On 7 Nov 2005 03:56:05 -0800, "Carpenter" wrote:


Corinne wrote:

I mounted a 15" LCD TV on a wall, and in order to make it look neat, I
need a 7' electrical cord, not the 6' that I got with the TV.

I cannot find a 7' cord, so here are my options:

1. Cut a 12' cord to size

2. Use a 12' cord, and wrap the extra 5' around the back of the TV,
which cannot be seen, so that it looks neat.

3 - have an electrician move the outlet closer to the tv? There is
probably nothing wrong with #2, but you will probably grow tired of
looking at 7 feet of exposed (?) cord


Why not make a custom cord of 1 ft length and add it to your existing
6 ft. cord (with proper plugs and sockets). Just a guess, but you
woud need 16-3 cable and a grounded plug and socket that could be
attached.

Or you could buy an air conditioner extension cord. These are made
in lengths as low as 3 ft. A particularly well stocked hardware
store may have 1 foot pre-made extension cords. Contractors use these
on construction sites.

Short cords can also be found at computer equipment stores. They use
them to get the wall wart transformers off of the closely spaced
outlet strips.

Beachcomber