[ARC5] Need HP Style Power Cord

[John Hutchins]

Wayne:


This may be the end of discussion :

There are new ones on the web I needed one for a piece of old HP test 
equipment.  $19.00  that $1.90 in 1970 terms }

NEW Oval 2 prong AC POWER Cord for Vintage receiver,Stereo, Ham radio

Link to same on AMAZON.COM

http://www.amazon.com/prong-POWER-Vintage-receiver-Stereo/dp/B015UXY4NU%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAILZCXXIZOV3FPNCA%26tag%3D4368434-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB015UXY4NU%26ascsubtag%3DABQTMXCB5S

Ebay :
3 - prong -oval

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Belden-800-5121-Vintage-Oval-AC-Power-Cord-3-Prong-7-5-Ft-/311567738756?hash=item488ae26784:g:u78AAOSwvgdW5yKY



On 3/17/2016 12:00 PM, mstangelo at comcast.net wrote:
> Those oval connectors were also used on old Electrolux vacuum cleaners. I remember them from my youth.
>
> They may also be used with appliances. You may find them in a Thrift store or that pile of junk in the basement/attic.
>
> Mike N2MS
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
> To: ARC-5 List <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 02:16:08 -0000 (UTC)
> Subject: Re: [ARC5] Need HP Style Power Cord
>
> On 16 Mar 2016 at 20:41, Robert  Eleazer wrote:
>
>
> Wayne:
>
> Those you mention are the much later IEC types, used in almost everything
> these days, but what was wanted was the OLDer type of HP power cord.
>
> That one had a flattened, much smaller, three-pin connection unique to HP
> and it looked and worked nothing even remotely like the modern ones.
>
> I have several pieces of the older HP gear here which require that earlier,
> smaller one, and once the power cord is lost, finding a replacement is amost
> impossible.
>
> I have had to replace the older HP power connector with a modern IEC type
> for some of my gear. Many times, the IEC type simply won't fit as it is too big.
>
> Ken W7EKB
>
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