> >>>given away with other misc. cords. It's the kind with two sort of oval
> >>>female prong inputs on the computer end. Anyway, I'd be happy to furnish a
> >
> > It looks like I may have been looking at the wrong thing. I thought
> >he was looking for the older type of HP instrument cord. I don't
> >know of anything that has oval prongs. I thought he meant oval
> >housing.
>
> That's what I thought too until I read it closer.
The "old" version of "modern" power cords, before the current "IEC" cords,
had a oval plastic outer shell, and had either two or three ROUND
pins. But sometimes the sockets (holes) in the end of the cord were oval
in order to get a better grip on the round pins.
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Grumpy Ol' Fred cisin_at_xenosoft.com
Received on Wed Sep 18 2002 - 18:29:00 BST