IEC 'Patch box'

therose789

Hi all,

Anyone know where I can get an IEC 'patch box'? 

Something like the bring onion patch boxed but just for an IEC in and out?

Needs to be able to fit on the underside of a PTJR

http://www.brightonion.co.uk/3-gang-patchbox/

Sporky

Something like this?

https://www.rapidonline.com/schurter-4747-0000-quadbox-iec-outlet-23-3510

BigMonka

Bright Onion will probably build you one if you contact them, they make custom stuff and it could end up becoming part of their normal product range if they think you're suggesting something that others would find useful.

therose789

Sporky said:

Something like this?

https://www.rapidonline.com/schurter-4747-0000-quadbox-iec-outlet-23-3510

Yes, but with the in on one side and the out on the other so I can mount it underneath my board

paganskins

Like this, 3 times the price of Sporky's though

therose789

I think im just gonna chop the plug and strap one of these to the underside of my board. 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/IEC_60320-2-2_type_E_connector.jpg

therose789

https://templeboards.com/products/iec-ac-mains-connector

That kind of thing would be perfect but $50 for an IEC cable is absolutely outrageous! 

John_A

therose789 said:

I think im just gonna chop the plug and strap one of these to the underside of my board. 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/IEC_60320-2-2_type_E_connector.jpg

I think you want the female end of that if you don't want electrocuting!

therose789

John_A said:

therose789 said:

I think im just gonna chop the plug and strap one of these to the underside of my board. 

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/IEC_60320-2-2_type_E_connector.jpg

I think you want the female end of that if you don't want electrocuting!

I think you have mis understood or I havent explained very well! 

I have a power supply underneath my board, its one of the older coiks ones with the hard wired cable/plug. I want to make it so I can just plug an IEC into the side of my board so I am thinking to save me messing about, ill chop the 13a plug off, wire a Male IEC to where the plug used to be and somehow strap that to the underside of my board. Not as tidy as I would like but seems to be the only way of doing it. 

John_A

I see, yes I misunderstood, sorry.  That's exactly what I did with my Harley Benton PSU, works a treat.  You van also get a chassis mounted one if you have a hole in your board suitable for mounting.  Years ago at university someone made an 'extension cable' by putting a 3 pin mains plug on either end of a long piece of flex, I still have nightmares

therose789

John_A said:

I see, yes I misunderstood, sorry.  That's exactly what I did with my Harley Benton PSU, works a treat.  You van also get a chassis mounted one if you have a hole in your board suitable for mounting.  Years ago at university someone made an 'extension cable' by putting a 3 pin mains plug on either end of a long piece of flex, I still have nightmares

That's the kind of thing i'm after, I just really would like a pre made solution as I dont have a tonne of ftime to be making cables at the moment 

I work in events and power, seen some pretty dodgy things from some sizable power supplies here ha!