Members Unfed Posted March 11, 2005 Members Share Posted March 11, 2005 recently got an ART power/light rack unit for my 6u rack and now have four extra long power cords hanging out the back from the other units in there. any idea where to find shorter cords for these? no luck on ebay or with radioshack... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeebus Posted March 11, 2005 Members Share Posted March 11, 2005 Try making your own. This allows you to have cables at the exact length you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Altered Flesh Posted March 11, 2005 Members Share Posted March 11, 2005 Aside from cutting and resoldering your current cables, try a local store specializing in pro audio and/or keyboards (ie, the expensive stuff) they tend to carry that sort of thing, or at the least would probably make them for you if you dont have a soldering iron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChetSinger Posted March 11, 2005 Members Share Posted March 11, 2005 I just tie mine into loops with trash bag twisties. Yeah, I'm cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sevensinner Posted March 11, 2005 Members Share Posted March 11, 2005 I use plastic cable ties - got a 500-pack from Wal-Mart for something like $4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wes-ninja250 Posted March 11, 2005 Members Share Posted March 11, 2005 > Aside from cutting and resoldering your current cables, If it's not a wall-wart, you don't need to do that. Just cut off the end about three inches from where you want the plug, strip the wires and install a new $5 plug from Home Depot. Tools required: screwdriver, wire cutters. Wes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meatball Fulton Posted March 11, 2005 Members Share Posted March 11, 2005 Check computer supply stores for short AC cords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eric Posted March 11, 2005 Members Share Posted March 11, 2005 Bruce Wahler at Ashby Solutions sells many sizes from 1' on up. Check his website www.ashbysolutions.com Regards, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Unfed Posted March 11, 2005 Author Members Share Posted March 11, 2005 thanks for the replies, everyone. eric - i think that'll be perfect, pretty well priced also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GigMan Posted March 11, 2005 Members Share Posted March 11, 2005 Originally posted by Unfed thanks for the replies, everyone. eric - i think that'll be perfect, pretty well priced also. Yeah, good call, Eric - I checked out Ashby's site. I like what it says under the power cords section in "Misc. Stuff" - At AshbySolutions.com, we sell only two styles of AC power cords: the longest and shortest ones we can find! (Hey, you can get a 6-foot cord just about anywhere.) Very cool! Another neat site for odds + ends of the electronic variety is CyberGuys! - http://www.cyberguys.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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