Red Lion, PA
Quoted from mof:Product Review: Leviton 3W101-E 2-Pole, 3 Wire Grounding Plug, Black -- $3.95
I have a sys9 with a missing ground pin... clipped it off.
I decided not to reach into the machine and replace the entire cord, and just do the plug.
I don't like the big bulky yellow heads.
I found this Leviton option, and gave one a try.
Pros:
* takes up less space on the power strip
* better color
Cons:
* tricky to close up the housing (one time issue), but it can be done -- you really want to plan out how much wire you cut from the un-scored part.
* not a lot of housing material clamping down on the cord -- feels like pulling on the cord = pulling on all 3 strands
I may loosen this up and tightly wrap electrical tape around the cord end 1-2x and reclamp it and see if I have more confidence in pulling on the cord. Otherwise, I'm just going to mark the cord with some silver oil based paints for now -- to remind me not to yank on the cord when it comes time to unplug the machine some day.
Happy for now. We'll see...
-mof[quoted image][quoted image][quoted image][quoted image]
I just used these on 3 of my pins, and they're great.
The 1st one took a bit longer as I experimented on how long to keep the wires so the outer jacket of the cord gets pinched between the plug halves.
I like these a lot better than the round, yellow plugs.
-Paul
