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Power cable with small connector / termination

I am planning to make a change to move equipment to a more accessible location on a built-in cabinet/bookshelf in my house. The electrical outlet is in the lower section behind closed cabinet doors, but I want to have equipment on top of that, in the open area of the bookcase. This requires me to drill a hole at the back of the bookcase through the top of the lower cabinet so I can pass the power cable through it. I'd like to use a quality cable but all of the ones I currently own have gigantic heads on them and I don't really want to drill a 3 inch hole through the cabinet. Does anyone know of any power cables that have slightly more reasonably sized terminations? At least at one end, as I only need to feed it through one way.
jnehma1
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millercarbon
12,531 posts
 
3" diameter? Surely you exaggerate.

You don't say where you are, but if its an IEC connector those are only a little over 1". Probably a 1.25" hole will suffice. Or maybe you're trying to run several through just one hole and left out that little detail. Which happens a lot. Asking questions with sketchy partial inaccurate and/or irrelevant background information I mean. 

Still, buying power cables based on diameter, got to be worth points for originality. So, given that we know sound quality is no longer the main focus why not simply unscrew the connector from one end, slide the cable through, and re-attach the connector?


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bryhifi
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OP,
If you are handy putting a new IEC 320 end on, and either of these is smaller than your current connector, they would need a hole of about 1.75" to pass through.

http://www.furutech.com/2014/02/27/8612/

http://www.furutech.com/2014/04/22/9034/

I have several Furutech ends that are at or in excess of 1.5" diameter and needed 1.75" holes to pass through a custom built wall unit.
erik_squires
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The Cardas AC cables are relatively small.  Check them  out.
erik_squires
16,623 posts
 
Sorry, not the AC cables, but the AC connectors.
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