The SL-8904 is 10' more for less money. Is 40' of cord more appropriate for this enclosure, for retraction?
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i have the same question, can the factory provide some guidance? Several owners advised about the 50' reel spring not being strong enough to retract the cord properly. Thanks, Dave C
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The box (which I still have) lists the cord as 10 inches long. I find it to be a decent length, but I guess it could be shorter.
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It is a retractable cord which rewinds in a port located approximately 11 inches from the floor.
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You can partially retract. As you partailly pull the cord out, it stays at the current lenght until you push the retract button. I never pull the cord out entirely.
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I think it's like a 10 foot cable but you can use an 1/8 inch audio cable as an extension and it's much cheaper If you just need an extension. I can measure it if you need an exact
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As stated below, the cord is retractable. I, too, am very pleased with the product. It has great suction and makes minimal noise.
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hi Nancy- The retractable cord on mine measures 15 ft. (not 20 ft as stated above) I discovered this vacuum by accident and love it. I have mainly hardwood floors and this is perfect. works great on carpet too. Cheers, tommy
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If you're going to use Aluminum SER (Service Entrance Rated) cable, be advised it's thick and harder to work with than copper but available at your big orange box store. I spent a lot of time looking into this and without getting technical, I went with 1/0. Google "Allowable Ampacities of Insulated Conductors" and remember that you can't necessarily look to the 90 degree column and that inspectors will re-rate, or reduce the allowed amperage based on other factors. For my short run to me it was better to go bigger and be sure.
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The cable is quite long. I have not unwound mine, but it looks to be between 3 and 6 feet in length. However, it's not well shielded, therefore it may be fragile if you're going to twist it and do a lot of winding and unwinding. Please remember, the cord is not required for the use of the safe. You need a 9v battery.
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It should work. I took previous reviewers advise and used a couple of zip locks to attach the cord at the halfway point within my 100" 10 guage cord - seldom have more than 20' (40' total) of cord unreeled. Takes a little patience - there are better and more expensive mouse traps out there - but it works fine around my home.
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I'm using the 10' extension cord that Rode sells. That's about as far as you can go without using XLR cables. Then I use a Mic stand that suspends the mic above the subject. A mic clamp is needed to clamp the mic to the stand.
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Hi Marjorie, I would say that the cord coming out of the body is no more than 6-8 inches. Just enough to attach to the main power cable.
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The cord and center (so not counting the plugs which add to the length different amounts) is about 27.5".Unlike another person who answered, I don't have any problem with only extending the cable partway--you just need to pull from both sides instead of only one, then it stays locked.
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The retractable cord is 2 feet long fully extended. So, it needs to be fairly close to an outlet.
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The cable is 80" long. But you may be looking at a different system than what I am using. I use the CTA - Anti-theft case with built in stand - excellent at trade shows. I purchased a different one but it did not suit my needs.
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The cord does retract. We have not used that feature so I'm not sure how much of the cord is left out. I tried retracting ours to find out but it doesn't work.
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No, the cord is not retractable. Sometimes I tuck the cord under the unit when not in use.