barn door Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Ok, so as a preemptive point, don’t want this to turn into the usual power cable debate. I was searching online for some 1m long power cables, nothing fancy, just want 1m in length to cure my OCD need of eliminating meters of unnecessary cables behind my respective hifi rack and tv cabinet. I happen to stumble on medical grade power cables (eBay) of which I know nothing about. Does anyone use these? Any issues with replacing my hifi or video cables with these? Any perceived benefits? (Pls, no debate, just opinion). Or should I just search for standard mass production cables (1m or shorter is what I’m really trying to find). Thanks all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barn door Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Oh, and these are the cables I stumbled onto first, just to help give context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewantsmoore Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barn door Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Haha, that bad hey. OK, might need to give them a miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittaku Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 I used them at work... Plugging them into medical equipment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barn door Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 I used them at work... Plugging them into medical equipment.Considering I don’t have medical equipment, might not need these then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer sir sanders zingmore Posted February 19, 2019 Volunteer Share Posted February 19, 2019 Makes the machine that goes “ping” sound better than ever 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocky500 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) PLE do have them for $8 (order in) https://www.ple.com.au/Products/622591/ALOGIC-1m-Medical-Power-Cable-Aus-3-Pin-Mains-Plug-Male-to-IEC-C13-Female-Orange Edited February 19, 2019 by rocky500 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barn door Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Makes the machine that goes “ping” sound better than everReckon I may have started a joke thread by accident [emoji23] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koputai Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 If you like the look of them, or they're the right length, get 'em. They won't sound any better or worse than any other. Cheers, Jason. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittaku Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 8 minutes ago, Sir Sanders Zingmore said: Makes the machine that goes “ping” sound better than ever I did notice blacker backgrounds and more air around the pings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barn door Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 If you like the look of them, or they're the right length, get 'em. They won't sound any better or worse than any other. Cheers, Jason. That’s what I was hoping the consensus would be (if a consensus on power cables was ever possible) . . . Being AU/NZ standard, makes me confident on quality when buying online, and it comes in the 1m length I need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barn door Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 PLE did have them for $8 https://www.ple.com.au/Products/622591/ALOGIC-1m-Medical-Power-Cable-Aus-3-Pin-Mains-Plug-Male-to-IEC-C13-Female-OrangeGreat price that is [emoji106] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewantsmoore Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 42 minutes ago, barn door said: Haha, that bad hey. They will work, and probably not burn your house down. Reading the ad carefully there are a few tells which say the cable will not have any Australian compliance markings... and is just bogo standard cable in orange/clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barn door Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Reading the ad carefully there are a few tells which say the cable will not have any Australian compliance markings... and is just bogo standard cable in orange/clear.This what I’m trying to avoid. I was hoping that medical grade might offer higher levels of quality control. Does anyone know where I can buy a quality Australian compliance power cable 1m in length? Edit: without spending $000’s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittaku Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, barn door said: Does anyone know where I can buy a quality Australian compliance power cable 1m in length? Edit: without spending $000’s Jaycar? Officeworks? Bunnings? Edited February 19, 2019 by Ittaku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Caesar Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) Medical refers to a particular standard, orange sleeve with transparent plugs for easy Id of the items location and condition in a hospital ward. Unless it is certified there is no added value to the home user. having said that, here is a reputable supplier... https://www.lindy.com.au/cables-adapters/power/medical Edited February 19, 2019 by Lil Caesar 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barn door Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Jaycar? Officeworks? Bunnings?Good suggestion, however shortest length seems to be 1.8m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittaku Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, barn door said: Good suggestion, however shortest length seems to be 1.8m https://au.element14.com/c/cable-wire-cable-assemblies/cable-assemblies/power-cords-electrical-power-cables?cable-length-metric=1m 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barn door Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 https://au.element14.com/c/cable-wire-cable-assemblies/cable-assemblies/power-cords-electrical-power-cables?cable-length-metric=1mBrilliant! [emoji106]Looks to be what I’m looking for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ittaku Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Just now, barn door said: Brilliant! Looks to be what I’m looking for. Great. Make sure to get one with the correct plug for your device, and be wary they also sell ones with US plugs. These are are a massive worldwide reputable supplier; I can vouch for them having bought lots from there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockeater Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 You can get any length from Anyware or WES/Wagner. $2 each or thereabouts depending on length. The are 0.5m and even shorter. I use them a lot in my workshop as I do not want to have a mess on my bench when several components are connected. IEC end are available with right angle plugs too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A9X Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Medical grade cables are like, fully sick, bro. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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