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[Steve Garris]

I have a small digital iPad mixer in a small wood case, and would like to add an IEC male plug socket directly on the back of the case, then hard-wire or use adapters to get the power to a NEMA 3-plug in the case (board, router and iPhone charger need power).

Is there an easy way to do this? I started looking yesterday online at IEC screw-in outlets, but couldn't find any adapters as I had hoped. Thanks in advance for your reply's.

[John Rutirasiri]

I have a small digital iPad mixer in a small wood case, and would like to add an IEC male plug socket directly on the back of the case, then hard-wire or use adapters to get the power to a NEMA 3-plug in the case (board, router and iPhone charger need power).

Is there an easy way to do this? I started looking yesterday online at IEC screw-in outlets, but couldn't find any adapters as I had hoped. Thanks in advance for your reply's.

I'm not sure you'll be able to find a male IEC panel mount to Edison female adaptor. 

I would just chop off the plug end of a power strip and solder the wires to the male IEC panel mount, using heat shrink tubing to cover any exposed conductor lugs.  You have the breaker in the power strip, but it'll be on the inside.

John R.

[Jordan Wolf]

Steve, why not use a recessed 5-15P plug?






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[Stephen Kirby]

Those are kind of large.  What about putting a flange mount PowerCon in the case?  Then you have a locking connector that takes up very little space.

[Lyle Williams]

In my corner of the world solder isn't legal in power wiring...

[Richard Turner]

havent seen them with panel flange though

[Mike Pyle]

In my corner of the world solder isn't legal in power wiring...

They sure do manufacture a lot of panel mount iec connectors with solder lugs though.

[George Dougherty]

I have a small digital iPad mixer in a small wood case, and would like to add an IEC male plug socket directly on the back of the case, then hard-wire or use adapters to get the power to a NEMA 3-plug in the case (board, router and iPhone charger need power).

Is there an easy way to do this? I started looking yesterday online at IEC screw-in outlets, but couldn't find any adapters as I had hoped. Thanks in advance for your reply's.

Second the powercon.  The regular D-series mount is easy to chisel out a recess for and it holds tight with a pair of screws.  I typically wire internally to a power strip or direct to a UPS.  I've done that with several racks.  I have a large number of edison to powercon tails though, so I'm almost never without one between my lighting and stage power.

The biggest downside was the one time I only took my mix rack and didn't have the powercon to edison cable with me.  Had to live without the UPS and borrow a power strip at the venue to get things going.  Other than that, I'll take a locking powercon any day over an IEC that often works loose but doesn't look disconnected. 

Go with either the original blue style inlet or the newer better True1 outlets.  Either should be fine according to Neutrik as long as you leave the gear in the case powered down during connection.  The original is supposedly not rated for connections under load.  Anecdotally though, I've done it many times stringing LED lights together or connecting up/tearing down my stage power snake and I've yet to have it melt or spark on me.

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