Members Ryan. Posted July 22, 2010 Members Share Posted July 22, 2010 Talking about these: I only ask because we just broke down our rig and someone tossed all the power cables in one pile. I assume its ok, but want to be 100% sure before I go plugging a DBX power cable into the MixWiz. I know sometimes those wallwarts aren't compatible with one guitar pedal to another... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scodiddly Posted July 22, 2010 Members Share Posted July 22, 2010 Those cables are fine to use wherever, we don't bother keeping track at all. I do test each one of them, though. About 1% of them turn out to be miswired from the Chinese factory or wherever they're made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soul-x Posted July 22, 2010 Members Share Posted July 22, 2010 Shouldn't be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoadRanger Posted July 22, 2010 Members Share Posted July 22, 2010 Amp cords should be 14 gauge, all others are probably interchangeable (unless you have something else that draws over 10A) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Coaster Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 dont power a bridged itech6000 with an 18 gauge IEC cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members W. M. Hellinger Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 I'm of the understanding there are different rated cables and sockets which sometimes might be intentionally incompatible. IE: A 15A rated cable might not transfer power through a 20A rated socket... because either the pins in the socket are shorter, or the female connectors in the cord end are recessed further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scodiddly Posted July 23, 2010 Members Share Posted July 23, 2010 I'm of the understanding there are different rated cables and sockets which sometimes might be intentionally incompatible. IE: A 15A rated cable might not transfer power through a 20A rated socket... because either the pins in the socket are shorter, or the female connectors in the cord end are recessed further. True, but those are pretty obvious different connectors with the blades turned sideways or whatever. I do need to clarify my earlier statement about "it doesn't matter and we don't keep track" a little, though. We do have some power amps that use those cables. I have the heavier-gauge cables zip-tied into the racks for those amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted July 23, 2010 CMS Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 Some info on IEC connectors. The ones we are likely to see are C13(cordset female) and C14(panel male inlet). These are ALL rated 10 amps by IEC. I've found no explanation for the varying wires gauges used. I assume that they ignore the IEC standard to allow for higher ampacity. Check the CSA and UL listings printed on them. In some cases, you'll see a CSA temperature rating of 60 degrees C, and a UL rating of 75 degrees on the same cord. In other cases, the temperature ratings match. The higher current IEC pair are C19 and C20 rated 16 amps. These have larger pins rotated 90-degrees to the C13/C14 and so don't fit them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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