[Milsurplus] [Boatanchors] Need a female AC socket

[Joe Connor]

 I don't know if this helps, but I found a really nice female plug at a hardware store in the Do It Best chain. It was made of rubber, and it was smaller than the ones I had seen at other hardware stores. I used it to mate with the male plug in a BC-342 power supply, and it fit like a glove. I last bought one of these plugs only several months ago, so they should still be available. 
                                  Joe Connor
    On Sunday, February 28, 2021, 02:33:56 PM EST, KD7JYK DM09 <kd7jyk at earthlink.net> wrote:  
 
 
> Not sure if it will help but I found these at Lowe’s awhile back.  It 
> fits perfectly into my TCS power supply.  It’s 1-1/8” wide.

Easy enough to grind down, in a pinch, but the three prong outlets have 
the blades offset, where-as, the plug in his pic, the blades were 
centered.  I went through my piles of cords, as well, and checked home 
improvement stores, no joy.  OLD extension cord ends were centered, as 
they had no ground, but the diameter may be off.

Ebay, for an old old unused cord-end, or just just the right connector, 
maybe?

Also, although not the exact cord, what about a two prong female 
extension cord end, but flat, rather than round?  I used them a lot in 
the late 80's - early 90's, just to get things running.  Sometimes I had 
to grind the edges down, or cut the corners off with wire cutters in a 
pinch.  Here's an example, should be able to get one at a local store, a 
thrift shop, at worst:

https://www.amazon.com/Outlet-Extension-2-Prong-Outlets-Little/dp/B07H1B7S1G/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=short+2+prong+extension+cord&qid=1614540704&sr=8-5

Kurt


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