Power cord break-in tips?


I will receive a new power cord for my VAC in a few weeks. In my experience some power cords improve sound quality and over time and a new power cords effect will change in a good way, hopefully. 
My question is what appliance do you folks use to break-in a new cord? I use our plasma TV it's used much of the day.

128x128mid40sguy
I usually break them in on a 20 cu ft refrigerator.
It runs 24/7 and draw lots of power.

The food in the fridge usually tastes better too. ;^)

mid40sguy:

The Plasma TV is a good choice as it uses about 300 watts. Your power cord needs a good five days with current going thru it.
It will then take 3-5 days to settle in with your amp. If you know of a local person with a Audio Dharma Cable Cooker do whatever it takes to borrow it. It will fully condition the cable better than anything else.

Enjoy your new cable.

David Pritchard
The problem with using most appliances as a power cable burn-in donor is that most appliance don't have an iec power connection.