Found an inexpensive cord replacement for most transformers. I go to Salvation Army or
GoodWill, purchase a woman's hair curling iron or straightener for $2 or less. Cut the Good cord
off. throw the curler away and use the cord for my transformwer fixes.
That's a lot cheaper then buying new cords for upwards of $7-$10 ea.
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I buy $1 extension cords and do the same thing. 
I look for tossed out vacuum cleaners, cut the cord I'am good to go... most all vacuums have HEAVY gauge cords running to the wall socket.
I buy my cords from Ted the screw guy. They are nice cords, with tinned ends for $4.00 each. Train Tender get $2.10 each for their cords when you buy in lots of ten.
Good ideas. I used to save all small appliance cords when the appliances gave up the ghost, as it were. Then one day, the house cleaning fairy decided these things were taking up just too much space, and out to the trash they went.
I have also used old appliance cords as replacements. ** I needed to come up with some small pieces of wire to rewire a Postwar whistle, but what I had was too large. I hit a brainstorm, when I looked in a box of old Walwarts, I have accumulated over the years. Some of them have cords that resemble "zipcord". Bingo, I had my needed size wire to rewire the whistle, and it didn't really cost me anything. Sometimes you just have to think a little bit, to come up with a solution. I now know that I have an endless supply of wire, (because who ever throws out the "walwart", and just keeps them around. Just thought I would throw that out there.
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