Hi Billy, merry Christmas to you and your family. Happy New Year to you as well.
At 17:53 24/12/2007, you wrote:
I think you are right George, merry Christmas to you and yours, Billy ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 5:31 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: longer power cable for Victor Classic? Hi Billy, So, it sounds like you need a 3.5mm extension cable, NOT a main extension. Trip to Maplins I fear. George. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of TrueBlue & Proud Sent: 24 December 2007 15:14 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: longer power cable for Victor Classic? George, I have looked again. The power cable has on one end, a transformer, and the other, an L shaped plug, that plugs into the side of the Victor Classic, Billy ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 12:20 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: longer power cable for Victor Classic? If that's the case Jim, then there must be a transformer somewhere, since you sure as heck don't put 240 volts through a 3.5mm jack. If there is a transformer, there will be a mains cable going into that, and that may well be a figure of 8 type. George. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of jim o'brien Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 12:06 PM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: longer power cable for Victor Classic? hi ray and Billy, i understand what billy is saying. i have the similar cable. it is a normal 3.5 jack plug at the end of the cable. it just happens to bend into an l shape. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 11:09 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: longer power cable for Victor Classic?Billie, an "L shaped adaptor with a pin"? Surely morethan one pin?Can you feel some small oblong holes in the L shaped end?Or, can youfeel some pins in the hole the L shaped thingy goes into? On my Classic, the receptor for the lead is situated atthe back ofthe machine with two thin rectanglular pins within thesocketreceptor and the lead with a moulded plastic plug on itgoing via acouple of metres of mains lead to a thirteen amp plug.You can onlyplace this sort of plug in the machine one way round, withangledcorners on the plug going towards the top as you push ithome.All this said, Ive long lost track of the original two pinplug thatwent into my classic, and am using the sort of lead thatcomes withkettles and other appliances, such as some audioequimpment.As Andy says, the simplest thing is to get to Maplin's orsomewherelike that with this lead and see if they've a longer one,or simplyget an extention mains lead. Pity is we cannot easily excange pictures on this list,otherwise thedescription of the lead would not be in doubt. Doespuzzle me thatpeople keep refereing to a figure of eight lead, cus mindaint one ofthose! Whichever it is it's not complicated and I thinkyou'd have totry hard to blow the thing up! Hope you get it sorted. From Ray I can be contacted off-list at: mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]OnBehalf Of TrueBlue & Proud Sent: 22 December 2007 4:10PM To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: longer power cable for VictorClassic?Ray, I'm really not explaining this problem too well. I'm now sitting with the power cable in my hand. One end has an ordinary 13 amp plug which plugs into apower mainssupply on the wall. The other end has it looks like an L shaped adaptor with apin, whichshoves into a female connector on the side of the Victor Classic. I'm now loosing the will to live, come on and beam me upScottie,Billy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2007 1:38 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: longer power cable for VictorClassic?Darren, Billy and others, this thread gets stranger bythe day. Itsounds to me as if Billy might have an American orCanadian mainsleadwith his Classic as the two pin plug he describes iscommon with USdesigned equipment. Obviously that could be plugged intoashaver-type adaptor, that's if I'm right. My RNIB supplied Victor Classic player came with a mainsleadterminated in a 13 amp plug, no doubt with a 3 amp fuesin the plug.The two pin plug socket on mine is physically in designthe kettlestandard sort of appliance leaed, but the Victor Classicisn'tearthed, as I think is standard in North America, socarries twopins,not three. (This doesn't effect safety folks, so don'tgetconcernedon that score!) As I've said, you can plug in a standardkettletypeappliance leadwhere the earth connection goes simplyunused and noharm at all in that. This doesn't solve Billy's problem really as I think itis thelengthof the mains lead he's concerned about. As alreadysuggested thebestand easiest solution is the ubiquitous extention lead.No end ofthese available at Maplin and the like, in two metrelengths, whichshould be enough. Must say at the end of an over long post that, for me,the VictorStream with a good portable speaker is the bettersolution for menow.Much more portable, which is why its going with me to mysister'soverchristmas. 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 playerprobably draws around an amp at most, so you can get awaywith usingquite a long extension cable which would be the moststraightforwardsolution.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 VictorClassic?Ray, I'm not sure how to explain this, but I've just hada look atthepower supply cable. The power supply has a 15 amp plug on one end & a kindof l shapedconnector, which pushes into a female socket. Don't think I explained this too well, but hope it givesyou anIdea,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 VictorClassic?Hi, and not wanting to throw a spanner in the works orcomplicatethings, but my Victor Classic uses a kettle lead typeof plug ontheVictor side, but with two pins. If you have a threepin plug, (orsocket, strictly speaking) to plug into the machinethen thisdoesn'tmatter of course as the earth connection simply doesn'tget used.All that said, maybe the later Classics do indeed havea figure ofeight lead, and if so, then of course ignore thismessage. Simplythat with my Classic I use any old lead around theplace to plugitinto the mains; and after all this time I certainlyhave to asthebattery 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'llget mydaughterto 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 VictorClassic?Billy, Am I right in thinking the main cable has one of these 2 pin connectors on the opposite end from the 13ampplug? If so, they are known generally as "Figure of 8 connectors". I've hunted again, and found a 5 metreone onE-Bay from a reseller. £4.99 if you "buy now". Here's the Tiny URL following by the longer one. http://tinyurl.com/2zkekjhttp://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LONG-FIGURE-OF-FIG-8-MAINS-POWER-CABLE -LEAD-5M-5-METRE_W0QQitemZ230190927498QQihZ013QQcategoryZ116 852QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohostingGeorge. -----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 thepowersocket 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 regulationsinplace which prevent suppliers from providing equipmentwithmains cables above 2 - 3 metres. Indeed I've justspent thelast 20 minutes or so going through some of oursuppliercatalogues, and have not been able to find anything suitable. I suggest a normal extension cable might be your bestbet.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 VictorClassic?hi guys, I'm needing to move my Victor Classic fromoneposition toanother, and to achieve this, I must have a longer power supplycable. The onepowering my player at the moment is not long enough todothe job. 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