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The Importance of Hospital Power Cords for the Medical Industry

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When sourcing power cords for your hospital or clinic, ensuring they meet strict industry requirements is crucial. Standard power cords from a home improvement store aren’t suitable for medical grade equipment and using them places your patients and staff at risk.

In North America, hospitals, clinics, and dental offices must use medical-grade power strips and cords in any situation where patients could have contact with cables. This includes x-ray machinery, breathing equipment, dental cleaning tools, and certain medical devices.

Hospital power cables ensure consistent grounding and are designed for stability against extreme bending or harm without suffering damage. These power cords are tested against strict quality standards to protect patients, staff, and users from electrical shock or danger. Make sure you use approved hospital power cords for all your medical industry equipment.

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Stop Getting Unplugged

Power cords were made to be plugged in and unplugged at will. In fact, controlling when and how electricity is conducted using power cords is one of humanity’s greatest inventions. However, not all electrical operations go as planned. Power cords get unintentionally unplugged all the time—accidental tripping, moving equipment, vibrations, you name it. Maybe you’ve accepted accidental unplugging as a fact of life. But it doesn’t have to be!

With patented Auto-Lock® power cords from Quail Electronics Inc., you can trust your devices and equipment to stay plugged in—until you decide to unplug them. These power cords feature internal locking mechanisms and sliding tabs that keep power cords securely in place. Maintain control over your machinery with an Auto-Lock® power cord.

Why Choose Locking Power Cords?

Accidentally unplugged power cords are an inconvenience at best and a severe problem at worst. From a draining laptop to disconnected critical equipment like servers or medical machines, ensuring power cords stay plugged in is crucial for successful electrical operations.

There have been many attempts at developing solutions to help keep cords plugged in. Perhaps you’ve even attempted a few yourself—taping cords in place, knotting them together, or purchasing longer cords for extra slack. But none have the same success rate and reliability as Auto-Lock® power cords.

Our locking power cords feature built-in locking mechanisms on the connectors to prevent accidental disconnections. To unplug, simply pull the sliding mechanisms on either side of the connector. Auto-Lock® power cords were designed to keep your cables securely in place, even when pulled or tugged. Unplug cables on your terms with locking power cords!

Selecting the Right Auto-Lock® Power Cord

Every power application has unique requirements for voltage, cord length, connector style, and industry specifications. No matter your industry, you can find the right locking power cord for your needs at Quail Electronics, Inc. Our selection of Auto-Lock® power cords includes but is not limited to:

We pride ourselves on having the best locking power cords for any application. Stop getting unplugged and regain control over your electrical operations with Auto-Lock® power cords today!

Find Top-Quality Locking Power Cords at Quail Electronics, Inc.

Quail Electronics, Inc. has over 30 years of experience as a premier supplier of power cords and electrical accessories. We proudly offer competitive pricing, no minimum order requirements, and same-day shipping on all in-stock products. Contact us with any questions and a team member will assist you. Find the right Auto-Lock® power cord for your application and request a quote today.

International Cord Regulations

EUROPEAN_SEV_OVE_KEMA_CEBECInternational approvals can be difficult to understand. Especially when you see a drawing or a specification sheet and only one end of the power cord is approved and not the other. I mean, how can only one part of a cord be approved while the rest is not? To me, that does not make much sense.

If you look into it, in most cases, a power cord is not approved as a whole but in different sections. The plug, the wire, and the connector are all approved separately. They each have a different set of rules they need to follow. But when all countries are using the same IEC standard connector each approval agency will treat things differently. Such as China and Argentina approving the whole cord set instead of separate pieces.

International_Electrotechnical_Commission_LogoIt all comes down to IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) and what they consider as standards. While there are many different approval agencies per country they all use the same IEC connectors. That means they all have to follow IEC regulations. According to IEC 60799 5.2.2., it states “The rated current of the plug shall be not less than the rated current of the connector.” This means the connector cannot have a higher rating than the plug attached. Continue reading International Cord Regulations

Universal 3500 series is now Approved for China!

Universal Approved for China

Universal approvedUniversal 3500 series is now approved for China. We’re happy to announce the new CCC approval. At the moment, Quail Electronics offers the IEC-C14 to IEC-C13 jumpers on the market to be internationally and domestically approved. However, our 3500 series power cord now carries UL, C-UL, VDE and China’s CCC approval. That means you can take it all over North America, Europe and China without ever having to switch a thing. Travel the globe with our 3500 series!

Understanding the Overall Rating of a Power Cord

electricity-1-1024x768When it comes to understanding the rating of a power cord, there are a handful of factors to consider directly related to the amperage and voltage of the cord. Each element of a power cord has a maximum rating as an individual component. The elements are the plug, the wire, and the connector.  The overall rating of a power cord is effectively the weakest link out of these ratings.  Here, we take our popular 2500.072 power cord as an example:

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