shanefitzy Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Hi , I am a little Racktarded but can you buy female to female IEC (C13) patch cables anywhere to connect my rack units power to a rack mounted power distributor . I may be searching for the wrong thing but can only find extensions (male to female (c14 to c13)) . Or will I have to make these (possible tragic outcome). Thanks Shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 (edited) That doesn't sound right to me. Have a word with Basschat's obbm, he knows all there is to know about leads and cables. If you need anything making he will do it. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/user/12-obbm/"]http://basschat.co.uk/user/12-obbm/[/url] Edited April 17, 2013 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obbm Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I would have serious concerns about a rack power distributor with male outlets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 [quote name='shanefitzy' timestamp='1366234279' post='2050058']...female to female IEC (C13) patch cables...[/quote] Good evening, Shane... Can you give some kind of rational explanation as to why this should be required..? Photos of your needs would help. In general (and I can think of no exceptions...) the 'live' source must be 'female', the i/p male. If there is a 'live' male in the system, there is a risk (or even certainty...) of lethal voltage being exposed, and an assured accident. Are you sure that this is not a risk in your case..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obbm Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Having used used IEC outlet strips in my former Professional life in TV studio racks, etc., I started to use one in my rig however it soon became clear that they lacked flexibility as every bit of my kit required an IEC plug whereas everyone else used 13A plugs. I couldn't plug equipment into them and they couldn't plug into me. The solution was, and still is, to use a 1U 13A outlet strip across the rear of the rack. There are quite a few makes of these available now. Love them or hate them the ubiquitous 13A plug rules in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanefitzy Posted April 17, 2013 Author Share Posted April 17, 2013 Yeah thanks all . I think I need to check the back of the unit again . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike257 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Yeah, all the rack distributors I've owned/used have been female outlets, for the extremely sensible reasons described above. I'd go double check! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Well if you do find a power strip with male connectors then you need to drop it into the bin after reshaping it with a lump hammer. The industry standard for an IEC based distribution panel is to have a line of Female connectors which are connected to the appliance using a Male IEC to Female IEC lead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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