

I use these which are overkill...

Try monoprice.com for a decent quality, inexpensive IEC power cords.
I have also used them with No problems!
Edited for the words high quality LOL

 

[frankie5string]

I always use 14 AWG, but I have a box full of old computer cables, some are rather long, some are extension wires, & some have 90-degree plugs.




You know of servers with redundant power supplies?

If you unplug the UPS that's giving power to the computer, that shouldn't be a problem, just plug it back in.
However, if you unplug the power directly from the server, it's going to go offline.

All of mine do - and they're hot swappable. In fact, IBM even gave us "Y" cables for each one to use until we pulled the circuits in for each supply separately. lol! We all laughed as the tech Y'ed the two supplies together onto one circuit.

 

[40Hz]

There shouldn't be one plug that crashes the servers.

Agree. But there’s a big difference between best and actual practices.

Not every SMB springs for a dual power supply option. Or goes virtual with automatic failover.

Although why an SMB without an in-house IT staff is hosting its own servers for critical business functions these days is anybody’s guess.

 

[bbh]

The OP did ask for "Heavy Duty"...

Yeah, I didn't pay $30 for mine. I got mine on sale - which is why I bought a few. I don't like the completely coloured cables - just coloured ends. I know if I brought a bright red power cable run for a show, at least a few people in the production would have an issue with it because it would stand out on stage. Having coloured ends is good enough for me.

All of my PA gear has 12 AWG cables so for me it wasn't a big deal. They certainly don't cause any damage to the device they're plugged into. My speaker cables are all 12AWG, too. But I wouldn't use one of the big power cables on my TE-Elf amp - it would likely cause the amp to tip upwards. It actually came with a reasonably supple power cable, anyway.

My TC RH750 power cable was the worse. That power cable came with a permanent kink and the jacket felt like it was all dried out and vulcanized. It eventually developed an intermittent connection so into the garbage it went.

That makes for very stiff cables. Even 16 gauge is a bit stiff. My pro rig has 16 gauge and most are angled to decrease stress due to the way the receptacles are placed.

Agreed.
However, there seems to be an entire industry that prefers to differ.

Audiophile Power Cords-Videophile Accessories

Audio Power Cables

Can't you hear the difference from here?

There seems to be an advantage in a high end full range audio system. For a bass amp, I’d bet some can tell the difference but most not.

 

[bbh]

My Markbass came with thick, stiff, PITA 18ga power cable. I've never used it, but a standard 18ga. computer power cable. It's easier to coil and pack.

That seems to be the standard on higher end production boxes. My 25 W fender guit. amp came with what looks like 22 gauge, although I didn’t read the specs

 

[Bassamatic]

I bought an additional power cable for my MarkBass combo - I think it is 15 feet and 14 or 16 Gauge. It goes in the cable bag and is handy when there is no power close enough and saves using another 50 foot extension cord. It has come in very handy a few times! Sorry - I don't remember where I got it, but believe that it was a commercial computer cable supplier.

ALSO - for everyone - My friend gave me a sample of an IEC cord that LOCKS to the power jack so it can't fall or be pulled out! It grips the ground pin with a release button on the plug. You might look for this also.

 

[seamonkey]

Make sure you get oxygen-free, 2-guage cable where the subatomic particles have been aligned with The Force, taking into account the coefficient of the Earth's magnetic field combined with the retrograde status of Mercury, of course compensating for the constant flux of dark matter in the universe and influenced by the effects of the solar wind according to the date of manufacture of the cable crossed with the born-on date of the beer you have foolishly placed on top of your bass head.

All of this is obvious to the casual observer but a deeper analysis will reveal that the rubber cladding around the cable and plugs is deeply influential upon the sound and highly impacted by the age of the rubber tree from which the insulation was sourced, and also make sure to use only six nine's pure platinum-plated contacts and that the cable is encased with dual hydrogen fuel cells. This will lead to the purest holographic sound, which of course, can only be seen on a harvest moon with pure Gold Iridium coated sunglasses.

I cover all my cables in Coppertone
It doesn't get any better than this!

 

[seamonkey]

ALSO - for everyone - My friend gave me a sample of an IEC cord that LOCKS to the power jack so it can't fall or be pulled out! It grips the ground pin with a release button on the plug. You might look for this also.

I'd still get it out - I'd end up just pulling the ground pin along with it.

 

[agedhorse]

There seems to be an advantage in a high end full range audio system. For a bass amp, I’d bet some can tell the difference but most not.

What REAL advantage do you think it makes? If you held true double-blind testing, my experience is that the data shows ZERO difference in a listener's ability to reliably choose one over the other. (provided the cable is sized per the international safety regulations for the load)

That seems to be the standard on higher end production boxes. My 25 W fender guit. amp came with what looks like 22 gauge, although I didn’t read the specs

I can guarantee that it's not 22 gauge, it will be 18 gauge or the cross-sectional metric equivalent to meet the domestic and international safety standards. Fender is very rigorous with this kind of thing.

I bought an additional power cable for my MarkBass combo - I think it is 15 feet and 14 or 16 Gauge. It goes in the cable bag and is handy when there is no power close enough and saves using another 50 foot extension cord. It has come in very handy a few times! Sorry - I don't remember where I got it, but believe that it was a commercial computer cable supplier.

ALSO - for everyone - My friend gave me a sample of an IEC cord that LOCKS to the power jack so it can't fall or be pulled out! It grips the ground pin with a release button on the plug. You might look for this also.

Be sure that it carries a NRTL safety agency recognition, there's very specific testing on this sort of thing to prevent "good ideas in theory" from becoming "bad ideas in practice".

 

[PaulCISSA]

More so you know which cables not to unplug without checking twice. Mistakenly pulling the plug that crashes one of a business's e-commerce servers on a busy sales day is what’s referred to in the IT world as a “job loss opportunity” stunt.

An "RTE" - resume' triggering event.

 

[40Hz]

An "RTE" - resume' triggering event.

Unless you were the BOFH. He could always rig it so someone else took the blame.

 

[crazyBassClown]

You know of servers with redundant power supplies?

For your viewing pleasure,
server redundant power supply - Google Search
A lot of the image results look like they would fit a desktop, and most high end servers will come with redundant ps standard

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Try monoprice.com for high quality,

Try MonoPrice for a roulette of varying quality.

 

[dbase]

My WD800 came with that same heavy duty AC cord. I cut the plugs off and added clamps and use it as a battery jumper cable for my car... You can get away with a computer AC cable for the amp, it works fine.

 

[Killed_by_Death]

IBM even gave us "Y" cables

The Y would only make sense if each branch is feeding a different server, LOL!
It's been a while, I'm almost sure we had RAID-level machines at General Motors with only single PSUs, but it was for a Y2K project, which lets you know it was 20 years ago.

One in particular definitely only had one PSU, because when the UPS got unplugged it went offline once the battery on that ONE UPS was dead.