Where do you buy right angle power cord cable that is 300V rated

Happy Hopping said:
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=7676

monoprice has this, but it's rated at 125V only.

The power cord cable I have now is rated at VW1 300V. Where else can you buy something like this besides Monoprice?
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Where are you planning on using this, and what are you using it for? North America uses 120V for standard electrical, so any higher rating for a computer system is unnecessary. If you are using a specialized piece of equipment that requires that high of voltage, you probably shouldn't be looking at computer suppliers.
 
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This might work.
 
Make your own cable. Get it test tagged if you're worried about insurance.

P.s 220-240vac countries like mine often have 300v rated cable..
 
Happy Hopping said:
I read it off from my cable currently. .. so they are at 300V for some good reason
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because the psu can run at 120 or 240v so it comes with one that will support both. are you running on 120 or 240v? if its normal north American 120v any right angle power cord will work just fine, prob for 240v too, its only 850w.
 
Of course I'm running 120V, but w/ regular power cord, we have different AWG, some power cord w/ thin diameter, if we use it, and say the PSU is 850W, that power cord running really hot. That's because the diameter (gauge) is too thin, so hgih quality PSU power cord is usually a heavy duty thick gauge AWG.

I have a regular diameter right angle cord, but that diameter is considerably thinner than the ones that c/w these 850W paltimax PSU
 
Happy Hopping said:
Of course I'm running 120V, but w/ regular power cord, we have different AWG, some power cord w/ thin diameter, if we use it, and say the PSU is 850W, that power cord running really hot. That's because the diameter (gauge) is too thin, so hgih quality PSU power cord is usually a heavy duty thick gauge AWG.

I have a regular diameter right angle cord, but that diameter is considerably thinner than the ones that c/w these 850W paltimax PSU
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Watts = Volts x Amps.
850W = 120V x [Variable]
Variable = 7-8ish depending on voltage variances. Get a cord rated for 10 or more amps. You do not need a "300V" power cable for 120V devices.
 
Happy Hopping said:
Of course I'm running 120V, but w/ regular power cord, we have different AWG, some power cord w/ thin diameter, if we use it, and say the PSU is 850W, that power cord running really hot. That's because the diameter (gauge) is too thin, so hgih quality PSU power cord is usually a heavy duty thick gauge AWG.

I have a regular diameter right angle cord, but that diameter is considerably thinner than the ones that c/w these 850W paltimax PSU
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then click the "14awg" button in the link you posted. its right there under the price.
 
Volts don't matter, amperage does (as long as insulation is thick enough). Higher voltage will have less current for the same watts.
 
whoa whoa......

Voltage rating has nothing to do with wire gauge or watts.

The voltage rating of a wire is it's insulation rating, I.E voltage required to overcome(short) the insulation.
Wire gauge is determined by acceptable temperature rise for a given current, with a given insulator.

I'm pretty sure any 'non-garbage' power cable will have 300v rating....but don't bet your life on it.

also , 240 gear has different connectors than 120 ,you might be seeing that on the ads.
 
BrainEater said:
whoa whoa......

Voltage rating has nothing to do with wire gauge or watts.

The voltage rating of a wire is it's insulation rating, I.E voltage required to overcome(short) the insulation.
Wire gauge is determined by acceptable temperature rise for a given current, with a given insulator.

I'm pretty sure any 'non-garbage' power cable will have 300v rating....but don't bet your life on it.

also , 240 gear has different connectors than 120 ,you might be seeing that on the ads.
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um ok im not an electrician so im just going on the fact that all higher voltage stuff ive ever used has higher gauge wire not insulation. I though shorts were cause but too much current heating a thin wire and melting the insulation. but again, not an electrician so if you are I stand corrected. a friend has 6-50R plugs for shop equipment which I thought were the same prongs as 120v but their not.
 
pendragon1 said:
um ok im not an electrician so im just going on the fact that all higher voltage stuff ive ever used has higher gauge wire not insulation. I though shorts were cause but too much current heating a thin wire and melting the insulation. but again, not an electrician so if you are I stand corrected. a friend has 6-50R plugs for shop equipment which I thought were the same prongs as 120v but their not.
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Heat in wires is caused by increased amperage and is not related to voltage. Thicker gauge wires have lower electrical resistance, which lowers heat generated. When you increase voltage for the same watts, amperage naturally decreases. In effect, when you increase voltage, you don't need as thick wires to carry the same amount of power because amperage is lower. However, increased voltage means that arcing across wires is more likely to occur, and thicker insulation is needed to prevent that from happening. What you were most likely seeing is that higher voltage wiring is also designed for high amperage for high power operations, which is typically why you would use high voltage. Shorts can occur in one of two ways: too much amperage causing heating which melts the insulation, and arcing due to voltage being too high for the insulation. Arcing typically generates very high temperatures (think lightning strikes), which can and will melt the insulation, making the problem even worse.

In any case, the 300 V rating does not matter for the OP that is using the cable in a 120 V environment. The only thing that matters is the gauge is thick enough to handle the amperage.
 
Alright, since so many of you like to save me $, I'll go w/ Mono at 14 gauge. Thank you all

On a side note, what on earth is "arcing"?
 
Arcing is bad.
it's when the voltage overcomes the insulation.....it's a spark , that leads to bad things.
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The 14 gauge is a good choice.The wiring in your house is more than likely 14 gauge too.
As far as the voltage rating thing goes , I did some looking around, I cannot find power cable rated for less than 300 volts.....they just don't make wire like that, so it's all good I think.
 
Arcing- think lightning strikes. That is nature's naturally made arcing.
 
okay, I have an update:

I bought the 850W PSU from Enermax today (see link) This is the very same class / series that I bought 5 yr. ago, except back then, it is not the "Dust Free" version.

https://www.enermaxusa.com/product.php?pid=91237993#!/Platimax D.F. 850W/p/91237993

back 5 yr. ago, the power cord that c/w that PSU is a heavy gauge cable, it's so thick you can hang yourself with it

today, the power cord that c/w this brand new PSU is nothing but a cheap looking 18 gauge cable. Now, this is what it reads:

SVT 105 DEG C 3 x 18 awg0.824 SQ. MM 300v vw-1

and at the plug, it reads 10A, 125V

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does that mean any 18AWG will work? because the cable 5 yr. ago, is AWG 14 . So is Enermax cheaping out on a cable? Or are they say a 18AWG cable can now support the same PSU that they give a 14 AWG cable back 5 yr. ago?


And for right angel 18AWG cord, I found one that reads:

18/3 SVT FT 2, but it has no rating at the plug, instead it says : made in USA, 714 and a brand name in italic that I can't read
 
Cable is rated to 10 amps, it can support 1150 watts (assuming wall voltage of 115 volts). An 850 watt PSU at 80 percent efficiency pulls 1,062.5 watts at full load, or 9.23 amps, safely below 10 amps, which also has its own safety margin. At 90% efficiency, this drops to 945 watts and 8.2 amps.

You are overthinking things.
 
Wow! Really? non-insulated copper braided cable 18AWG is rated 16A, 14AWG can handle 32A, and no AWG ratings didn't change in last 5 years....
 
AXm77 said:
Wow! Really? non-insulated copper braided cable 18AWG is rated 16A, 14AWG can handle 32A, and no AWG ratings didn't change in last 5 years....
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AWG is not the only thing that affects amperage rating, length of the cable does as well.
 
AXm77 said:
Wow! Really? non-insulated copper braided cable 18AWG is rated 16A, 14AWG can handle 32A, and no AWG ratings didn't change in last 5 years....
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well then why is the label of that cable says rated at 10A then? shouldn't it be 16A?

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Tsumi: std. length, 6 ft.
 
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