Which power lead for this appliance?

Noctu

I've just been given a hostess trolley, however it doesn't have a power lead with it.

Looking at it I thought it might be a kettle lead, however as you can see by the pic below it has a little "notch" in the bit where you plug it in so I'm assuming it's not that one.




Does anyone have any idea as to which one I will need to buy?

Thanks :T

cuppajoe

Something like this might work.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-1m-Hot-Mains-IEC-Kettle-PSU-Lead-10A-BS1363A_W0QQitemZ250314689366QQihZ015QQcategoryZ96942QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem?refid=store

If link is look long

Try Here

sunshine54

and make sure you use a 3 amp fuse

epninety

You were right the first time, it's a kettle lead. That is, NOT your usual IEC mains lead but a high current rating version (13A vs 6A rating).

aliEnRIK

epninety wrote: »

You were right the first time, it's a kettle lead. That is, NOT your usual IEC mains lead but a high current rating version (13A vs 6A rating).

But its still an IEC connection yes?

John_Gray

Pretty well every piece of computer equipment uses a socket like that! We've sent boxes of such surplus "mains leads" to our computer recyclers...

Find a computer repair shop near you, and they may sell you one for a quid, or maybe even free. Or go to PC World and buy one for (probably) £9 - they have a figure-of-eight-plug lead on sale for £8.99!!

epninety

aliEnRIK wrote: »

But its still an IEC connection yes?

Quite a lot of things are IEC connections...it's a bit of a meaningless term on its own.

Specifically, it looks like an IEC type C16 connector, not the very common C14.

Have a look at wikipedia, or this excellent reference table : clicky

aliEnRIK

epninety wrote: »

Quite a lot of things are IEC connections...it's a bit of a meaningless term on its own.

Specifically, it looks like an IEC type C16 connector, not the very common C14.

Have a look at wikipedia, or this excellent reference table : clicky

So all these people telling the OP its a 'normal' kettle lead are in fact wrong then?

The earth pin on the appliance looks well weird to me. A standard 'kettle lead' just isnt going to fit that is it?

Ive never even seen one of those C16 types before. the only ones ive used are the bog standard ones and the 16 AMP ones (For power hungry amps etc)

epninety

aliEnRIK wrote: »

So all these people telling the OP its a 'normal' kettle lead are in fact wrong then?

The earth pin on the appliance looks well weird to me. A standard 'kettle lead' just isnt going to fit that is it?

Ive never even seen one of those C16 types before. the only ones ive used are the bog standard ones and the 16 AMP ones (For power hungry amps etc)

What's really wrong is calling the most common lead that most of us have kicking around a 'kettle' lead. The C16 was probably the first type many people saw in the UK, as they were common when jug kettles became popular, before most people saw a PC.

When the C14 became common in the UK, many people assumed they were the same thing, and called them 'kettle' leads. Thay are (deliberately) interchangeable. You can put a kettle lead (C16) into your PC (which normally uses a C14) because your PC draws fairly low current. You cannot plug power into your high power kettle, using the lead from your PC.

aliEnRIK

Cheers Epninety
Now you mention it, I seem to remember one on a VERY old kettle my mum used to have