splice a new power cord to an HP keyboard

Sure if you can figure out the pinout of the cable, it may be labeled on the board inside the keyboard. There may be a good reason the cord was chopped off though.

Also, make sure it's a line cord - 115 VAC - not from a missing adapter (though if it is hard-wired, this is unlikely).

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Did I miss something? I thought this was a computer keyboard not a musical keyboard.

No, probably not. :) Just not paying attention. That happens sometimes.....

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Just imagine, some guy taking a PC keyboard and hooking it up to 115v (or in sa, 240v). That would be interesting. More interesting if it is still plugged into his PC at the time. ;-)

Man, I gotta try that. with 240v in South Africa, it ought to be even more fantastic. (Maybe I will try on a 3 Phase Supply [400v]) P.

WHICH HP keyboard? Someone might have the cable from a dead one.