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ardgedee said:

 
Hey man, this gallery is all about building your own cables. I'd say that iron's a prime candidate for a high-end OCC copper recabling in a litz braid with silver solder and gold-plated plugs. Then your every soldering job will be in high fidelity!

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Yes... that sir, is an Excellent idea! I'll look into that after the holidays for sure.
 
     Sans plug of course...
But how would one solder the new wire onto the iron if I have only one iron... 
 
 
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ardgedee said:

 
After soldering a plug, wrap the tape through the exposed joints before putting the housing on. It's usually a better fit than the thick plastic sleeve that plugs come with, and helps minimize the risk of shorts if any of the solder tabs flex..

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That is an amazing tip!
Never would have thought of that, I'll try that for sure on my next end installation.
 
*Note to Self*
Pick up T-Tape
Pick up new Hakko to recable Weller. 

ardgedee said:

After soldering a plug, wrap the tape through the exposed joints before putting the housing on. It's usually a better fit than the thick plastic sleeve that plugs come with, and helps minimize the risk of shorts if any of the solder tabs flex..

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This guy knows his stuff.

You either cut some of the plastic off to fit the plugs (being able to screw/thread them in) or wrap them with Teflon Tape.
PTFE is a great diaelectric! (the Teflon with 60% oxygen is better though)

However, i mainly use Teflon over the braid, but underneath the heat shrink since i don't own a heat gun, and use old style lighter. The teflon protects heat from transfering too much onto the shield/cables in which will oxidize it a bit.

just my two cents.

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Currently working on:

1. 8 Conductor Litz Round Braid 16AWG (10AWG Combined)
Wire: Silver Plated 99.99% Oxygen Free Copper
Connector: CMC Silver Plated 99.99% Oxygen Free Copper
Solder: Kester 5% Silver Solder
Sleeving: Carbon Fiber Sleeve w/ Ultra Clear PVC Jacket size 3/8"

2. 4 Conductor Litz Round Braid 18AWG (15AWG Combined)
Connector: Carbon Fiber Rhodium Platinum Plated Tellurium Copper (99.5%)
Wire: Silver Plated 99.99% Oxygen Free Copper
Solder: Kester 5% Silver Solder
Sleeving: Carbon Fiber Sleeve w/ Ultra Clear PVC Jacket size 3/8"

Both uses 3/8" clear sleeve because the RCA has double shielding and carbon fiber sleeve, making it as thick as the 8 conductor.



The Guitar Rack is what i use to wall mount headphones (works awesome)

Where i got the idea: http://diyaudioprojects.com/Power/Low-Inductance-DIY-Speaker-Cables/
I use Powered Speakers, so it should be good to have low resistance speaker wire.
 

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trolldragon said:

Yes... that sir, is an Excellent idea! I'll look into that after the holidays for sure.
 

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     Sans plug of course...
But how would one solder the new wire onto the iron if I have only one iron... 

 
 
 
That is an amazing tip!
Never would have thought of that, I'll try that for sure on my next end installation.
 
*Note to Self*
Pick up T-Tape
Pick up new Hakko to recable Weller. 

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Teflon tape is also my preferred method of securing braids, sleeving, etc. temporarily.  Bonds to itself, conforms to the shape of the wire/sleeving, and is non-destructively removeable (doesn't leave residue or pull out strands or fibers).  I use it a ton.  If you are having trouble with manipulating the teflon plumbers tape, you can step up to the yellow teflon gas line tape.  It is a bit more expensive, but much thicker and easier to work with (doesn't twist up or tear apart as easily).  
 
And as Cssarrow has learned, it is a great way to seal up an entire cable if you are using a bare copper shield.

Thanks Guys!
 
Excellent tip's on the T-Tape!
I will definitely put it to use under the shrinktube and such, I'll also pick up some of the gas tape as well just to have a choice.

trolldragon said:

Thanks Guys!

Excellent tip's on the T-Tape!
I will definitely put it to use under the shrinktube and such, I'll also pick up some of the gas tape as well just to have a choice.

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I think they're like $.75 for 260FT LOL. @ Home Depot that is.

Am I the only one that uses the stove to shrink tubing?

darinmc said:

Am I the only one that uses the stove to shrink tubing?

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How do you do that? lol

Carefully!

A mattress & Wire cutter makes a great 3rd Hand.

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darinmc said:

Am I the only one that uses the stove to shrink tubing?

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I used to do that before enough singed finger tips and knuckles forced me to go for a heatgun.  Lighters work as well, but it is too easy to get soot or burn marks.  A variable temperature heatgun will change your life if you use heatshrink alot.

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cssarrow said:

How do you do that? lol

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Darin's guide to heat shrink tubing.
 
1.  Acquire heat shrink.
2.  Do other stuff until you are ready to shrink it.
3.  Turn on burner (obviously not a gas burner, coil of some kind)
4.  Hold over stove like smores over a campfire, turning in the same manner.
5.  Celebrate with a bottle of wine, liquor or case of beer.
 
I'm almost done painting my grado sr-80i's.  When they are done I'll post pics of my recable that has employed the highly technical guide posted above.

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darinmc said:

 
Darin's guide to heat shrink tubing.
 
1.  Acquire heat shrink.
1.5 Put the heat shrink where it needs to go, or at least slide it down the cable 
2.  Do other stuff until you are ready to shrink it.
3.  Turn on burner (obviously not a gas burner, coil of some kind)
4.  Hold over stove like smores over a campfire, turning in the same manner.
5.  Celebrate with a bottle of wine, liquor or case of beer.
 
I'm almost done painting my grado sr-80i's.  When they are done I'll post pics of my recable that has employed the highly technical guide posted above.

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Added in the critical step. I can't count how many times I've had to disassemble something because I forgot to slide the heatshrink or jack sleeve onto the cable before soldering it up.

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pexon said:

Boiling water and using the steam? lol, I used to do that when using shrink tubing for carp fishing rigs. 

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Almost done with my cables !

Waiting for the connectors and 3/8" heatshrink.