Re: [neonixie-l] Replacing vintage AC cord

2024-04-09 Thread n1ist
And having a pair of Heyco pliers (I see them on eBay and clones on Amazon) will make it easier. I have tried with regular pliers and always made a mess of them On Friday, April 5, 2024 at 12:13:09 PM UTC-4 gregebert wrote: > I've had battles with some of the strain-reliefs in the past. If

Re: [neonixie-l] Replacing vintage AC cord

2024-04-06 Thread J Forbes
Huhthere is a Digital Museum of Plugs and Sockets https://www.plugsocketmuseum.nl/PowerCord1.html On Friday, April 5, 2024 at 6:08:31 PM UTC-7 Nick Andrews wrote: > If you want a permanently attached cord, you could cut the rectangular > end off an IEC cord and install it with the

Re: [neonixie-l] Replacing vintage AC cord

2024-04-05 Thread Nick Andrews
If you want a permanently attached cord, you could cut the rectangular end off an IEC cord and install it with the strain relief. The fuse holder should be easy to find. On Fri, Apr 5, 2024, 3:51 PM Mac Doktor wrote: > Thanks to everyone who replied, here or privately. I have a lot to >

Re: [neonixie-l] Replacing vintage AC cord

2024-04-05 Thread Mac Doktor
Thanks to everyone who replied, here or privately. I have a lot to consider now. > On Apr 5, 2024, at 12:13 PM, gregebert wrote: > > I've had battles with some of the strain-reliefs in the past. If they dont > break coming out, they often will when going back in so best to get some > spares

Re: [neonixie-l] Replacing vintage AC cord

2024-04-05 Thread gregebert
I've had battles with some of the strain-reliefs in the past. If they dont break coming out, they often will when going back in so best to get some spares if you can. I'm not sure who adopted the IEC power connectors first, but they deserve a Nobel prize in my opinion. On Friday, April 5,

Re: [neonixie-l] Replacing vintage AC cord

2024-04-05 Thread Craig Smuda
SPT-2 or SPT-3 might also be close in the 3-conductor variant as at https://www.awcwire.com/power-cable-and-portable-cord/spt-3 On Apr 4, 2024, 9:23 PM -0500, Craig Smuda , wrote: > Not exactly what you want but Sundial Wire has 3-conductor options that might > look quite good:

Re: [neonixie-l] Replacing vintage AC cord

2024-04-05 Thread Craig Smuda
Not exactly what you want but Sundial Wire has 3-conductor options that might look quite good: https://sundialwire.com/collections/3-conductor-wire On Apr 4, 2024, 8:55 PM -0500, Mac Doktor , wrote: > I bought a Systron-Donner counter from eBay a few months back. Naturally the > cord was chopped

[neonixie-l] Replacing vintage AC cord

2024-04-04 Thread Mac Doktor
I bought a Systron-Donner counter from eBay a few months back. Naturally the cord was chopped off and the fuse cap removed. I'm having trouble finding a suitable replacement. It amounts to three conductor zip cord. I know I'm not going find the original stuff, at least not at a price