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  • Cooldmitriy
    Member
    • Oct 2005
    • 68

    #1

    Short power cord

    I intalled Monster Power Center and now my Rotel 1056 power cord is short. Does Rotel offer free exchange for longer cords?
  • Lex
    Ultra Senior Member
    • Apr 2001
    • 27460

    #2
    Doubtful.
    Doug
    "I'm out there Jerry, and I'm loving every minute of it!" - Kramer

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    • Cooldmitriy
      Member
      • Oct 2005
      • 68

      #3
      Why would they make power cords so short? :roll: It's all about the money.

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      • Kevin D
        Ultra Senior Member
        • Oct 2002
        • 4601

        #4
        My Rotel cords range from 4.5' to 6'. That's actually more than most of my other equipment. How long is your cord? Even 4' should be plenty.

        Kevin D.

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        • Cooldmitriy
          Member
          • Oct 2005
          • 68

          #5
          Kev,

          my Rotel 1056 sits on the lower shelf and Monster Power Center on the top one. The distance between two is about 5 feet. My cord is only about 3 ft. long.
          May I use any long computer cable to replace the original Rotel cable. They seem to be compartable and both made in China.

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          • H.Donald
            Senior Member
            • Aug 2004
            • 477

            #6
            There are any number of after market cables available in two meter lenths for around fifty of sixty bucks...

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            • Kevin D
              Ultra Senior Member
              • Oct 2002
              • 4601

              #7
              You can use any power cord as long as the ends are compatible. Three feet is a little short. My 1098 was one of the longer one's at about 5.5' I would say give Rotel a call and let them no your situation. Never know what they will say.

              Kevin D.

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              • Cooldmitriy
                Member
                • Oct 2005
                • 68

                #8
                Kev,

                I just called Rotel Tech Support and they refered me to my local RatShack. They said that I need IEC 16 gauge wire power cord. Any comments? ;x(

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                • Marlboroman
                  Member
                  • Aug 2005
                  • 73

                  #9
                  Yes. Rotel uses standard IEC cord. As long as the gauge and # of pins is the same you should be fine.

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                  • Bostonears
                    Senior Member
                    • Mar 2004
                    • 133

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Cooldmitriy
                    Why would they make power cords so short? :roll: It's all about the money.
                    Personally, I find that most cords (power, interconnects, etc.) for my home theater equipment are far too LONG. My Pure AV power conditioner came with a 12 foot cord that was incredibly beefy. I only needed about three feet to get to the nearest outlet, and the extra cable was a major pain to find someplace to stuff it. So, I surgically shortened the cord to four feet, which works perfectly with a little length to spare.

                    I also remember years ago having a discussion with a high end audio retailer. I wanted extremely short interconnects, to go from one component to another that it was sitting directly on top of. The shortest the dealer had was three feet. I wanted cables about 9 inches long. He said, they wouldn't cost any less than three footers. I said, I don't care if they cost any less, I want short cables.

                    In general, I always want the shortest possible cables to get from Point A to Point B.

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