Revox A77 power cord
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restorer-john
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The same plug was used on TEAC/TASCAMs, Nakamichi Dragon etc.
I got some from a US company several years ago but I can't remember the name of them.
I got some from a US company several years ago but I can't remember the name of them.
I don't think so, those would likely have been that odd Japanese plug that has the same prong size and spacing as NEMA plugs do today. They look similar but the cord that works properly in the Revox wouldn't fit or work correctly in those pieces.
The Revox should have had a C9/C10 socket/plug setup. You can still find those in either 2-pin non-polar US 115V version (Hosa PWC178) or on the auction sites they will turn up regularly with the Euro/rest of world 2-pin ends, like some of these: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fr...w=power+cord+iec+c9+230v&rt=nc&LH_TitleDesc=0
John
The Revox should have had a C9/C10 socket/plug setup. You can still find those in either 2-pin non-polar US 115V version (Hosa PWC178) or on the auction sites they will turn up regularly with the Euro/rest of world 2-pin ends, like some of these: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fr...w=power+cord+iec+c9+230v&rt=nc&LH_TitleDesc=0
John
They definitely look alike, but I cannot get the cord of a A3340 to fit the socket of a Revox, or vice versa. The sizes are different. Revox power cords are not cheap but they are easy to find (just search "Revox power cord" on ebay, for instance).
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restorer-john
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Revox used the current spec IEC power cords, as you would expect from a high standards professional gear maker in Europe at that time. So did Tandberg, others. Those cords are very easy to find still, because they were also used by Roland and others in the pro sound business (consoles, midi gear etc.) Because of that higher volume of equipment in the market, the cable continued to be manufactured as a replacement part for years after the world switched to the IEC 3-pin solutions w/ground pin added (IEC C13/14 etc.).
There is NO reason why those cords would be expensive unless you are holding out for an original Revox part (and I get that, I prefer that as a first choice myself). The Hosa part has been as cheap as $6-7 and more recently the lowest price on them is more like $9.95 - but, add shipping and tax etc. more often than not.
The Japanese largely did not do what the European makers did. Accuphase, Teac, etc. have a similar looking connector that is wrong in multiple dimensions for a Revox or other true IEC C9/C10 application. It uses the same size and spacing prongs as a std. North American 12V 2-pin non-polarized extension cord, but the insulation space around those pins is narrower so you can only get the extension cord to fit if you whittle down the insulation which is not ideal. The IEC cord is close to the right fit in terms of the insulation but it was made for sockets with different pin spacing and much thicker/less tall pins. Not sure why the Japanese didn't use the IEC spec, but that didn't happen until later when the C13/14 became fairly standardized.
John
There is NO reason why those cords would be expensive unless you are holding out for an original Revox part (and I get that, I prefer that as a first choice myself). The Hosa part has been as cheap as $6-7 and more recently the lowest price on them is more like $9.95 - but, add shipping and tax etc. more often than not.
The Japanese largely did not do what the European makers did. Accuphase, Teac, etc. have a similar looking connector that is wrong in multiple dimensions for a Revox or other true IEC C9/C10 application. It uses the same size and spacing prongs as a std. North American 12V 2-pin non-polarized extension cord, but the insulation space around those pins is narrower so you can only get the extension cord to fit if you whittle down the insulation which is not ideal. The IEC cord is close to the right fit in terms of the insulation but it was made for sockets with different pin spacing and much thicker/less tall pins. Not sure why the Japanese didn't use the IEC spec, but that didn't happen until later when the C13/14 became fairly standardized.
John