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Can i use my old power cable with a new psu?

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April 4, 2014 9:26:03 PM

so i bought a corsair cx 600 v2 psu the only problem is that the cable supplied doesn't fits in my socket so can iuse my old power supply cable
the old cable says 6a/250v
and my new cable 13a/250v

my new cable looks like this
http://power-adapters.co.uk/images/cisco48v/iec.jpg

and my older cable looks like
http://www.luminexcorp.com/content/images/CN-P013-01.jp...


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April 4, 2014 9:30:45 PM

It's not a good idea to use other power cables.
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April 4, 2014 11:03:18 PM

Can anybody help?
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April 5, 2014 6:05:01 PM

They're both 230VAC C13 cables. Your power supply, at 230V (or 240, it's the same due to allotting tolerances) will draw a maximum of 5A, so you'll be (most likely) okay. Can you give me the full specifications of your computer so I can do the calculation and see if you'll get close to the 5A the power supply label says?

All advice I give is not to be taken as completely factual, as I am not a qualified expert. Computers are my hobby.
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April 6, 2014 12:55:04 AM

PCJunkie33 said:
They're both 230VAC C13 cables. Your power supply, at 230V (or 240, it's the same due to allotting tolerances) will draw a maximum of 5A, so you'll be (most likely) okay. Can you give me the full specifications of your computer so I can do the calculation and see if you'll get close to the 5A the power supply label says?

All advice I give is not to be taken as completely factual, as I am not a qualified expert. Computers are my hobby.


i5 4570
msi b85mg43
msi gtx 760 tf
corsair xms 8gb ram
toshiba 1tbb hdd

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April 6, 2014 8:12:19 AM

Addie_72 said:
PCJunkie33 said:
They're both 230VAC C13 cables. Your power supply, at 230V (or 240, it's the same due to allotting tolerances) will draw a maximum of 5A, so you'll be (most likely) okay. Can you give me the full specifications of your computer so I can do the calculation and see if you'll get close to the 5A the power supply label says?

All advice I give is not to be taken as completely factual, as I am not a qualified expert. Computers are my hobby.


i5 4570
msi b85mg43
msi gtx 760 tf
corsair xms 8gb ram
toshiba 1tbb hdd



I reckon you'll be okay, as your total system power draw is somewhere in the neighborhood of 344 Watts. Keep an eye on it though.
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