[Wanted] Kettle leads in bulk

cgarvey

Where's the cheapest place to buy 10-20 kettel leads .. preferably plugged, but I'll take unplugged if I can get cheap plugs somewhere too!!

Cheers.

.cg

garthv

Dont have any but,out of curiosity, why do u need em?

rubadub

most pcs use "kettle leads" some have an extra piece that needs to be cut out (easy) but be sure they are rated to 13A. Euro/pound shops may have them, theres one on mary street which does lots of electrical stuff

shabbyroad

go to radionics (or similar) and buy the IEC plugs, get a few meters or suitable electrical cable , some plugs and make them up. Will probably be a LOT cheaper and you can make them to the exact length you need.

cgarvey

Ta for the responses .. I need them on an ongoing basis for PCs, monitors, amplifiers, and various electrical/electronic equipment.

I tried the radionics search and couldn't find the plug on it's own.. and the leads were all just over a fiver ex VAT.

Cheers

.cg

oneweb

I *think* ITDirect on Parliament Street have them, at a not-bad price.

rubadub

radionics are a rip-off. if you dont mind used ones i would try a pc recycling centre, they must be flooded with them, i have seen batches of them in skips before.

deRanged

Any place that buys new kit in bulk will be dumping them.
I know our cs dept dumped dozens of them a few months ago.

Try ringing colleges, they may be happy to give them to you, given the restrictions on dumping stuff these days.

MikeHunt

IT Direct is the last place you should check for this kind of stuff. As someone above said.. Mary St. shops. Maybe even Argos

pan

I have a new bunch of these, spare from pc's.
I'll let them go for a small charge.
Let me know if you still interested.

pan

SouperComputer

all cables?

ro1798

ì can get leads at wholesale prices any audio or elecrical lead

pm me

ronan

Asok

I can try get you a few they would be two pin at one end though.
They come with product and we just buy the 3 pin ones on bulk instead of using the 2 pins so you can have what ever i can gather up for just the postage if you like?

ozmo

cgarvey wrote:

Where's the cheapest place to buy 10-20 kettel leads .. preferably plugged, but I'll take unplugged if I can get cheap plugs somewhere too!!

Cheers.

.cg

Theres a pc recycling depo in Cookstown Ind Est. Its where the Old Belgard road meets the Luas tracks - if thats any good.

Capt'n Midnight

rubadub wrote:

most pcs use "kettle leads" some have an extra piece that needs to be cut out (easy) but be sure they are rated to 13A. Euro/pound shops may have them, theres one on mary street which does lots of electrical stuff

Almost every PC lead I've seen with a molded plug is rated at 5A
and you'd have to buy fuses too..

You can use a Kettle lead on a PC (change the fuse from 13A to 5A or 3A) but not visa-versa.

ozmo

Capt'n Midnight wrote:

You can use a Kettle lead on a PC (change the fuse from 13A to 5A or 3A) but not visa-versa.

hmm. dont think he actually needs them for kettles - jus a term IT folk use to describe them. :S

KM

20 for €100

Let me know if you want them 2m length moulded plugs with fuse.


KM

SLIM19198

Maplins, prolly about 3~4 euro each:

LINKY

snappieT

Maplins are 4.95 a piece, and definately 13A, 2 metres

Airwaves

Did you try ebay?

MrShadow

try posting on the komplett board. They must get loads in cause most of their stuff comes with the european 2 pin and they ship the 3 pin leads along with em.

Might do you a deal.

Shadow

woody

jamestown business park in finglas electronic recyling there you can get job lots for feck all about 1 euro a lead

cgarvey

Ta, again

@oneweb .. no ta to IT Direct .. I'm putting them in the same basket as Peats and Maplins, out to screw you on a cheap cable.

@rubadub .. agreed

@pan .. I'll give you 3 quid per plugged & fused lead, and will collect dublin area

@SouperComputer .. will give them a shout .. they're the crowd on Cork St., right?

@Asok.. ta .. but that'd be Plan B

@KM .. no ta

@Airwaves.. no .. not worth the hassle/shipping/risk

@woody & ozmo .. any ideas of the names of those centres (so I can ring to avoid a wasted journey)?

cheers again!