<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 11/15/2001 6:30:32 PM Pacific Standard Time, thescum@surfree.com writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">They're pretty much proprietary Roland power cables, though there are second
<BR>sources of them. I had a vacuum cleaner that took one, and in the States,
<BR>yol can find the right cable at Geetar Center or Mars, in with the other
<BR>special cables. I think they're branded as Hosa or Cable Up cables.</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BR>I had one of these on my Alpha Juno 2..They're not specific to Roland completely though, I picked up a Korg DW-6000 today that has the same connector as the juno. I have a possibly better solution to the problem of the jack, which I do to everything I get that has one: Rip it out and put in a standard computer style connector. Their approximately the same size, and the mounting holes tend to line up. No more hunting for that one special power cord. If the synth case is metal (like the Juno) and connected to the neutral side of the mains, I leave the pin for ground (the one that's in a row by itself, top pin in connector) unconnected, to keep neutral away from ground.
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<BR>Then I just reach into my huge bin of power cords whenever I need one, instead of hunting around.
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<BR>-Chris</FONT></HTML>