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Power cables , Test your cables guys

I bought a bunch of power cables for my system a year ago and 1 day found my sub off unplugged and plugged back in was fine for a while , sub goes out again now I suspect something up so I took some measurements and low and behold my cord was giving me 85 volts not 123 like at the wall so I sent back to audio quest to replace , audioquest  honestly not feeling there quality , I pulled all my cables out to put on a meter . Just because you spent allot on a cable measure it anyway ,  I wish I would have . I hope it didnt damage my pb16 being under voltage like it was for a year , SVS says They don’t think so , but I know low voltage can destroy certain appliances or even create a fire .   What other tests can we do to measure our interconnects just to be sure we don’t have a defect , after happening to me I’m checking all points I can as far as power goes and I urge everyone to check cause it can happen . 
ngiordano
ngiordano OP
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Does anyone think it’s ok for (2)1 meter length cables to be that far off in length from the same manufacture?  AQ says it’s ok  
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tomcy6
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Your links aren't working for me, so I don't know what the difference you're talking about is.  If you bought the cable from Audioquest or one of their dealers and the incorrect length is causing you a problem,  I think they should replace it with the correct length.
ngiordano OP
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Not the length I bought two at diff Times when the 1 failed I pulled them both out of service to measure the voltage and 1 was 85 volts and the other was 123volts but when I put them side by side 1 was 6 inches longer and both 1 meter cables , I’ll upload some new pics , my advice is measure your power cables because just because it’s high end it can fail and not be what’s At the wall. 
ngiordano OP
55 posts
 
Measure them for  voltage , the length just so happen to be off 6 inches I thought that was to much for high end cables 
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tom6897
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I 👍🏻 🙆‍♀️ 💯. I know that some cable makers tune their cables and they can vary in length by some factor. The individual maker can tell you what their tolerance is.
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