DIY Cable Gallery!! - Page 19

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RnB180, do you do anything but make cables all day long? How long have you been doing this?

Also, I need a multimeter as I am looking to begin building my own cables. I am in very poor student mode now (I really need to stop after I finish this last degree) and see them for as little as $16 (US) at Wal-mart. Would this be sufficient? What is the cheapest one I could by that would work for cable testing and maybe a little light amp manufacturing?

Thanks and Prost!

I dunno, I guess one with a continuity or resitance check would do.

I dont make cables all day, I just bought a roll of silver copper solid core teflon wire, some plugs from partsexpress and some surplus flexing and heat shrink I had prior.

and began to make them for fun, I dont even need any of these, probably the only one I need is the headphone extension. but all the others are just made for fun.

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Where can I get a spool of silver plated oxygen free copper wire, and gold plated straight neutrik mini plugs?

neutrik is on www.partsexpress.com

silver ofc is on ebay, just run a search for "silver teflon", you would probably want 20-24awg

i thought some of you cable guys might be interested in this little connector i picked up today


nice and small, very sleek looking, and looks easy to work with, we'll find out soon. the best bit was it cost less then half the price of the neutrik np3c in oz

according to amphenol australia's website it's also available in black and black w/gold although they didnt have any in stock at my store just then.

now here's what it looks like when its on a cable.



i like it coz its light, easy to handle, small, cheap, easy to work with. will defn be getting some more of these!

Skyscraper,

The plugs in this auction (ebay.com), are they the same plugs as the ones you have in your pictures? If so, think I'll try those for the next cable I'll build..

im pretty sure theyre the same damn good price on them there too!

mine cost me $4.50usd, which is quite reasonable for australia in small quantities, considering the np3c costs $9-10usd over here.

as a side note, those ones are the better options then the ones in this auction. the ones in the auction i listed, are actually a fair bit bigger physically....

Thanks for the info, now I feel more comfortable buying those.

Some New Cable Candy for your consideration

I have been lurking for a while and have so enjoyed the cable "eye candy". I've been making cables on and off for years but have gotten reinvigorated and have embarked on some new cables.

Here are some pics of just completed analog cables using Belden 89259 and Pomona RCA plugs. The Pomona plugs are new to me and seem to be a great bargain at a little over $1 each. You can order here:

Pomona RCA Plugs





Thanks to all the wonderful image posters!

-CB