Sorry if I posted this in the wrong newsgroup, but everyone here seems
so knowledgeable, that I thought I would give it a try.

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.

I would like to do No. 2, but am wondering if this is safe? My feeling
it that it would be safer than cutting a cord to size.

Appreciate your help everyone.

Thanks.

Kate

Andy writes:

#2 is perfectly safe.

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

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

Corinne wrote:
Sorry if I posted this in the wrong newsgroup, but everyone here seems
so knowledgeable, that I thought I would give it a try.

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.

I would like to do No. 2, but am wondering if this is safe? My feeling
it that it would be safer than cutting a cord to size.

Appreciate your help everyone.

Thanks.

Kate

Don't know what you mean by wrapping it around,
but I would rather fold it several times and hold
it with a tape, a rubber band or other. But to
answer you question, of course it is safe and
cheaper than cutting a 12 foot cord and adding a
plug. Cutting a cord to size is not unsafe, if
you add a proper plug.

Andy wrote:
Andy writes:

#2 is perfectly safe.


Thank you so much!

George E. Cawthon wrote:

Corinne wrote:

Sorry if I posted this in the wrong newsgroup, but everyone here seems
so knowledgeable, that I thought I would give it a try.

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.

I would like to do No. 2, but am wondering if this is safe? My
feeling it that it would be safer than cutting a cord to size.

Appreciate your help everyone.

Thanks.

Kate


Don't know what you mean by wrapping it around, but I would rather fold
it several times and hold it with a tape, a rubber band or other. But to
answer you question, of course it is safe and cheaper than cutting a 12
foot cord and adding a plug. Cutting a cord to size is not unsafe, if
you add a proper plug.

Thank you so much George.

Kate

Beachcomber wrote:

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


Beachcomber:

Thanks for the tips.

I did try two computer stores and no luck with a 7' cord.

I think the 12' cord will work, as I just purchased some cord channels
which will make it blend in quite nicely. I also got the elbows to
really tidy it up.

It is a weird project, as this TV is in my master bathroom, and to run
another electrical outlet, according to the electrician, is too costly.
He is the one who suggested using cord channels to hide the cord.

Kate