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Yomanze
09-06-2012, 14:52
Thought I'd post this in DIY as you need to choose the cable & plug yourself.

This just arrived from British Audio Products: http://store.securehosting.com/stores/sh204131/shophome.php?itemprcd=mainsd

http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i405/neil_yeomans/rsz_img_1370.jpg

Looks like a very sensible price compared to a lot of stuff out there. It's a lot bigger & heavier than I expected but will be hidden behind the daybed. I can easily lift the unit by that plug without it falling out, so it looks to do the job. I don't believe this stuff makes night and day differences, but noticeable enough to me. Do you guys have any mains tips?
MCRU
09-06-2012, 18:16
cables...

belden 19364 | belden 83803 | supra lo-rad | furutech FP-314AG | lapp olflex classic CY | black rhodium fusion | black rhodium jazz |

plugs....

mk toughplug | silver plated mk toughplug | gold plated mk toughplug | rhodium plated mk toughplug | isoclean gold plated plug | furutech copper plug | furutech gold plated plug | furutech rhodium plated plug |

hope that helps, others are of course available :)

oh and don't forget to put a good fuse in the mains plug

fuses.....

isoclean audio gold plated | furutech rhodium plated | hifi tuning UK gold 2
Reid Malenfant
09-06-2012, 18:23
It's a steel enclosure so do yourself a favour & give it some decent screened mains cable :)

I picked up a 6 way & 13 way on ebay, very similar to that you have there for less than £20 the both of them, as good as new.

As you say, you can lift the things with a plug that is plugged into them even though they weigh quite a bit :eyebrows:
Mike
09-06-2012, 18:33
belden 83803

Good choice! :thumbsup:
MCRU
09-06-2012, 19:48
Good choice! :thumbsup:

Its quite stiff but also quite thin so goes in small holes! :) oh and of course it's shielded too!

http://www.mains-cables-r-us.co.uk/58-thickbox/belden-83803-mains-cable-for-diy.jpg
Yomanze
10-06-2012, 10:44
cables...

belden 19364 | belden 83803 | supra lo-rad | furutech FP-314AG | lapp olflex classic CY | black rhodium fusion | black rhodium jazz |

plugs....

mk toughplug | silver plated mk toughplug | gold plated mk toughplug | rhodium plated mk toughplug | isoclean gold plated plug | furutech copper plug | furutech gold plated plug | furutech rhodium plated plug |

hope that helps, others are of course available :)

oh and don't forget to put a good fuse in the mains plug

fuses.....

isoclean audio gold plated | furutech rhodium plated | hifi tuning UK gold 2

Supra Lo-Rad & silver-plated MK toughplug sounds good to me (I already have 5m of the 2.5mm Lo-Rad), cheers. :)

Didn't think about fuses... I'll leave these for a while & might change one out later on to see if I can hear a difference.
Mike
10-06-2012, 21:14
Its quite stiff but also quite thin so goes in small holes! :) oh and of course it's shielded too!

http://www.mains-cables-r-us.co.uk/58-thickbox/belden-83803-mains-cable-for-diy.jpg


Yup... you sold me 5M of it recently! ;)

Or was that the silver plated MK Toughplugs? :scratch:
Marco
10-06-2012, 21:20
Its quite stiff but also quite thin so goes in small holes!


I'm saying nothing! :eek:

Marco.
Mike
10-06-2012, 21:26
I'm saying nothing! :eek:

Marco.

You can bend it into unnatural positions too. And it'll stay put! :eyebrows:
Marco
10-06-2012, 21:47
Oh the games you could play! :D

Marco.
DaveK
12-06-2012, 13:49
Its quite stiff but also quite thin so goes in small holes! :) oh and of course it's shielded too!

http://www.mains-cables-r-us.co.uk/58-thickbox/belden-83803-mains-cable-for-diy.jpg

Can one of you knowledgeable chaps ;) confirm for me that the shielding is connected to earth at the mains plug end only pllease?
Dave.
prestonchipfryer
12-06-2012, 16:47
Is there a camera on the end? ;)
Reid Malenfant
13-06-2012, 17:27
Can one of you knowledgeable chaps ;) confirm for me that the shielding is connected to earth at the mains plug end only pllease?
Dave.
Yes :)