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DJ Higgumz
Joined: Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:13 pm
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Location: Wisconsin
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 Extension cords- the arteries of every sound system Today I went to menards and got 12/3 50 foot extension cord wire, black. It didn't have ends on it, a plus for me. I made 2 25 ft cords and put on ends. Before this I had orange garden cords. I ended up paying 60$ for the four ends and cord. Buy once and actually cheer for once! Quality cord, real rubber coating, and bends easy. It has like a nylon weaved skin between the rubbers. I puposely picked socket ends that clamp to the casing of the cord, so the leads don't rip out. After my first wedding this weekend I'm gonna buy another 50 ft of this stuff. Being 12 awg makes me feel my systems got low cholesterol.  _________________Currently looking to rent/buy T60s and DR Tops in, or near Wisconsin for a part of the summer PM me!!2 19" t60s 1 30" t39 1 16" AT JBL GTO804 (with LEDs!  )
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Tom Smit
Joined: Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:24 pm
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Location: Sarnia, Ont. Canada
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Re: Extension cords- the arteries of every sound system
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J_Dunavin
Joined: Sun Jul 09, 2006 3:13 pm
Posts: 495
Location: Northern Illinois
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Re: Extension cords- the arteries of every sound system Maybe a little more money, but we have been using this stuff: http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/118/809/=h2zukrVery easy to work with and is very flexible.
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DJ Higgumz
Joined: Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:13 pm
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Location: Wisconsin
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Re: Extension cords- the arteries of every sound system That's really expensive! The cord itself was 48$, so it is a little less than a dollar a foot. Im not sure of the quality of the stuff of that link, but mines at least copper.
_________________Currently looking to rent/buy T60s and DR Tops in, or near Wisconsin for a part of the summer PM me!!2 19" t60s 1 30" t39 1 16" AT JBL GTO804 (with LEDs! )
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jswingchun
Joined: Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:43 am
Posts: 916
Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Re: Extension cords- the arteries of every sound system I recently did the same thing. It just looks so much more pro to not have any orange cords on stage.
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Omni 10
Omni 10.5
OmniTop 12 x 4
Wedgehorn 8 x 3
XF212
T39 @ 20" x 2
T39 @ 28" x 2
Jack 110 x 4
XF210
XF210 (Slant only, no crossfire)
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Radian
Joined: Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:56 pm
Posts: 1469
Location: Milwaukee, WI
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Re: Extension cords- the arteries of every sound system The Carol brand power cable that PE sells is very good stuff. Expensive in comparison to HD or Menards for sure, but tough as nails. At my last place of work we used Carol, and it was not uncommon for someone to accidentally run over the cables with an excavator or other heavy equipment on occasion. That, and they were usually coated in sand and hydraulic fluid at the time. 
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SoundInMotionDJ
Joined: Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:31 pm
Posts: 1519
Location: DFW, Texas
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Re: Extension cords- the arteries of every sound system +1 Copper may be copper...but the quality of rubbers varies greatly.  --Stan Graves
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Rune Bivrin
Joined: Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:42 pm
Posts: 390
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
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Re: Extension cords- the arteries of every sound system  I'll spare you my lewd thoughts...
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In build order:
O12 with no tweeter.
3 x WedgeHorns.
2 x Jack 10 without tweeters.
2 x DR250.
2 x 16" T39
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