[sdiy] Nice rubbery power cord source?

[Michael E Caloroso]

Pretty much every OTS power cord is the awful plastic stuff.  I had better
luck with the raw 3 wire 18ga stranded cable sold on spools at Lowes or
Home Depot (in the US), and assemble power cords from the spool.  Plus raw
cable is cheaper than OTS cords.

MC

On Tue, Jul 21, 2026 at 2:37 PM John Speth via Synth-diy <
synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:

> My 1983 Prophet-5 is in great need of a new power cord. I'd like to
> replace it with a new cord that is just as nice. The characteristics I
> need are 3 conductor, black, 1/4 inch OD, a rubber (or rubber-like)
> cover, flexible, won't remember bends. I suspect I'll have trouble
> finding the rubber/flex features. Finding material specs, etc are
> impossible to locate. Can anyone recommend a source that might fit my
> needs?
>
> Thanks - John
>
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