Power Cord

[richteer]

Originally Posted by gearyt

Ok.... The power cord will only make a difference IF you go smaller..
smaller gauge will conduct less amps ( power ) and heat up ( wasted energy )
soooo.. If the manufacturer issued the right one, and they do, changeing to a larger gauge IE: from 18 ga to 14 ga, will not make a difference.
going smaller ( 12 ga is code for 20 amps, 14 is code for 15 amps, etc)
or over a longer distance, will cause problems.
hope this answers your question

geary

We're not just talking about the wire gauge.

On a high enough end system, I'm open to the idea that the quality of the mains cable can make an improvment over the stock one, though I've yet to perform my own experiments. I would, howver, say that the mains cable is a low priority item. Get everything else sorted out first, then tweak the main cable.