What's the cable called which connects you PSU to your main?

[stickman274]

My cable which connects my PSU to my mains has broken and wonder what it's actually called so I can find a replacement
P.s. my PSU is the corsair 760W

 

[malaber]

Is your power supply fully modular? If yes you can look up your model at the corsair pats and accessories site. What you are looking for is the 24pin cable. If thats not what you are looking for all the cables for your PSU should be listed at that site. If your PSU isnt modular you will have to order a whole new PSU. http://www.corsair.com/en-us/parts-and-accessories

 

[jsmithepa]

He said "main," sounds like a Brit.

Here in TrumpLand, I would call that an IEC 320 C13 AC cord.

 

[malaber]

Ahh I wasnt aware he was talking about his power cable... I have boxes of those you want one? xD

 

[thx1138v2]

Is your power supply fully modular? If yes you can look up your model at the corsair pats and accessories site. What you are looking for is the 24pin cable. If thats not what you are looking for all the cables for your PSU should be listed at that site. If your PSU isnt modular you will have to order a whole new PSU. http://www.corsair.com/en-us/parts-and-accessories

I think OP means from the wall outlet/UPS (mains) to the exterior socket of the PSU.

stickman274: Search "PSU Power Cord". You want one with 16 or 14 AWG wire size. The smaller the number, the larger the wire and the more power it can carry. 14 AWG is better but 16 AWG will work. Look on both plugs on the cord you have and see if there is an ## AWG molded into one of the plugs and, if so, get the same size. Or contact Corsair to be certain.

 

[stickman274]

Thanks for all the input guys, managed to buy an old not working PSU and just took the cable from it

 

[stickman274]

Ahh I wasnt aware he was talking about his power cable... I have boxes of those you want one? xD

Wish I had seen this before I bought the old PSU

 

[thx1138v2]

Thanks for all the input guys, managed to buy an old not working PSU and just took the cable from it

You might have a problem if you took the power cord from a cheap 250W PSU and are trying to use it with a 760W PSU. That's why I noted the wire gauges in the previous post.

With your machine running at full load, feel the cord. If it feels warm at all the wire inside the cord is smaller than what you need for your 760W PSU.

 

[stickman274]

Thanks for all the input guys, managed to buy an old not working PSU and just took the cable from it

You might have a problem if you took the power cord from a cheap 250W PSU and are trying to use it with a 760W PSU. That's why I noted the wire gauges in the previous post.

With your machine running at full load, feel the cord. If it feels warm at all the wire inside the cord is smaller than what you need for your 760W PSU.

I took it from an old 500W psu and thanks for this note, ill keep feeling it every hour or so just to make sure
thanks again