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Re-cabling help

post #1 of 8
11/3/05 at 11:19pm
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I need to recable an old pair of Fostex T40 I got from a friend. One end is a 1/8 plug, the other is a right-angle Fostex locking 1/8. Is there any way to preserve the original plug while recabling? And is there anywhere local to Cambridge, Ontario, Canada to get good cable? Or a canadian online retailer? I'm not looking to spend more than $50. Thanks guys.
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post #2 of 8
11/7/05 at 12:05am
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anyone?
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post #3 of 8
11/7/05 at 12:32am
Hmmm... not exactly sure what you're asking... do you want to recreate the cable with new wire and new connectors and put away the original for safe keeping, or do you want to use the existing connectors and just change the wire? Is the Fostex right angle connector a proprietary one, or are there generic equivalents? If the connector isn't made anymore, I'd be hesitant to mess with it. Are your desoldering and soldering skills good?
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post #4 of 8
11/7/05 at 12:40am
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This is the end I would like to re-use, as you can see there are little plastic tabs on it that lock it into the headphones. If I can't reuse it I wont, I was just curious if I could. And my soldering skills are quite good if that makes any difference.

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post #5 of 8
11/7/05 at 1:31am
That looks like a molded plug (though it's a bit hard to tell from the photo) that appears to be cracked and damaged. I'm not sure you could open that up to resolder - it looks sealed at the seam. I suppose you could splice new wire to the bit that is exposed and seal the end with some shrink tubing or epoxy. Do you know if someone makes a locking connector like this that allows you to solder connections? Maybe you could take a standard plug and drill some small holes in the sides and jam short pins in the holes to replicate the locking design?
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post #6 of 8
11/7/05 at 3:16am
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thats not a bad idea, I think I'll try that, thanks. Now hopefully you can anwser my last question, where do I buy cable by the foot? And decent terminators?
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post #7 of 8
11/7/05 at 3:57am
You might find some some info in this thread:

http://www4.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=72860
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post #8 of 8
11/7/05 at 4:05am
I would recommend a new connector and wire.

1. That connector is plastic molded.

2. it uses finely stranded enamel coated wire, but the catch is that the conductors are all wrapped tightly into one lump, rather then two seperate runs.. this would mean if you want to splice, you would have to have eagle eye, needle like precision in parting each enamel strand. Definately not worth the labor for a connector like that.
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