whats a "High current" power chord?

I have one,a Kimber jobby with a standard IEC.I also have a reference chord with wattgate and a standard IEC Yello cable

how are they different? I have just bought a Cleanline and will be fidding and swapping like the chords arund like a lunatic,would be nice to know some technical details though,like what the high current refers to

 

The high currant ones are thicker in order to fit more raisins in

 

excellent,i will order another one

 

That should give you a raisin d'etre or a raisin for living.

I'm sure someone will give you a sensible answer soon

 

any answer is better than suffering the eternal embarassment of a "noughter"...............the forum equivalent of having twat tattoed on your forehead

 

Saab,
Maybe the answer's in the question possibly ?

 

is it? if I have answered myself i have also confused myself,i will go for a lie down and re-read my question

 

Saab,

Easily done in the climatic conditioning the UK is sustaining at the moment.
What does 'High Current' suggest to you?, possibly an increase on low currant maybe?
Lets taken the average power consumption of say a cdp or dac, even a transport?, 25-40w possibly?, even the top end kit is 100 w max, my Wad's 60w and thats running, not at idle
A pre-amp maybe 120/150W max?, not really a current hungry monster.
So why would you want to use a high current power lead for one of these?, maybe the HC one has better sheilding? possibly, could be it has a larger cross section area of cabling/increased dielectric strength, allowing the possibility of great current drawing?
Amplifiers in the various guises are a different matter, by their very nature they increase/amplify a given signal (albeit inefficently in most cases).
A class 'a' beastie would use more current for a given volume level than say a class a/b, most class 'a' are around 45-55% efficent, hence the negation of heating during the winter
Valve amps are some what 'odd' in this respect, being a pain in the rear to get right in the power delivery stakes.
The most common uses for a high current power lead would be, power amplifers, larger intergratedes, power conditoners, mains regeneration units, valve amps.
By all means try them out, you just never know what will surface. Wm

 

ta,typing that must have been like teaching a 5 yr old to tie their shoe laces

so the high power thing will go into the Cleanline

I promise never to ask anymore questions after 7 Pimms with decreasing lemonade levels

 

At least I served some usefull purpose tonight

 

As far as I'm aware, "power chords" are things produced with an electric guitar. Thus clearly "high current" ones are those that are in the charts right now, being both "current" and "high".

 

I think you are getting confused with power ballads,like anything by Bonnie Tyler,a true musical genius.I am a huge fan and clearly not as stupid as this thread suggests.

now on 10th Pimm with a pippet of lemonade

 

Aha I hadn't thought of this...
A power chord is the 1st 5th and octave all played together, usually used by heavy metal bands. So a high currant power chord must be something along the lines of the riff to the latest AC/DC single.
I started on the beer too late to catch you up Saab. I wish you well in the morning. Do you have work to catch if so good luck

 

damn beat me to it...
cheers


julian

 

Well, there are some IEC plugs/sockets where the pins are horizontal instead of vertical - as used by Musical Fidelity and a few others. These are apparently called "high current" IECs. Doubt there's really any difference and it just adds to the complications.

Michael.