[-=Germania=-]

^looks like speaker wire

 

[Hoppergrass]

for those of you that have made iPod LODs, where did you learn which pins to solder to? i'm interested in making my own but i'm not sure where to start. thanks

 

[FallenAngel]

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Originally Posted by Hoppergrass /img/forum/go_quote.gif for those of you that have made iPod LODs, where did you learn which pins to solder to? i'm interested in making my own but i'm not sure where to start. thanks

Search

I use Google - came across iPod Linux and pinouts.ru

Apple iPod dock interface pinout and signals @ pinouts.ru

 

[barqy]

Quote:

Originally Posted by John E Woven /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hi guys [ig]http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/7543/dsc00001jr8.jpg[/img] [ig]http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/3156/dsc00002ew5.jpg[/img] [ig]http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/5008/dsc00003wj1.jpg[/img] 18awg copper wire, vampire plug. Sounds amazing.

Cool sheets!

is it really heavy?

18awg seems huge for recabling

 

[barqy]

Quote:

Originally Posted by -=Germania=- /img/forum/go_quote.gif ^looks like speaker wire

18awg copper wire, vampire plug. Sounds amazing

 

[John E Woven]

It's not very heavy; Much lighter than I expected. It's a little stiff, but not enough to bother me.

Yea, 18awg speaker. It's rather large. Had a whole lot of fun trying to push it into the housing, through the rubber strain relief bit.

 

[infinitesymphony]

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Originally Posted by John E Woven Yea, 18awg speaker. It's rather large. Had a whole lot of fun trying to push it into the housing, through the rubber strain relief bit.

I think they were asking about the brand of the wire.

 

[John E Woven]

Oh

I'd tell you if I knew, but I don't. I do know it's decently made, decently flexable, and very, very, very reasonably priced; This whole cable, plus the cryo treatment and the plug, cost less than $15.

 

[Lil' Knight]

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Originally Posted by John E Woven /img/forum/go_quote.gif Oh I'd tell you if I knew, but I don't. I do know it's decently made, decently flexable, and very, very, very reasonably priced; This whole cable, plus the cryo treatment and the plug, cost less than $15.

Whatever its brandname, 15$ is a real deal.

 

[Zodduska]

My first head-fi DIY:

5-foot TS to RCA interconnect, cheap radioshack parts prototype build to experiment with while I wait for the more expensive parts to arrive.

the "how to make an interconnect" thread was a huge help, thanks to anyone who contributed their pictures and experiences.

I do have one question though.. when making an interconnect like this is it a bad idea to braid them all together SQ wise?? I was thinking of doing a 12 wire braid 22awg teflon spc for the final cable. I just think it looks better but if there would be a large advantage to having two 6 wire cables I will go that route.

 

[Hoppergrass]

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Originally Posted by FallenAngel /img/forum/go_quote.gif Search I use Google - came across iPod Linux and pinouts.ru Apple iPod dock interface pinout and signals @ pinouts.ru

i did search.

even search youtube hoping for a video tutorial. no luck. even this site i can't fully decifer. there are several pins for grounds. how
do you know which to use? anyone with pics?

 

[Hayduke]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoppergrass /img/forum/go_quote.gif i did search. even search youtube hoping for a video tutorial. no luck. even this site i can't fully decifer. there are several pins for grounds. how do you know which to use? anyone with pics?

When looking at pin diagrams for iPod docks, all the grounds are the same.

 

[Hoppergrass]

ok. thanks

 

[Lil' Knight]

Just make some ICs in the spare time.
Vampire 20g and 24g Stranded pure silver.

 

[Bonthouse]

Kudos! Those cables are amazing!