Hello all! I recently acquired a MC2300 from a professional DJ, and I
just love the sound (duh?). However, I have run into a problem. The
guy I bought the amp from was using a "clothes dryer" type power cord,
and I wanted to upgrade to something nicer. I bought a fancy (PS
Audio) power cord for the monster, but the female end does not plug
into the Mac. Evidently, the 2300 was made before amps were built with
the IEC-type plug on them, and they have a NEMA 5-15P instead. Has
anyone run into this problem, and how did they solve it? I was
considering getting an adapter, with an IEC prong and a NEMA 5-15
receptacle, but this would seem to introduce a "weak link" into the
power line. Is anyone aware of a high-quality power cord with NEMA
couplings on both ends? I'd really appreciate your suggestions.
Thanks, Adam.


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Hello all! I recently acquired a MC2300 from a professional DJ, and I
just love the sound (duh?). However, I have run into a problem. The
guy I bought the amp from was using a "clothes dryer" type power cord,
and I wanted to upgrade to something nicer. I bought a fancy (PS
Audio) power cord for the monster, but the female end does not plug
into the Mac. Evidently, the 2300 was made before amps were built with
the IEC-type plug on them, and they have a NEMA 5-15P instead. Has
anyone run into this problem, and how did they solve it? I was
considering getting an adapter, with an IEC prong and a NEMA 5-15
receptacle, but this would seem to introduce a "weak link" into the
power line. Is anyone aware of a high-quality power cord with NEMA
couplings on both ends? I'd really appreciate your suggestions.
Thanks, Adam.



Two choices:

cut the IEC off the new power cord, strip wire, place NEMA 5-15 on it
or remove the NEMA from the chassis, change to IEC (metal work involved
and soldering)

Make sure the amp is wired for 120vac and not 240vac...

The main factor for a power amp of this size & circuit is the gauge of
the wire of the power cord. Beyond that I'd not worry all that much,
unless you want better "looks". But make sure your wire gauge is equal
or greater than the one you took off.

_-_-bear


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Bear,

Thanks for your suggestions. In the future I will probably have the
amp converted to an IEC, as you mentioned, then I can use whatever
fancy power cord I want. However, someone in rec.audio.pro recommended
the following, which I did: went to Home Depot, bought a 6-foot length
of 12/3 SJO, put a NEMA 5-15P on one end and a NEMA 5-15R on the other,
and used this as my interim cord. I believe this is higher gauge than
what I took off (it's not really dryer cord, since, as I was reminded
by a guy in Home Depot today, this is generally 220V). Of course, not
as big as the massive 8-gauge PS Audio Cord which I sent back to Audio
Advisor, but I'm not sure if this is really necessary.

By the way, are you the guy who makes those sweet amps?

-Adam
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