APC Power Cord Kit (6 ea), Locking, C13 to C14, 1.8m

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Honestly, this is the kind of thing you buy when you want your rack to stay tidy and your kit to stop “mysteriously” going missing. The locking C13 to C14 plugs are a practical upgrade over budget IEC leads—especially if you’ve got frequent service, busy server rooms, or you’re running cables where they get nudged. At 1.8m you’re in the sweet spot for most rack/cabinet routing without ending up with slack you’ll hate managing.

That said, £127.25 ex-VAT for six leads feels steep *unless* you genuinely need the locking feature and the reputable APC-branded reliability. If this is for a one-off install in a controlled environment, non-locking, good-quality IEC cables are usually “good enough” and you’ll get similar uptime for far less. But if you’re an MSP or reseller dealing with multiple deployments, returns, and ongoing maintenance, these are a sensible standardisation purchase—less fuss, fewer connection issues, and a cleaner operational story for customers.