can anyone tell me where to get a couple of these from?. the 'oldfart' says he needs a couple,hes only tried the warehouse so far and had no luck so thought i would try here. thanks for any replies.
dibble35,
Jul 27, 1:43am
Bunnings
morticia,
Jul 27, 1:46am
or Mitre10
tmenz,
Jul 27, 2:10am
Depending on the length of your extension cord, you may find it's cheaper to buy a whole new complete cord than to buy just a socket for your existing one!
shaun16,
Jul 27, 5:00am
youre not wrong. last time I tried to buy a female plug it was about $8. I could buy a new extension lead instead
weezil,
Jul 27, 6:53am
thank you all for the help,it is far too logical for the 'oldfart' to simply buy a whole new extension cord,he has at least 2 cords without the female plugs and seems to think its easier to find the right plugs,i fully intend to let him think this way then when he comes across the cost of the new plugs he will then come up with the idea himself to simply buy new cords. (notice i said it will be his idea). im learning. its only taken me 43 years to figure that out.
captaingraham,
Jul 27, 10:08am
Old farts always know best.
andrew1954,
Jul 27, 10:18am
If the "old fart" is not familar enough with things electrical to know where to buy 3 pin plugs / socket, perhaps he is not capable enough to wire it up ! For the health and safety of him and his family can i suggest a visit to any good hardware store to purchase a new extension cord
weezil,
Jul 27, 10:33am
lol. i will think about telling him that. i too would love to tell him where to go.
weezil,
Jul 27, 11:21am
thankyou for that. will show him tomorrow and listen intently to what he says. (yeah right). lol
farmerjohn,
Jul 31, 6:58am
By the tone of your messages I think it's time for you to part company with your "old fart". Life is too short to spend any of it in a loveless relationship, Move on and enjoy life.
bill1451,
Jul 31, 7:14am
a little bit harsh farmer john, I, m approaching old fart status, but not too old to replace a plug on a cord, although poster 1 does not say how long the cord is, longer flexes should be 1.5 mm2 conductor size to avoid voltage drop, depending what you have plugged in.
mrfxit,
Aug 1, 8:23pm
Todays attitudes towards repairing a fault with otherwise perfectly good gear isn't helped in the slightest by the parts sometimes costing more then the replacement unit. On top of that are the govt restrictions & regulations about who can repair what.
That to me is simply wrong.
pauldw,
Aug 2, 12:43am
Not as wrong as most cord repairs. It seems to be normal for most repairs using the black rubber plugs or sockets to have the outer sheath pulled out of the cord grip and the inner wires exposed. Then there's the lottery of are the wires on the right terminals. I prefer the HPM or Deta clear plastic style with the cable gland nut entry.
upnorth,
Aug 2, 12:54am
Not every 3 pin male plug will fit into those outlets with the "safety" ring.
tmenz,
Aug 2, 5:30am
Mitre10 also have some plastic female cord sockets for about $10. HPM CD7PWE if I remember rightly!
If the situation has been that bad for many years, then we wouldn't be able to buy the plugs. Sheath pulled out isn't dangerous by it's self, but does allow a lot more stress on the strands. Pretty common & even more easy to fix.
moby,
Nov 6, 5:46am
Yup, especially the PDL40/940 tapons (which themselves are a hellish price these days).
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