I acquired this older Black & Decker Hedge trimmer and it seems to have a special kind of cord. Any idea where I could find this cord or what its called? I have not been able to even figure out what the cord looks like yet.

UPDATE: I cut off the extra plastic to get access to plug it in and the tool doesn’t even work anyways. Time for the garbage.

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Female 2 pin possibly A6623S Black and Decker outdoor socket adaptor old to new lawnmower strimmer.

and then use a more modern two pin B&D lead

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That’s for a UK outlet plug not an American plug.

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Ok thanks for clearing it up nationality wasn’t mentioned? You could find the equivalent for US I imagine. I was confused -1 for trying to help good stuff 🤣

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strip an extension cord then twist and tape

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Looks like it’s shaped for an un-grounded electrical cord. Which is not something I’d want to use with a hedge trimmer.

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It’s plastic, ungrounded is fine, like most things nowadays

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I believe a battery pack goes there, not a plug.

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No this is a regular 120 volt trimmer. My dad had one like it from the laie 1970’s.

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Yup, I was wrong.

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Use an extension cord rated for outdoor use. You can find them at any hardware store and they come in various lengths from 25’ to 100’ usually.

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