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Electrical plug - Galaxy01 - 20-01-2024
What do you call this type of plug?
and, where can I buy it in Auckland?
RE: Electrical plug - king1 - 20-01-2024
IEC C7 or Figure 8 plug
PBtech have them - st Lukes show 5 in stock
https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/CABALG00206/Alogic-MF-AUS2PC7-02-Power-Cable-2-Pin-Male-Wall-t
RE: Electrical plug - Agent_24 - 25-01-2024
Dick Smith used to sell just the plugs and you could wire them on yourself, I know because I bought some in the past.
I thought Jaycar might have them as well, but they only sell the C13 etc now: https://www.jaycar.co.nz/iec320-240v-female-line-power-socket/p/PS4006
Even element14 and RS-Components don't seem to have the C7, not even Digikey has them, although they do have products listed in the category of C7 connectors, they are not - which is strange.
I'm sure there are plenty of surplus NOS plugs lying around in basements in various countries, but I expect the demand for such a thing is so low that any large scale retail stock of them is nonexistent.
If you really wanted just the plug itself to attach to an existing cable - it appears you'd have to get it from China: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005227300985.html
(and cross your fingers that the contacts are made from something better than dross-plated pot metal, and that the plastic housing can withstand temperatures above ambient!)
(Well - it's probably not that bad - but if you did get them - buy a few and practice soldering very quickly, because the plastic on the Chinese-sourced plugs is usually NOT high temperature rated at all, when it really should be.)
RE: Electrical plug - CliveM - 27-01-2024
Elive have them. 1 business day free delivery in Auckland.
RE: Electrical plug - zqwerty - 27-01-2024
These leads and plug type are very common, try an Op Shop or Salvation Army Shop, they normally have a drawer of them. Make sure you get the figure-of-8 type and not the lead with an oval shape of the same size, also very common.