09-08-2017, 07:39 PM
Ahem...ok, now that we know... 
my approach: if the cord is pliable, and no fraying, leave it. If it is ripped, or rigid, or both - then change it. If the original plug is good, though non polarized, leave it, if cracked - change.
Many people change the power dissipating cords. I think if good, which I just witnessed, leave it be, though for Kirk right now I disconnected the resistive part and put in capacitors, since that was the order

my approach: if the cord is pliable, and no fraying, leave it. If it is ripped, or rigid, or both - then change it. If the original plug is good, though non polarized, leave it, if cracked - change.
Many people change the power dissipating cords. I think if good, which I just witnessed, leave it be, though for Kirk right now I disconnected the resistive part and put in capacitors, since that was the order

People who do not drink, do not smoke, do not eat red meat will one day feel really stupid lying there and dying from nothing.