Shorten (and lighten) your AC cords

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Shorten (and lighten) your AC cords

A lot of the weight I carry on a trip is just cables, and when you are travelling with a powerstrip, long cords are just one more big rats nest tangle. I haven't found a source for short AC cords, so I decided to shorten up a handful that I already had.

Disclaimer: if you are not smart enough to do this without hurting yourself, or others, or starting a fire, don't do it.

Date: 12/30/2007

Size: 5 items

Cut the cable down to the length you want, and split the leads. Date: 12/29/2007 Views: 51	Trim one side of the leads so that the connectors will be offset. The offset connectors will result in a more streamlined packag Date: 12/29/2007 Views: 48	Strip the wires, insert into the connectors, and crimp them. If you are going to use heat shrink tubing, put it on before you cr Date: 12/29/2007 Views: 54
The result. Date: 12/29/2007 Views: 50	The final result, with heat-shrink tubing to finish the whole thing off. Date: 12/29/2007 Views: 57