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quick question about aquamac's iec socket...
« Thread Started on Jul 11, 2011, 1:12pm »

hey there people,

i have a g5, i have a wavemaster mobo tray (do you see where im going with this lol), im just curious about the iec socket which can be seen in this photo http://www.s155158671.websitehome.co.uk/Resources/rear.jpeg

all the sockets i can find have these two screw mounts on the side. it doesnt look as nice as the plain square shape.

im in the uk, so any links to where i can find one would be appreciated.

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Re: quick question about aquamac's iec socket...
« Reply #1 on Jul 11, 2011, 6:17pm »

Hi,

I took this off an old power supply, but I will have a look around and see if I can find one on the net!

http://www.globalspec.com/datasheets/434....FC-CD100B39FA79

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Here is one - like the colour too!!!!

http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=PS4176

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http://www.cannontech.co.uk/horizontal_iec_pdus.html

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This type is the latest heavy duty as used on some 1200 Watt power Supplies!

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Re: quick question about aquamac's iec socket...
« Reply #2 on Jul 12, 2011, 10:02am »

hey AM, thanks for the reply.

i found one on an old power supply, so ill probably use that.

the first one is the style im after, it looks neat inconspicuous. im planning on keeping the hard drives in the stock location and the psu towards the front at the bottom, so am going to cut a small hole in the wavemaster tray underneath the fan to mount the iec connector, and then solder a kettle plug to the connector.

ive got another question if thats alright?
how did you go about grounding it? i keep reading threads on the net with people who use iec connectors saying they have to ground it. im not using the stock psu, im just going to use my coolermaster modular psu. would i still have to do any extra grounding?

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Re: quick question about aquamac's iec socket...
« Reply #3 on Jul 12, 2011, 7:06pm »

No you don't have to ground the case specifically, as long as the earth, live and neutral connect to the correct pins on the actual power supply you will be good to go. However, I did ground the chassis on mine from this socket just to be sure that if there is a problem the case cannot go live un-noticed. Also this is useful if you are not screwing the power supply into position and achieving a strong electrical earth connection.

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Re: quick question about aquamac's iec socket...
« Reply #4 on Jul 12, 2011, 9:07pm »

just to make sure im on the same page, ive drawn a little pic to double check.

the red is the power cable from the wall to the iec.
the green is the iec
pink is the earth from the iec to a screw on the chassis
the yellow is the power cable from the iec to the psu
the blue is the psu

do i need to use the earth from the psu power cable to the iec, or just the grounding from the earth on the iec to the chassis, OR solder both the earth from the psu and the chassis grounding to the earth on the iec.

hope that makes sense

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Re: quick question about aquamac's iec socket...
« Reply #5 on Oct 8, 2011, 5:49pm »

just thought id update this thread as ive just got round to starting it properly.
spent a while looking on ebay today looking for a half decent socket so i wouldnt have to rip apart a good psu i had, and found this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120741980419?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_763wt_779

d**n near impossible to find. only one other seller with the same socket on ebay.

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Re: quick question about aquamac's iec socket...
« Reply #6 on Oct 13, 2011, 3:35pm »

heres the iec fitted today

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