Power cable connection issue, plug slightly sags and disconnects


heavier Power cables tend to not fit very securely so if there is a slight connection angle they no longer carry the power.  How are you supposed to maintain a horizontal connection when they are so heavy???

Slight movement to a rack tends to cause the disconnection.

So I go back to the cheaper, much cheaper, much lighter and flexible power cord received with device and it fits really good.

jumia

This was covered not that long ago in another thread.  Solutions: wrapping various kinds of tape around the connector, suspending the cable with various kinds of thread or line, propping up the cable with various home-made contraptions--I remember one which was a cradle made out of Lego bricks.  It's a fact of life that there will slight variations in the standard: I've experienced both connectors that it was virtually impossible to get into the socket, and connectors that were loose.  The weight of many high-end PCs doesn't help!

Sounds like its the power cable’s connectors that are the problem. Better connectors also have a tighter grip. Which cable is it, if you don’t mind me asking?

It’s a $700 10 gauge power cord connected to the back of a component on the rack.

I guess I can find a way to prop it up but that’s problematic and may not be workable. I think it was doing an OK job when it was connected.

And now I’m finding it’s not connecting at all when I jostle it around. The component prongs sticking out are very secure not the problem.

Is it disconnecting from the wall, a power conditioner, or from the back of  components? I haven't had any heavy cords disconnect from the back of components. for wall duplezes and power conditioners, it is possible to get ones that have a really tight fit, like those from Furutech or Synergistic Research. Typical household-grade duplexes are very cheap and not built for grip, and aftermarket ones do a better job and improve the sound quality. 

That's fine.  Or you can do one wrap with teflon tape and cut a small block of pink foam  to place under it.