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Where do you get those big fat plugs for extension cords?
I want to fix a half dozen or more 120VAC (USA) extension cords, all with
molded on connectors, both male and female by putting on something like this: http://www.parts-express.com/Data/De...0-403_HR_0.jpg I'd like to replace them with those big fat meaty ones like those you see in a hospital. https://static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/...ger/5A076_AS01 Googling, they're pretty expensive at $20 to $40 each! https://www.grainger.com/category/ecatalog/N-1z0dqef Lowes has not as good ones for $5 to $7 each: https://www.lowes.com/pl/Electrical-...cal/4294722553 Just curious if I can get the hospital grade plugs at about the Lowes price? Any suggestions? |
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On 11/14/2016 06:40 PM, Robert Bannon wrote:
I want to fix a half dozen or more 120VAC (USA) extension cords, all with molded on connectors, both male and female by putting on something like this: http://www.parts-express.com/Data/De...0-403_HR_0.jpg I'd like to replace them with those big fat meaty ones like those you see in a hospital. https://static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/...ger/5A076_AS01 Googling, they're pretty expensive at $20 to $40 each! https://www.grainger.com/category/ecatalog/N-1z0dqef Lowes has not as good ones for $5 to $7 each: https://www.lowes.com/pl/Electrical-...cal/4294722553 Just curious if I can get the hospital grade plugs at about the Lowes price? Any suggestions? Probably better to replace the whole cord but if you do replace either the plug or receptacle do not cheap out. I used such things on my job. Since I retired a few years ago I forgot which brand names are which but those black and white ones will last for years. The yellow ones can melt. |
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On 11/14/2016 7:40 PM, Robert Bannon wrote:
I want to fix a half dozen or more 120VAC (USA) extension cords, all with molded on connectors, both male and female by putting on something like this: http://www.parts-express.com/Data/De...0-403_HR_0.jpg Lowes has not as good ones for $5 to $7 each: https://www.lowes.com/pl/Electrical-...cal/4294722553 Just curious if I can get the hospital grade plugs at about the Lowes price? Any suggestions? You won't. Amazon has them cheaper than Grainger though. Everyone has them cheaper than Grainger. |
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On Tue, 15 Nov 2016 00:40:05 -0000 (UTC), Robert Bannon
wrote: I want to fix a half dozen or more 120VAC (USA) extension cords, all with molded on connectors, both male and female by putting on something like this: http://www.parts-express.com/Data/De...0-403_HR_0.jpg I'd like to replace them with those big fat meaty ones like those you see in a hospital. https://static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/...ger/5A076_AS01 Googling, they're pretty expensive at $20 to $40 each! https://www.grainger.com/category/ecatalog/N-1z0dqef Lowes has not as good ones for $5 to $7 each: https://www.lowes.com/pl/Electrical-...cal/4294722553 Just curious if I can get the hospital grade plugs at about the Lowes price? Any suggestions? Sorry - I don't know what to suggest - but - " hospital grade " probably means something important to those people in hospitals - and those people who SELL to hospitals .. might explain the price point It doesn't necessarily mean that it's the best thing in the freezing dark barn with livestock stomping on it ... I like the yellow rubbery ones - from the hardware store. John T. |
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Where do you get those big fat plugs for extension cords?
In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 15 Nov 2016 00:40:05 -0000 (UTC), Robert
Bannon wrote: I want to fix a half dozen or more 120VAC (USA) extension cords, all with molded on connectors, both male and female by putting on something like this: http://www.parts-express.com/Data/De...0-403_HR_0.jpg I'd like to replace them with those big fat meaty ones like those you see in a hospital. https://static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/...ger/5A076_AS01 Googling, they're pretty expensive at $20 to $40 each! https://www.grainger.com/category/ecatalog/N-1z0dqef Lowes has not as good ones for $5 to $7 each: https://www.lowes.com/pl/Electrical-...cal/4294722553 Just curious if I can get the hospital grade plugs at about the Lowes price? Any suggestions? I know where you can get them. Go to the corner of 4th and Center St. and find a guy in a knit hat named Snake. Tell him Micky sent you and he'll fix you up. Bring cash. |
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In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 14 Nov 2016 19:42:03 -0600, philo
wrote: On 11/14/2016 07:03 PM, wrote: Any suggestions? Sorry - I don't know what to suggest - but - " hospital grade " probably means something important to those people in hospitals - and those people who SELL to hospitals .. might explain the price point It doesn't necessarily mean that it's the best thing in the freezing dark barn with livestock stomping on it ... I like the yellow rubbery ones - from the hardware store. John T. Note: The yellow ones I said melted are not the rubbery type I looked up the ones not to get, the brand is P&S Pass & Seymore they are yellow and hard plastic. Hopefully they are not made anymore. The good ones are Hubbell Good company. I had a telescope by them and it lasted a long time. (Black and white) |
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On Tue, 15 Nov 2016 00:40:05 -0000 (UTC), Robert Bannon
wrote: Just curious if I can get the hospital grade plugs at about the Lowes price? Any suggestions? Check yourself into a hospital. Bring a large suitcase, and pack a wire cutter and screwdrivers. While you're staying at the hospital, begin removing plugs and packing them in your suitcase...... :). |
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On 11/14/2016 07:45 PM, micky wrote:
In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 14 Nov 2016 19:42:03 -0600, philo wrote: On 11/14/2016 07:03 PM, wrote: Note: The yellow ones I said melted are not the rubbery type I looked up the ones not to get, the brand is P&S Pass & Seymore they are yellow and hard plastic. Hopefully they are not made anymore. The good ones are Hubbell Good company. I had a telescope by them and it lasted a long time. LOL |
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On Tue, 15 Nov 2016 00:40:05 -0000 (UTC), Robert Bannon wrote:
I want to fix a half dozen or more 120VAC (USA) extension cords, all with molded on connectors, both male and female by putting on something like this: http://www.parts-express.com/Data/De...0-403_HR_0.jpg I'd like to replace them with those big fat meaty ones like those you see in a hospital. https://static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/...ger/5A076_AS01 Googling, they're pretty expensive at $20 to $40 each! https://www.grainger.com/category/ecatalog/N-1z0dqef Lowes has not as good ones for $5 to $7 each: https://www.lowes.com/pl/Electrical-...cal/4294722553 Just curious if I can get the hospital grade plugs at about the Lowes price? Any suggestions? Harbor freight has some decent male and female cord end connectors at a reasonable price, see: http://www.harborfreight.com/125-vol...lug-93686.html If you absolutely must have hospital grade connectors, you can get the best deal buying them used on eBay. |
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On Tue, 15 Nov 2016 00:40:05 -0000 (UTC), Robert Bannon
wrote in Just curious if I can get the hospital grade plugs at about the Lowes price? No. -- Web based forums are like subscribing to 10 different newspapers and having to visit 10 different news stands to pickup each one. Email list-server groups and USENET are like having all of those newspapers delivered to your door every morning. |
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Where do you get those big fat plugs for extension cords?
I want to fix a half dozen or more 120VAC (USA) extension cords, all with molded on connectors, both male and female by putting on something like this: http://www.parts-express.com/Data/De...0-403_HR_0.jpg I'd like to replace them with those big fat meaty ones like those you see in a hospital. https://static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/...ger/5A076_AS01 Googling, they're pretty expensive at $20 to $40 each! https://www.grainger.com/category/ecatalog/N-1z0dqef Lowes has not as good ones for $5 to $7 each: https://www.lowes.com/pl/Electrical-...cal/4294722553 Just curious if I can get the hospital grade plugs at about the Lowes price? Any suggestions? Hospital grade devices and fittings vary in price by manufacturer. Leviton is probably the least expensive with Hubbell probably being the most expensive. Reardless, hospital grade devices will be much more expensive than commercial grade devices. I would go to a local electrical supply company and see what they have. John Grabowski http://www.MrElectrician.TV |
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On Tue, 15 Nov 2016 06:51:53 -0800 (PST), John G
wrote: I want to fix a half dozen or more 120VAC (USA) extension cords, all with molded on connectors, both male and female by putting on something like this: http://www.parts-express.com/Data/De...0-403_HR_0.jpg I'd like to replace them with those big fat meaty ones like those you see in a hospital. https://static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/...ger/5A076_AS01 Googling, they're pretty expensive at $20 to $40 each! https://www.grainger.com/category/ecatalog/N-1z0dqef Lowes has not as good ones for $5 to $7 each: https://www.lowes.com/pl/Electrical-...cal/4294722553 Just curious if I can get the hospital grade plugs at about the Lowes price? Any suggestions? Hospital grade devices and fittings vary in price by manufacturer. Leviton is probably the least expensive with Hubbell probably being the most expensive. Reardless, hospital grade devices will be much more expensive than commercial grade devices. I would go to a local electrical supply company and see what they have. John Grabowski http://www.MrElectrician.TV Hospital grade makes little sense once you get away from health care facilities. Like everything else in a hospital, there is a big lawyer tax attached. A good spec grade or commercial grade is fine and they sell them at the big box. They are still more than the bare minimal listed plugs you buy at HF type places and far more than some that have questionable listing stamps or no listing at all. |
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On Tue, 15 Nov 2016 13:32:25 +0000, Stormin' Norman
wrote: On Tue, 15 Nov 2016 00:40:05 -0000 (UTC), Robert Bannon wrote: I want to fix a half dozen or more 120VAC (USA) extension cords, all with molded on connectors, both male and female by putting on something like this: http://www.parts-express.com/Data/De...0-403_HR_0.jpg I'd like to replace them with those big fat meaty ones like those you see in a hospital. https://static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/...ger/5A076_AS01 Googling, they're pretty expensive at $20 to $40 each! https://www.grainger.com/category/ecatalog/N-1z0dqef Lowes has not as good ones for $5 to $7 each: https://www.lowes.com/pl/Electrical-...cal/4294722553 Just curious if I can get the hospital grade plugs at about the Lowes price? Any suggestions? Harbor freight has some decent male and female cord end connectors at a reasonable price, see: http://www.harborfreight.com/125-vol...lug-93686.html If you absolutely must have hospital grade connectors, you can get the best deal buying them used on eBay. You don't need hospital grade - which are overpriced - but you DO need a quakity plug. Hubbell makes good ones (as well as cheap ones) Leviton too. PLUG PREMIUM GRADE WHITE 20A 250V LEVITON PLUG PREMIUM GRADE WHITE 20A 250V Product # LET5466C Hubbell HBLHBL8215C HUBBELL WIRING DEVICE-KELLEMS PLUG STRBLADE ANGLE 15A 125V Product # HBLHBL5266CA Just for starters. |
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On Tue, 15 Nov 2016 06:51:53 -0800 (PST), John G
wrote: I want to fix a half dozen or more 120VAC (USA) extension cords, all with molded on connectors, both male and female by putting on something like this: http://www.parts-express.com/Data/De...0-403_HR_0.jpg I'd like to replace them with those big fat meaty ones like those you see in a hospital. https://static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/...ger/5A076_AS01 Googling, they're pretty expensive at $20 to $40 each! https://www.grainger.com/category/ecatalog/N-1z0dqef Lowes has not as good ones for $5 to $7 each: https://www.lowes.com/pl/Electrical-...cal/4294722553 Just curious if I can get the hospital grade plugs at about the Lowes price? Any suggestions? Hospital grade devices and fittings vary in price by manufacturer. Leviton is probably the least expensive with Hubbell probably being the most expensive. Reardless, hospital grade devices will be much more expensive than commercial grade devices. I would go to a local electrical supply company and see what they have. John Grabowski http://www.MrElectrician.TV Why bwould he do that. EVERYBODY knows it's cheaper to buy on-line. (except most often it is NOT) |
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On Monday, November 14, 2016 at 7:40:08 PM UTC-5, Robert Bannon wrote:
I want to fix a half dozen or more 120VAC (USA) extension cords, all with molded on connectors, both male and female by putting on something like this: http://www.parts-express.com/Data/De...0-403_HR_0.jpg I'd like to replace them with those big fat meaty ones like those you see in a hospital. https://static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/...ger/5A076_AS01 Googling, they're pretty expensive at $20 to $40 each! https://www.grainger.com/category/ecatalog/N-1z0dqef Lowes has not as good ones for $5 to $7 each: https://www.lowes.com/pl/Electrical-...cal/4294722553 Just curious if I can get the hospital grade plugs at about the Lowes price? Any suggestions? i have boughht some hospital grade plugs from home depot..... after all even hospitals need to replae plugs sometimes |
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On 11/14/16 6:40 PM, Robert Bannon wrote:
I want to fix a half dozen or more 120VAC (USA) extension cords, all with molded on connectors, both male and female by putting on something like this: http://www.parts-express.com/Data/De...0-403_HR_0.jpg Any suggestions? Have you looked at Woodhead brand? |
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On Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 10:32:40 AM UTC-6, wrote:
On Tue, 15 Nov 2016 06:51:53 -0800 (PST), John G wrote: I want to fix a half dozen or more 120VAC (USA) extension cords, all with molded on connectors, both male and female by putting on something like this: http://www.parts-express.com/Data/De...0-403_HR_0.jpg I'd like to replace them with those big fat meaty ones like those you see in a hospital. https://static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/...ger/5A076_AS01 Googling, they're pretty expensive at $20 to $40 each! https://www.grainger.com/category/ecatalog/N-1z0dqef Lowes has not as good ones for $5 to $7 each: https://www.lowes.com/pl/Electrical-...cal/4294722553 Just curious if I can get the hospital grade plugs at about the Lowes price? Any suggestions? Hospital grade devices and fittings vary in price by manufacturer. Leviton is probably the least expensive with Hubbell probably being the most expensive. Reardless, hospital grade devices will be much more expensive than commercial grade devices. I would go to a local electrical supply company and see what they have. John Grabowski http://www.MrElectrician.TV Hospital grade makes little sense once you get away from health care facilities. Like everything else in a hospital, there is a big lawyer tax attached. A good spec grade or commercial grade is fine and they sell them at the big box. They are still more than the bare minimal listed plugs you buy at HF type places and far more than some that have questionable listing stamps or no listing at all. When I worked in the electrical supply business, the sales rep for the hospital grade device manufacturers told us guys that the hospital grade plugs and receptacles were designed so that the cord of a floor polisher could be yanked out sideways without destroying the plug and receptacle. I've found that the newer commercial grade nylon plug bodies and receptacles are dang tough. Before I wound up on wheels, I used 2 commercial grade nylon receptacles, a 4" square heavy PVC box with threaded 1/2" conduit openings, a PVC receptacle cover and a cord grip for the salvaged extension cord I had to assemble a nice break resistant(an idiot can break anything) quad outlet extension cord that wouldn't scratch floors. The nylon receptacles grip plugs a lot tighter than the cheap receptacles so there is no frustration caused by a power tool coming unplugged when you slightly yank on the cord. Now I can't use the darn thing so I gave it to Stinky and Pork-chop to use when they go out on jobs. ヽ(ヅ)ノ [8~{} Uncle Nylon Monster |
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On Monday, November 14, 2016 at 6:40:08 PM UTC-6, Robert Bannon wrote:
I want to fix a half dozen or more 120VAC (USA) extension cords, all with molded on connectors, both male and female by putting on something like this: http://www.parts-express.com/Data/De...0-403_HR_0.jpg I'd like to replace them with those big fat meaty ones like those you see in a hospital. https://static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/...ger/5A076_AS01 Googling, they're pretty expensive at $20 to $40 each! https://www.grainger.com/category/ecatalog/N-1z0dqef Lowes has not as good ones for $5 to $7 each: https://www.lowes.com/pl/Electrical-...cal/4294722553 Just curious if I can get the hospital grade plugs at about the Lowes price? Any suggestions? Here is a source for hospital grade and low cost: www.Hescoinc.com and search for SS-8266 (plug at $4.31) and SS-8269 (receptacle at $5.12). Minimum order $25.00 plus shipping. |
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On Tue, 15 Nov 2016 20:19:48 -0500, wrote:
You don't need hospital grade - which are overpriced - but you DO need a quakity plug. Hubbell makes good ones (as well as cheap ones) Leviton too. PLUG PREMIUM GRADE WHITE 20A 250V LEVITON PLUG PREMIUM GRADE WHITE 20A 250V Product # LET5466C Hubbell HBLHBL8215C HUBBELL WIRING DEVICE-KELLEMS PLUG STRBLADE ANGLE 15A 125V Product # HBLHBL5266CA Just for starters. Harbor Freight have HFT brand plugs for 3 bucks. http://www.harborfreight.com/125-vol...tor-61568.html How is HFT as a company? |
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On Tue, 15 Nov 2016 13:32:25 +0000, Stormin' Norman wrote:
http://www.harborfreight.com/125-vol...lug-93686.html I need the female more than the male but that price of 3 bucks seems like the best I've seen for a good quality connector. The females are also 3 bucks so this seems the best bet yet! http://www.harborfreight.com/catalog...plug+connector |
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On Wed, 16 Nov 2016 20:48:29 -0000 (UTC), Robert Bannon wrote:
On Tue, 15 Nov 2016 13:32:25 +0000, Stormin' Norman wrote: http://www.harborfreight.com/125-vol...lug-93686.html I need the female more than the male but that price of 3 bucks seems like the best I've seen for a good quality connector. The females are also 3 bucks so this seems the best bet yet! http://www.harborfreight.com/catalog...plug+connector I have used quite a few of them and I have never experienced a failure. |
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On Wed, 16 Nov 2016 20:48:29 -0000 (UTC), Robert Bannon
wrote: I need the female more than the male but that price of 3 bucks seems like the best I've seen for a good quality connector. *GOOD QUALITY* From Harbor Freight..... HA HA HA HA HA ..... I hope you have good home insurance fire protection.... |
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On Wed, 16 Nov 2016 20:48:28 -0000 (UTC), Robert Bannon
wrote: On Tue, 15 Nov 2016 20:19:48 -0500, wrote: You don't need hospital grade - which are overpriced - but you DO need a quakity plug. Hubbell makes good ones (as well as cheap ones) Leviton too. PLUG PREMIUM GRADE WHITE 20A 250V LEVITON PLUG PREMIUM GRADE WHITE 20A 250V Product # LET5466C Hubbell HBLHBL8215C HUBBELL WIRING DEVICE-KELLEMS PLUG STRBLADE ANGLE 15A 125V Product # HBLHBL5266CA Just for starters. Harbor Freight have HFT brand plugs for 3 bucks. http://www.harborfreight.com/125-vol...tor-61568.html How is HFT as a company? Generally speaking they ar a purveyor of "middle of the road" Chiunese junk.. Likely adequate for your use but certainly not "hospital grade" quality. |
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On Wed, 16 Nov 2016 20:48:29 -0000 (UTC), Robert Bannon
wrote: On Tue, 15 Nov 2016 13:32:25 +0000, Stormin' Norman wrote: http://www.harborfreight.com/125-vol...lug-93686.html I need the female more than the male but that price of 3 bucks seems like the best I've seen for a good quality connector. The females are also 3 bucks so this seems the best bet yet! http://www.harborfreight.com/catalog...plug+connector They "look like" a quality connector - but check them There is a reason they are 1/4 or less of the price of a brand name part. They MAY be "good enough" |
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