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how do you deal with heavy power cords?

I have some very heavy power cords that won't stay in a wall socket correctly, the weight pulls them down too much. It's even a problem in the IEC receptacle on the back of seveal components (I have used a foam support underneath, but that is suboptimal for obvious reasons). Has anyone developed a clamp or other kluge to hold these things in a socket? Is the only real solution to find lighter cords (and reasonable flexibility would be nice too!).
lloydc
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czbbcl
1,752 posts
 
Hospital Grade recepticles should have enough clamping power to hold onto the prongs on the plug. For the IEC end I would wrap a piece of electrical tape around the perimeter of the IEC and then plug it into the unit. At least worth a try if you havn't already.
ncarv
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I have the same problem.
This might work for the wall outlet, though I haven't tried it:

http://www.buypowergear.com/detail.aspx?ID=5165

As for the IEC end, everything I've seen requires holes to screw into, like these:

http://www.qualtekusa.com/catalog/na_power/retainer.html

If you find something better, let us know.
calloway
874 posts
 
i have jps 'aluminatas and they,too,are very heavy...what i did was to make a 1" thick wood block with cut outs for the outlets...i have a quad outlet...and take velcro tape and tape the wood block to the outer limits of the wall outlet with the velcro....then plug the pcs' through the holes into the outlets..the 1" wood thickness holds the plugs in nicely and does not allow them to lever out...hope this helps
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