how do you deal with heavy power cords?

Only thing that I have found that works for me is to cut out a piece of wood (but any other materials would probably work too, even found around the house) and prop up the cable. I use blueTack then to prevent this piece from moving. Since I am not moving around equipment, as I am able to pull my complete rack out, this is the only thing that has worked for me.

For the wall outlet, I have not experienced this problem. But you can also bend out the prongs a little bit to get a tighter fit to help it hold in better.

Put a cable tie (that has an added eyelet) around the power cord and then affix a hook to a nearby surface and hang the cable from it. You can also double them up and attach them to a chassis screw or around the feet of your amp and other component

http://www.cabletiesplus.com/Products/5-Mounted-Head-Cable-Ties-(40-lb)-(Natural)__CP-5-40MH-N.aspx

thanks! I bookmarked the links and will try all these suggestions until I find one that works for me. The buypowergear clamps look interesting.

For the Wall receptacle side, I put a small nail-in picture frame hanger into the wall above the outlet plate. I plug the PC into the outlet, loop a length of monofilament around the PC, loop it over the hook on the hangar, snug it up and tie it off. Works like a charm on my very stiff and heavy power amp power cables.

oyaide receptacles!!!

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