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Title: where to buy power supply connecter?
Post by: Rawker on April 10, 2004, 03:07:43 pm

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i need the black power supply connecter thing in the top right corner of the back of that PSU. i don't know where to buy it or what it's called, it's an inverted male connection (an outtie innie? lol). Does anyone know where to purchase one of these other then scavanging for a broken psu?

Title: Re:where to buy power supply connecter?
Post by: OSCAR on April 10, 2004, 03:16:43 pm

Mouser has tons of different styles of these (snap in, screw in, w/ & w/o line filter...)

Browse around their online catalog, you will find what you need.  Here's just one catalog page of them:

http://www.mouser.com/catalog/617/600.pdf

Title: Re:where to buy power supply connecter?
Post by: Rawker on April 10, 2004, 03:36:57 pm

what kind of retail stores sell them?

thanks btw

Title: Re:where to buy power supply connecter?
Post by: Tiger-Heli on April 10, 2004, 03:49:46 pm

Quote from: Rawker on April 10, 2004, 03:36:57 pm

what kind of retail stores sell them?
thanks btw

Comp USA
Micro Center
Maybe Best Buy or Circuit City or Office Depot, or Staples.

Also, they usually come with the power supply and come back with the defective power supplies, so if you know of any small Mom&Pop computer stores, chances are they'll have 5-10 of them lying around and might let you have one for $2-3 or free.

EDIT:  Oops, thought you needed the cable - for the connecter, probably either of the computer stores, or Radio Shack (or a larger electronics supplier).

Title: Re:where to buy power supply connecter?
Post by: Rawker on April 10, 2004, 03:53:44 pm

wouldn't those ones be PCB mount ones though? i need teh screw mount ones

Title: Re:where to buy power supply connecter?
Post by: crashwg on April 10, 2004, 06:22:56 pm

Rip one out of an old PSU.  Everyones either got old computer parts or at least knows someone who does!  :P

Title: Re:where to buy power supply connecter?
Post by: SirPeale on April 10, 2004, 06:25:57 pm

Why don't you want to scavenge one from a PSU?  If you don't have one, I'll send you one.

Title: Re:where to buy power supply connecter?
Post by: Rawker on April 12, 2004, 12:11:06 am

thanks for the help guys, i found a old printer and robbed it from that. i had to do a little modification to the inlet but it's pretty sweet... but i'm stuck with a grey cord... bah i guess i'll go buy a new cord.

Title: Re:where to buy power supply connecter?
Post by: Jakobud on April 12, 2004, 02:59:51 am

Radio Shack might carry them.  I know Fry's does as I've bought one there.

Title: Re:where to buy power supply connecter?
Post by: kahlid74 on April 12, 2004, 10:51:09 am

This is rather confusing.  If you are talking about the power cord that plugs into a PS for a computer, you can buy them at practically any electronic store, heck walmart, target, shopko and other places even sell them.  They are not that difficult to find at all, I have over 40 of them in the basement.

Title: Re:where to buy power supply connecter?
Post by: SirPeale on April 12, 2004, 11:22:25 am

No, he's looking for the outlet.  At first I thought he was looking for the molex drive connector (some PS's have an external drive connector on the back, mine does) but he's looking for the 115V main connector.

Title: Re:where to buy power supply connecter?
Post by: Ken Layton on April 12, 2004, 11:35:47 am

Those things he needs are called AC Power Inlets. Mouser Electronics (www.mouser.com) has them as their stock number 161-0707-1 (screw mount with wide ears, 74 cents) and 161-3516 (screw mount with narrow ears, $1.41). Jameco Electronics (www.jameco.com) also has them as their stock numbers 16651CP (79 cents) and 147900CP (75 cents).

Note: the mounting 'ears' are also called flanges.