PSU power cables.....

biffzinker · Nov 26, 2019

R-T-B said:
The more important point if not wanting to do length math is the amperage andor wattage, usually found on the end. Here is my 13Amp that came with my EVGA T2 850W, can't really see it but you get the idea:

Some put it on the other end.

Because of your post I was curious so I checked on it.

13A 125V 1025W

Grog6 · Nov 26, 2019

Guys, if you're ever wondering about amp capacity for a AC wire, check the local building codes.

Our cabling is flexible, as a feature, which adds a few amps to the ratings.

This is for copper, aluminum has a different set of problems.

BTW, over 15A IEC plugs have a different configuration, that won't plug into the standard ones.

Our common plugs are 13A rated (C13), as per the 13A rating on the cord shown.

IEC 60320 - Wikipedia

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Sorry to post the silver cord, but there are some people here who believe in silver speaker wire; who am I to judge?

phill · Nov 26, 2019

biffzinker said:
Because of your post I was curious so I checked on it.

13A 125V 1025W
View attachment 137638

Thanks for the pic, I was just curious if anyone else bothered looking, it seems curiosity got the better of some of you in the end

And if you look on the cable itself, you'll see a temperature rating, along with cable thickness and all sorts

I'll try and find a cable that I use tonight when I'm home from work

Grog6 said:
Guys, if you're ever wondering about amp capacity for a AC wire, check the local building codes.

Our cabling is flexible, as a feature, which adds a few amps to the ratings.

This is for copper, aluminum has a different set of problems.

BTW, over 15A IEC plugs have a different configuration, that won't plug into the standard ones.

Our common plugs are 13A rated (C13), as per the 13A rating on the cord shown.

IEC 60320 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Sorry to post the silver cord, but there are some people here who believe in silver speaker wire; who am I to judge?

Thanks for the post

From some of the cables I've got, there are also different rated fuses in the plugs, some I've seen as low as 3 amps, but then some plugs use a 13 amp fuse as well. I think the majority of fuses I've seen are 5 amps..

biffzinker · Nov 26, 2019

phill said:
And if you look on the cable itself, you'll see a temperature rating, along with cable thickness and all sorts I'll try and find a cable that I use tonight when I'm home from work

It's in a earlier post: 16AWGX3C, and rated for 105°C

PSU power cables.....

Now I don't know if this might sound completely stupid to most of you or not, but I was just wondering as there's been a fair amount of PSU chatter, that with your new PSU, do any one of you ever look at the cable thickness of your power cord?? I know it sounds a little mental (should do...

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R-T-B · Nov 26, 2019

biffzinker said:
Because of your post I was curious so I checked on it.

13A 125V 1025W
View attachment 137638

1625W not 1025W, otherwise spot on. Those little numbers do blend together.

bonehead123 · Nov 26, 2019

R-T-B said:
Go away silverman. Platinum is where it's at! You can tell by the pricing!

Nope, gold-pressed latinum studded with dilithium crystals is da bomb here, hehehe :peace:

And fyi, it only cost 1 arm, both legs, a kidney & your dog's left testicle.. per mm !

phill · Nov 26, 2019

biffzinker said:
It's in a earlier post: 16AWGX3C, and rated for 105°C

PSU power cables.....

Now I don't know if this might sound completely stupid to most of you or not, but I was just wondering as there's been a fair amount of PSU chatter, that with your new PSU, do any one of you ever look at the cable thickness of your power cord?? I know it sounds a little mental (should do...

www.techpowerup.com

I was just blind and looked right past it!!

Well if all else fails, at least we'll be able to boil some water for a cuppa if the cable gets warm enough

Ruru · Nov 26, 2019

Never actually thought about it, just used the same cable since the dinosaurs were around.

I guess it wouldn't hurt to use the cable bundled with my PSU.

oobymach · Nov 26, 2019

Was curious so I checked my psu 3ft cable and only data is printed on the cable itself. Also my surge protector has these specs - Electrical Rating: 15A, 120 VAC, 60Hz, 1800 Watts, ups just list NEMA 5-15P which is 15amp 125v, ups has a slightly thinner cable than the others so I'm guessing it's 18gauge.

phill · Nov 27, 2019

Interesting size of cable, 1.3mm2.... Must be something to do wit the 125v instead of the 240v we run in the UK I guess??

Dinnercore · Nov 27, 2019

I never really thought about this topic, as cables are all rated rather high here on the 230V outlets. My monitor-cable has 10A / 250V = 2500W rating. On the PSU side and all the extension cables and power-strips are rated to the point of the circuit breaker tripping before anything can happen. It is usually 16A / 230V = 3680W.

As for the internal wires from PSU to components I leave it to reviews telling me a PSU is good or not.

AsRock · Nov 27, 2019

If it it'sa trusted brand it be a none issue, how ever you do decide to get a better one check the pins 1st as there is a lot of Chinese crap going around switching the Neutral and earth.

Grog6 · Nov 27, 2019

For electrical stuff, any cable exposed to the user/planet is going to be 18AWG minimum.
That's why I posted the table I did above, it set 18 awg as a minimum.

mm2, awg, sq mils; all of these are in use.

250mcm (million circular mills) is standard in the "wires run to your house" sizes.

(A mil is a thousandth of an inch)

I have some nice 350mcm shielded cables I saved from the dumpster I'm going to use for a car stereo project, just 'cause.

That's a 50 cent piece.

phill · Nov 27, 2019

Grog6 said:
For electrical stuff, any cable exposed to the user/planet is going to be 18AWG minimum.
That's why I posted the table I did above, it set 18 awg as a minimum.

mm2, awg, sq mils; all of these are in use.

250mcm (million circular mills) is standard in the "wires run to your house" sizes.
(A mil is a thousandth of an inch)

I have some nice 350mcm shielded cables I saved from the dumpster I'm going to use for a car stereo project, just 'cause.

View attachment 137732

That's a 50 cent piece.

Now I need some of that for my SR-2!!

@Dinnercore , with your power draw, that might be enough to calm the beast wouldn't it??

Grog6 · Nov 27, 2019

That cable ran a 3.3V 120A power supply 30 feet, with less than .1V drop.

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