power question? soldering/main power/sockets etc

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Dan G

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Hey guys, got hopefully an easy question.

To power my rack I need 3 sockets: 1 for my power conditioner, 1 for a 12V adaptor for wireless, and a 9V adaptor for a pro rack G.

Unless someone can point me elsewhere, I figured the best idea is to have a 4-way extension lead attached to my rack tray. But I don't want the huge long cable attached to the 4-way dragging around inside my rack.

So, is it possible to do the following:

1. Buy a 4-way extension lead and chop off the cable so there is only a couple of inches of cable left.
2. Buy a male IEC adaptor and solder it to the 4-way in place of the plug.
3. Then fix this to my rack so it's always there with my various bit of equipment plugged into it.

4. then whenever I need to power it, I can take a standard female IEC power cable and plug it into my modified 4-way.

I've done a diagram to make what I'm talking about a lot easier to understand:

powersupply.jpg


Thanks for any help!

Dan
 
Yup. Just make sure (!) that the ground is working properly !!!!
 
You can buy 4 way sockets with an IEC connector already fitted, I'm pretty sure use have some half or 1 meter ones at work. Google around a bit.
 
thanks guys.

Ailean":1r76y44w said:
You can buy 4 way sockets with an IEC connector already fitted, I'm pretty sure use have some half or 1 meter ones at work. Google around a bit.
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Believe me I have searched for HOURS. If anyone knows of them please let me know though!
 
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