[access-uk] Re: longer power cable for Victor Classic?
- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 13:38:57 -0000
Darren, Billy and others, this thread gets stranger by the day. It
sounds to me as if Billy might have an American or Canadian mains lead
with his Classic as the two pin plug he describes is common with US
designed equipment. Obviously that could be plugged into a
shaver-type adaptor, that's if I'm right.
My RNIB supplied Victor Classic player came with a mains lead
terminated in a 13 amp plug, no doubt with a 3 amp fues in the plug.
The two pin plug socket on mine is physically in design the kettle
standard sort of appliance leaed, but the Victor Classic isn't
earthed, as I think is standard in North America, so carries two pins,
not three. (This doesn't effect safety folks, so don't get concerned
on that score!) As I've said, you can plug in a standard kettle type
appliance leadwhere the earth connection goes simply unused and no
harm at all in that.
This doesn't solve Billy's problem really as I think it is the length
of the mains lead he's concerned about. As already suggested the best
and easiest solution is the ubiquitous extention lead. No end of
these available at Maplin and the like, in two metre lengths, which
should be enough.
Must say at the end of an over long post that, for me, the Victor
Stream with a good portable speaker is the better solution for me now.
Much more portable, which is why its going with me to my sister's over
christmas.
Cheers,
From Ray
I can be contacted off-list at:
mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
Darren Brewer
Well, it certainly doesn't require anywhere near 15 amps. The player
probably draws around an amp at most, so you can get away with using
quite a
long extension cable which would be the most straightforward solution.
Darren.
----- Original Message -----
From: "TrueBlue & Proud" <billy72@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 9:21 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: longer power cable for Victor Classic?
> Ray, I'm not sure how to explain this, but I've just had a look at
the
> power supply cable.
> The power supply has a 15 amp plug on one end & a kind of l shaped
> connector, which pushes into a female socket.
>
> Don't think I explained this too well, but hope it gives you an
Idea,
> Billy
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 4:34 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: longer power cable for Victor Classic?
>
>
>> Hi, and not wanting to throw a spanner in the works or complicate
>> things, but my Victor Classic uses a kettle lead type of plug on
the
>> Victor side, but with two pins. If you have a three pin plug, (or
>> socket, strictly speaking) to plug into the machine then this
doesn't
>> matter of course as the earth connection simply doesn't get used.
>>
>> All that said, maybe the later Classics do indeed have a figure of
>> eight lead, and if so, then of course ignore this message. Simply
>> that with my Classic I use any old lead around the place to plug it
>> into the mains; and after all this time I certainly have to as the
>> battery is absollutely useless now!
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> From Ray
>> I can be contacted off-list at:
>> mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> TrueBlue & Proud
>>
>>
>> George, this is certainly the cable in question. I'll get my
daughter
>> to go
>> onto Ebay later on, and try get it, thanks,
>> Billy
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 11:54 AM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: longer power cable for Victor Classic?
>>
>>
>> Billy, Am I right in thinking the main cable has one of
>> these 2 pin connectors on the opposite end from the 13 amp
>> plug? If so, they are known generally as "Figure of 8
>> connectors". I've hunted again, and found a 5 metre one on
>> E-Bay from a reseller. £4.99 if you "buy now".
>>
>> Here's the Tiny URL following by the longer one.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/2zkekj
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LONG-FIGURE-OF-FIG-8-MAINS-POWER-CABLE
>> -LEAD-5M-5-METRE_W0QQitemZ230190927498QQihZ013QQcategoryZ116
>> 852QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting
>>
>> George.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of TrueBlue &
>> Proud
>> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 10:24 AM
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: longer power cable for Victor
>> Classic?
>>
>> George, as usual much sense, the only drawback with
>> extensions is that I am
>> wanting longer cable for going on holiday, and the power
>> socket is quite a
>> distance from the bed.
>> Maybe, using the battery function is the only solution,
>> Billy
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 10:04 AM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: longer power cable for Victor
>> Classic?
>>
>>
>> Hi Billy,
>>
>> I have a feeling that there are electrical regulations in
>> place which prevent suppliers from providing equipment with
>> mains cables above 2 - 3 metres. Indeed I've just spent the
>> last 20 minutes or so going through some of our supplier
>> catalogues, and have not been able to find anything
>> suitable.
>>
>> I suggest a normal extension cable might be your best bet.
>>
>> George.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of TrueBlue &
>> Proud
>> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 9:36 AM
>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: longer power cable for Victor
>> Classic?
>>
>> Ron, me thinks about 5 meeters or so,
>> Billy
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "ron sears" <r.sears1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 8:56 AM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: longer power cable for Victor
>> Classic?
>>
>>
>>> Billy, how long a cable do you want?
>>>
>>> Ron
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "TrueBlue & Proud" <billy72@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 8:45 AM
>>> Subject: [access-uk] longer power cable for Victor
>> Classic?
>>>
>>>
>>> hi guys, I'm needing to move my Victor Classic from one
>> position to
>>> another,
>>> and to achieve this, I must have a longer power supply
>> cable. The one
>>> powering my player at the moment is not long enough to do
>> the job. I'm
>>> wondering if RNIB Talking Book Service could or will
>> provide me with a
>>> longer power cable?,
>>> Billy
>>
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