I am sure the connector can be sourced for far less. The cable and connector are moulded together, not manually assembled. Which means that the connections are wave soldered to the cable. The likelihood of finding a connector by itself with pins that can be manually soldered to is probably extremel...

I'm the OP. I totally get that it looks proprietary, the problem is I don't believe it. I have a brother-in-law that is a die and tool guy. They are the men/women that make the molds that make the plastic pieces for things like this power plug. I have learned from him how VERY expensive to make a m...