Originally Posted by Edwood
#2. Re: Strain Relief.
This pic alarms me the most.
If the OP hasn't closed it up yet can you remove the wires from the strain relief and see if the insulation has been broken through to the bare conductors? Whether or not this cable would even pass UL certification, I do not know, but I wouldn't personally like my power wires to have the hot and neutral lines crushed next to each other, that's a short circuit and fire waiting to happen. Although it's difficult to see in the pic. I would prefer that the hot and neutral lines be farther away from each other in the strain relief clamp, with at least the ground line in between them.
I pulled the strain relief cap off of the IEC side of this cable and the green wire was smashed flat, but no conductor was visible. I don't want to be accused of making this sound worse than it is, but it is almost surprising how flattened the pvc casing is around this wire is, and it did not tear.