I shrunk every picture to 70% in Photo Editor and they still spill over. I don't know why.
My first power cord went well, not as good as I would have liked. Notice I'm not posting the picture of it?
For my second power cord I decided to use the braided shield tubing I have. Can't remember what it was for but I had it.
I twisted each pair and stuck them down at the end and waited for the twists to "set".
This is the clamp for all three pair of wires:
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This is how the other end looked:
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I used some heat shrink tubing I had to hold the braided shield in place then finished the IEC end. In doing so I cut the white wires a little so there wasn't so much wire inside the IEC Jack. I didn't get a picture of this but you get the idea. I also soldered the wires together and really tightened the IEC connections down hard. This is the finished IEC end:
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At the plug end I soldered a wire to the braided shield and then slipped some heat shrink tubing over it.
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg7/Grainger49/Bottlehead%20Equipment/IMG_0896.jpg)
I could have put the Tech-Flex on now to make it prettier, but forgot. This shows the tubing to hold the shield in place and the end wires soldered together:
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Test now or you are in deep fecal matter if you need to swapped wires. If that is your situation you still can do it before you put the glue lined tubing on.
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The finished product, a stubby Bottlehead power cord for my FP 2.
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg7/Grainger49/Bottlehead%20Equipment/IMG_0899.jpg)
To be fair I used a stock power cord to do my first listening then the new power cord. The results were much as the Eros, instruments separated, no confusion, the low bass had more kick, voices were clear and uncongested.
I had been using an aftermarket shielded power cord on the FP 2 and swapping that back in was a little of a step back. I think it is similar to Bottlehead's Power Cord but more expensive. I don't remember where I got it or the name. It, too, is a short cord.