An IEC with grip

I am a little confused, and maybe it is just me. I have never had the male side of a power cord pull out, but have on several occasions had the female (component) side of a power cord come loose… particularly with upgraded PC with harder / larger plugs. I am never able to feel like they are fully seated. Is there a trick I am missing?

I've tried Teflon tape and if it migrates, You have to be careful as it conducts electricity and you'll hear a crackle. I stopped using it. I've stacked things to prop up the connector but will try those inserts. 

The grippiest C13/15A IEC I’ve experienced is from IEGo. Comes in a bunch of different flavors ranging from bare copper to gold-plated copper to rhodium-plated silver. They also happen to be a pretty good product for the money, so perhaps that’s your ticket.

Totally feel you on this one. I have been very disappointed in many of the higher end power cables from Shunyata, Wireworld, and Synergistic. They do not trip well at all. In many cases I have had to place an object or 2 under the connection to the component so they stay in place and connected.

I highly recommend DH Labs. Specifically the Power Plus Cryo and Red Wave. These cables have a super tight and secure grip. The best I have experienced. Plus they’re amazing cables. I replaced a Shunyata Delta on my Processor with the Power Plus and what a difference! Solid connections!

There’s a lot of quite humorous but not very PC jokes that come to mind regarding the male / female plug matter which I will leave alone….

That said, I wonder why no one has come up with power cord locking devices similar to the older multi pin computer cables w/ a thumb screw on each side to lock the cable in place & thus separating out the mechanical & electrical connections?