Always valued my 10-year old D-handle Porter Cable D-handle router, kept it carefully and was always aware of the long cord.  I was especially careful about the cord and other objects when setting it down after running it since you can't just set the winding down router on its head because of the bump of short connector cord.  Unfortunately when I loaned it to a framer to rabbet wood siding ends the original cord got shredded. During production haste he wasn't as careful as you need to be. Didn't say anything because he worked so well but was not practiced with the quirk of the tool.  This replacement handle still fits same as the original and makes the router new again. The framer probably wants one of his own now too.