Can I replaced an attached power cord?


I have a proceed cdp3 cdplayer which comes with a fixed power cord. Is there a way to upgrade this cord to a higher end one?

Arthur
asamuelson

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You can go about it two different ways. Cut out an opening for an IEC jack or put in another captive PC.

I've done both styles & they took about the same amount of work, as I had to enlarge the opening for a bigger strain relief when going to a bigger captive. With this particular captive, I also had to enlarge the holes in the circuit board, so the first thing you should do is take off the cover & see what's involved.

The benefit of the IEC jack is you can experiment w/other PC's.
As for cost, it all depends on if it's worth it to you.

In my examples, I spent about $50.00 making a DIY 83802 & installing an IEC jack on a relatively inexpensive DVD player; about $20.00 ea. (x2) for a Volex & strain relief to replace the captive PC on some older mono-blocks.

On a personal note, it wouldn't bother me if I saw something advertised for sale & it had one of those adapter boxes on it but that prob. means the item would sell for less than a similar item w/o the mod. Something to consider if you ever decide to sell, unless it's already at the bottom of its price potential.