And having a pair of Heyco pliers (I see them on eBay and clones on Amazon) will make it easier. I have tried with regular pliers and always made a mess of them
On Friday, April 5, 2024 at 12:13:09 PM UTC-4 gregebert wrote: > I've had battles with some of the strain-reliefs in the past. If they dont > break coming out, they often will when going back in so best to get some > spares if you can. > > I'm not sure who adopted the IEC power connectors first, but they deserve > a Nobel prize in my opinion. > > On Friday, April 5, 2024 at 12:57:00 AM UTC-7 Toby Thain wrote: > >> On 2024-04-04 9:55 p.m., Mac Doktor wrote: >> > I bought a Systron-Donner counter from eBay a few months back. >> Naturally >> > the cord was chopped off and the fuse cap removed. >> > >> > >> > I'm having trouble finding a suitable replacement. It amounts to three >> > conductor zip cord. I know I'm not going find the original stuff, at >> > least not at a price mortals can afford. >> >> Suitable 3 wire cords with North American plug are available at Digikey >> and Mouser, unless I'm misunderstanding the type you need. I even found >> a coiled one to replace a similar one on a Tektronix 602 that was >> wearing out. >> >> --Toby >> >> > >> > >> > Terry Bowman, KA4HJH >> > "The Mac Doctor" >> > >> > https://www.astarcloseup.com <https://www.astarcloseup.com> >> > >> > “...the book said something astonishing, a very big thought. The stars, >> > it said, were suns but very far away. The Sun was a star but close >> > up.”—Carl Sagan, "The Backbone Of Night",/Cosmos/, 1980 >> > >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups "neonixie-l" group. >> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >> > an email to [email protected] >> > <mailto:[email protected]>. >> > To view this discussion on the web, visit >> > >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/BB4D5909-1659-4D85-AD0C-48845479010F%40gmail.com >> >> < >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/BB4D5909-1659-4D85-AD0C-48845479010F%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. >> >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/4cd578db-f136-4e75-b93b-f5bc8218076fn%40googlegroups.com.
