Recent Posts
Top Interpower® Customer Service Questions of 2024
Posted on 1/29/25 12:14 PM
Hospital-grade Filtered Module Issue? Q: We bought module 83545020 from you to replace a broken one we purchased from a different vendor. We have installed it, but it’s not getting any current. Is the module bad, or are we doing something wrong?
Topics: product design, modules, power cord, EMI, safety, international power components, product development, frequently asked questions, technical-support
Selecting the Correct Country-Specific Power Cord
Posted on 11/27/24 8:45 AM
Determining the correct plug for your mains power and electrical design is essential in ensuring safe electrical continuity. Interpower offers a Guide to Worldwide Plug and Socket Patterns and Power Mains (Single-Phase) which shows specified plug patterns by country.
Topics: product design, power cord, international power components
If Setting Up Equipment in Tight Spaces, Or Using Accessory Power Strips, You Need an Angle
Posted on 7/18/24 12:48 PM
In hospitals and clinics, production floor areas, and standard brick-and-mortar offices, the spatial relationship of heavy machinery, diagnostic equipment, and peripheral devices and their AC power outlets can become a tricky geometric problem to solve—equipment placed tightly against walls where odd angles and tight corners loom. Even when designing and building your own facility, local building codes and other present mechanical infrastructure can pose challenges when it comes to positioning AC equipment in optimal areas.
Topics: product design, Angled Plugs, product development, 1-week lead-time
To “B” or not to “B” . . . Crimping Flexible Power Cords
Posted on 6/27/24 2:37 PM
By automation or manually by hand, Interpower® crimps bridges for country-specific plugs, and IEC 60320 connectors onto miles of flexible cable it manufactures each year. For cord sets, the optimal crimp is one that provides the most electrical contact between the conductors of stranded wire and its bridge or connector—the B crimp provides optimal electrical contact for flexible cable.
Topics: product design, testing, manufacturing, crimps
Using Strain Reliefs/Cable Glands to Prevent Acute Bend Radius in Power Cords
Posted on 1/23/24 11:49 AM
Cable is a sleek composite of resins and metals which are vital materials of making world-class power cords and cord sets. While dependable and durable, even essential to modern-day life, cable is also susceptible to acute bending, especially near the point where the cord exits the equipment. Underneath the smooth resinous skin of our example cord, lay three conductors of extruded copper wire. If those wires are extremely bent or otherwise damaged, the result could be loss of electrical continuity or shortened lifespan—protecting your cord’s bend radius helps maintain connectivity. And understanding your cord’s recommended minimum bend radius for cable is critical to the maintenance and longevity of the cable and the machines and equipment powering them.
Topics: cable, product design, cable glands, strain reliefs, product development, bend radius