THanks for the comments everyone. The reason I still have the original powercord and have not gone with a power cord upgrade is that audiotekne did not make one with the same connector (it is an unusual one whose name I forget, it has 3 prongs but differently oriented than the usual connectors) and it is an unusual type (16 amp cord I think, and I must confess I don't know what that refers to). Thanks again
Gary
Gary