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  • technicalspecialist
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2010
    • 65
    #21
    Re: Repair or part it?

    Whats are captive power cables? I've never heard that term before.
    Do you just mean the IEC plugs/sockets (aka kettle leads) that are commonly used on computer PSUs?

    http://mindmachine.co.uk/products/IEC_Connectors.html
    If it's broken, fix it. If it's not broken, improve it.

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      • stj
        Great Sage 齊天大聖
        • Dec 2009
        • 30941
        • Albion
        #22
        Re: Repair or part it?

        captive power cables are cables you cant remove.

        like on cheap shit dvd players & tv's where it just goes through a rubber block to save the cost of a connector.

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          • technicalspecialist
            Senior Member
            • Jun 2010
            • 65
            #23
            Re: Repair or part it?

            Oh yeah, I don't like that either but it depends on the device.
            But i'd certainly be really annoyed too if I'd just bought a 50inch plasma and it had a fixed power cable (most likely 3 core).
            But usually it's low power stuff like DVD players, set top DTV boxes, etc... that don't need an earth wire. My denon AV amp has a 2 wire fixed (captive) power cable but I don't really mind too much as it's always stayed in the same place.
            If it's broken, fix it. If it's not broken, improve it.

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              • ratdude747
                Black Sheep
                • Nov 2008
                • 17136
                • USA
                #24
                Re: Repair or part it?

                i wouldn't care.. if it broke, soldering time!
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