WTD: Chinese style, nz pin layout power cords

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#312796 17-May-2024 15:10

My google fu is failing me

Anyone know where I can source these?

I'm after a certain style of "Chinese" power cords, which have the same pin layout as NZ's but a much slimmer, squared off plug compared to our big fat round ones.

Like this:

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Just for any latercomer's to the thread, it's the different shape of the plastic molding around the pins that I'm after. Rather than being a circle like most plugs are, it's more of a capsule/stadium shape, which can achieve a higher density of side by side plugs, for use on a Chinese PDU as below.

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#3231893 17-May-2024 15:14

Closest I've found are these, which you could probably butcher and trim those side bits off, but I'd rather find exactly what I'm after if possible.

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#3231895 17-May-2024 15:24

what exactly are you trying to do, the description of what you want is very unclear

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#3231898 17-May-2024 15:35

Not sure you'll easily find those here. While they work, my assumption is they don't meet NZ specifications. Aliexpress? Kettle cord?

I'm assuming you need them cause you've got a Chinese power board? More flimsy and don't have the insulation to protect fingers from touching them when not fully inserted.

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#3231899 17-May-2024 15:40

cshaun:

Not sure you'll easily find those here. While they work, my assumption is they don't meet NZ specifications.

don't have the insulation to protect fingers from touching them when not fully inserted.

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"The shank of the active and neutral pins of every 10 and 15 amp flat-pin plug sold after 3 April 2005 are required to be insulated, in accordance with AS/NZS 3112:2000"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AS/NZS_3112

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#3231902 17-May-2024 15:48

Let's not jump to conclusions about what OP is asking about just becasue the word "Chinese" was mentioned...

They're after a specific style of plug body with the cable entering the top of the plug, which makes sense for applications where there may be a outlet placed on a skirting board (for example) where you don't want the cable protruding outwards too far.

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#3231903 17-May-2024 15:49

I assume any cable with that plug on it is copper clad aluminium with about 0.2mm^2 area and bin them after I found one that came with an external drive chassis got warm when running a PC.

Not sure why any standards compliant outlet would need you to have narrower ones unless you are trying to jam them in between wallwarts or similar.

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#3231907 17-May-2024 16:01

I thought the insulation on the pins was to prevent a short if a metal object dropped down the gap between the plug and socket, and the "big, fat, round" part was to prevent fingers from touching the pins until the plug was fully withdrawn?

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#3231910 17-May-2024 16:05

DonH:

I thought the insulation on the pins was to prevent a short if a metal object dropped down the gap between the plug and socket, and the "big, fat, round" part was to prevent fingers from touching the pins until the plug was fully withdrawn?

Its for both. the gap is still large enough for small fingers to get to the pins when they are connecting or partially pulled out.

I found when they were introduced that some of my vintage aged double adapters connected to the pins too far up and would not worth with the shrouded pins unless pulled out slightly, but everything under 70ish years old had no problem when they were added.

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#3231911 17-May-2024 16:06

How about a standard HPM side entry power plug then? Low profile and compliant.

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#3231912 17-May-2024 16:10

is this what you want

https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/hpm-side-entry-plug-10amp/p/106258

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#3231913 17-May-2024 16:11

kiwijunglist: is this what you want

https://www.mitre10.co.nz/shop/hpm-side-entry-plug-10amp/p/106258

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#3231916 17-May-2024 16:20

It's for a Chinese APC PDU where there's insufficient room between the sockets for the normal round style plugs.

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#3231917 17-May-2024 16:23

Would it not be easier then to replace the PDU with an Aus/NZ styled one with the correct outlet spacing?

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#3231918 17-May-2024 16:23

Maybe better to just use a knife, sander, grinder and take a bit off the round plugs? Pretty sure it's just plastic, you'll know after doing the first one.

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#3231922 17-May-2024 16:39

maybe this. +- shave.

https://folders.co.nz/products/240v-line-mains-power-plug

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