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Is there a such thing as a polarized C1 connector? (lemm.ee)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/ece

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I found a radio from 2003 that was missing a power cord, and I first thought it needed a polarized C7 power cord, but it won't fit at all. Looking at it more closely, it looks like a polarized C2 connector, but it's also locking? I tried searching online but I couldn't find anything for the C1/C2 connectors that's polarized, not even considering the locking aspect. Is this something anyone is familiar with? It's not a high end or particularly old radio or anything.

Here is a link to a picture, I wasn't able to upload it to lemmy directly.

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[–] dhork 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

That doesn't look like any IEC 60320 connector. Who is the manufacturer? You might have better luck searching for "power cable $MFR $MODEL".

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEC_60320

What country are you in? Its possible they have their own standards body also defining this ( like NEMA in the US)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I'm in the US, I'd give you the manufacturer but I didn't take a picture of it; I left it at home.

It seems like it was made for the north American market, based on the writing on the information label, and that it runs on 120vac.

I'll try searching by manufacturer but I'm not optimistic since it seems like an obscure one, like a cheap knockoff brand. I suppose it could be re-badged, I'll search online if i can see the same model and go from there.