Yup. Same exact thought but when I checked out the pins with my ohm meter, 1 of them opened.
All Voodoo products (interconnects and pwr cords) have life time Warranty
I also want to add that Brian Tucker, a USA distributor for Puritan Audio was super nice and helpful. He helped me troubled shoot my Puritan 156 and also added that if my Puritan died and not working? it would be the very first that he has a problem with.