Subwoofer Cord Ground Issue (1 Viewer)

[Tony Haynes]

I bought a (used) second Cerwin Vega V12s subwoofer. While the sub was very well taken care of and in really good condition the provided power cord was obviously bought as after-market. While the female plug fit the sub male with no issues, There was a sticker that indicated a part number not associated with the V12s. A computer monitor cord perhaps?

Regardless when I use the after market cord there is a terrible buzz from the sub. When I swap it out with my original cord the buzz goes away. The difference in the cords is the after market has three prongs and the original has two. Of course a grounding issue. But it was a simple fix swapping the cords.

Does anyone know where I can purchase a two-prong male (YP11) to three prong female (YC12) Cord?

 

[JQuintana]

Amazon?

 

[Tony Haynes]

Thanks for the fast response!

The two prong male and three prong female Cord seems to be enough of a specialty item that a simple Amazon search is fruitless. There are any number of three prong male to three prong female cords however.

I am assuming I have to special order it??

 

[Mike Frezon]

Monoprice.com? HERE'S their power cords.

HERE'S a bit of a wider search. They've also got sections of PC cords, etc.

 

[Clinton McClure]

I'm confused. The manual shows the sub uses a 3-prong grounded cable. You say your original is only 2-prong with no ground?

 

[Clinton McClure]

Also, try searching for a IEC power cord.

 

[Tony Haynes]

I'm confused. The manual shows the sub uses a 3-prong grounded cable. You say your original is only 2-prong with no ground?

The manual only mentions an “IEC Cord”. From my rudimentary search it seems that is a generic term for the female portion of the Cord. Regardless the two prong solves the buzzing issue (grounding issue) hence my desire to find a second two-prong male to three-prong female Cord. Thanks for the help!!

 

[Clinton McClure]

If you’re that determined to get rid of the ground (not advisable) you can always just use an AC ground lifter (cheater) plug adapter.