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Managing Power Cables in Racks
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Post 16 made on Monday July 15, 2019 at 19:37
tweeterguy
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On July 14, 2019 at 20:41, davidcasemore said...
What if it's a (really long) non-removable power cord? Do you cut it to length and install a power plug on the end? What happened to the warranty if you did that?

I can honestly not recall the last time I’ve seen a device in a rack with a fixed power cord. I’m sure they exist but not in my world. If I happened to run into this unicorn I would throw caution to the wind and cut the cord and put an appropriate end on it. If/when warranty was an issue and denied I’d just replace it...anything with a fixed cord is likely cheap rubbish anyway. If I’m having to send it in for discovery (no advanced RMA) I’m likely buying a replacement anyway to keep the party going.

Disclaimer: I also open up all IR only devices to bury the emitter inside. Now that’s living on the edge :-)
Post 17 made on Monday July 15, 2019 at 21:09
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monoprice (i know, i know) has a large selection as well. Stupid cheap.
Post 18 made on Monday July 15, 2019 at 23:14
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On July 15, 2019 at 19:37, tweeterguy said...
I can honestly not recall the last time I’ve seen a device in a rack with a fixed power cord. I’m sure they exist but not in my world. If I happened to run into this unicorn I would throw caution to the wind and cut the cord and put an appropriate end on it. If/when warranty was an issue and denied I’d just replace it...anything with a fixed cord is likely cheap rubbish anyway. If I’m having to send it in for discovery (no advanced RMA) I’m likely buying a replacement anyway to keep the party going.

I just checked my own racks in the basement and found only one piece with a fixed power cord. Not cheap rubbish, though. It's an Altronix 16-output, 7 amp. CCTV camera power supply. The cord is only 18 AWG so it was easy to manage.
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