Can a regular PC power cord work on the PS3?

I lost my PS3 power cord and need to get another.

Can I just use any regular PC power cord?

PC power cords look the exact same as the PS3 power cord (a basic thre prog socket that plugs into your PC or PS3) so I think this should be fine.

Are there different types of PC power cords (e.g. different voltage etc.) or all they all the same?

I live in North America and PS3 is from North America.

Thanks for any advice