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Power cable for all-in-one printer

  • 08-02-2010 11:41pm
    #1
    Pdonlan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi,

    I don't know if this is the right place, but I need a little help.

    I am setting up a printer for my father, which he bought online.

    It has a two-pronged European cable and I'm wondering if it will be okay to use an old three-pronged cable lying around here? It was used for a computer.

    The European cable provided has the following markings: 10A 250V, and also 16 /250

    The cable I want to use has 10A 250V too but is different in that it says 5/250

    I honestly have no clue about these things, and I don't want to damage the printer
    :confused:
    Please help


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  • #2
    Antar Bolaeisk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,091 ✭✭✭Antar Bolaeisk


    Yep, it will be grand.

    My general rule of thumb when it comes to cabling is if it fits it should work :D (I shall follow it until something blows up)

    As for the figures on the wires, the 250 is obviously the rated voltage and though I should know it I can't remember exactly what the other number is about. I doubt it's a current rating as a 16A wire would be fairly heavy duty. I've a funny feeling it means the number of strands over which the power is carried so in the case of the 16/250 wire there are 16 strands of wire per core though I'm probably completely wrong on this.


  • #3
    Pdonlan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭Pdonlan


    Antar Bolaeisk wrote: »
    Yep, it will be grand.

    My general rule of thumb when it comes to cabling is if it fits it should work :D (I shall follow it until something blows up)

    As for the figures on the wires, the 250 is obviously the rated voltage and though I should know it I can't remember exactly what the other number is about. I doubt it's a current rating as a 16A wire would be fairly heavy duty. I've a funny feeling it means the number of strands over which the power is carried so in the case of the 16/250 wire there are 16 strands of wire per core though I'm probably completely wrong on this.

    Thanks very much for your answer.


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