Lousy IEC Connections

As millercarbon suggests, a couple wraps with teflon tape or in my case, a couple wraps of electrical tape around the exposed barrel will tighten her up just fine. Experiment with the amount of tape to get just the right snug fit...

rpw - now I get it.  You DO know that the specification for IEC's on components ONLY specifies the dimensions and location of the actual connectors NOT the cup that they fit into.  This is NOT a manufacturing issue- it is an issue with the lack of specifications for the cup!  Use the recommended "patches", because the specifications are not going to be enhanced or changed at this point.

jwp-
You make a very good point, it could be those sloppy female sockets that get me riled up; it may not be the male connector.  Sockets might be intentionally oversized so that any connector will fit.

it is always the fault of the females and the various cup sizes... hate it when two don't match up properly 😆😆😆