[Allanmarcus]

I got my 95 paracord and 28 awg wire, but I'm having the most difficult time to sleeve them. Could anyone give me some tips on how to get the wire through?

Wire that thin should go in fairly easily. Other than the method @Paladin79 suggested, just "inchworm" the wire in and be patient.

 

[nereus]

I put a about an inch of heatshrink on the end of the wires. Then cut it off when it's made it's way through.

 

[Paladin79]

I put a about an inch of heatshrink on the end of the wires. Then cut it off when it's made it's way through.

I can see where that could help a bit and not a method I have tried yet but I shall.

 

[evolutiontheory]

Hi all this thread has been so useful to me. Thanks a bunch!!

I am trying to make a 3.5mm to rca interconnect. Which cable should I choose? Good rca cables seems too thick while the headphone cables seems too thin. So a bit confused here.

If I use small twisted pair cables will it cause inducatance and other issues? Should I just go for 3.5mm to rca adapter and then run separate rca cables?
Thanks!!

 

[Paladin79]

I assume you are talking TRS 3.5 mm going to dual RCA's? If so miniature or standard size star quad would work pretty well. I would leave the pairs twisted going to the RCA connectors and cover those portions with heat shrink tubing or mesh. I avoid adapters when I can, some can be more trouble than they are worth.

TRS stands for tip, ring, and sleeve. The sleeve is the common ground for the left and right channels. Tip is the left channel, Ring is the right channel. An easy way to remember which is, RED wire, Ring, and Right channel...the three R's.

 

[evolutiontheory]

Thanks! I think this https://www.redco.com/Canare-L-4E5C.html will work well for me.. The heat shrink tubing is a great idea!

 

[Allanmarcus]

Thanks! I think this https://www.redco.com/Canare-L-4E5C.html will work well for me.. The heat shrink tubing is a great idea!

yep.

Note, the same wire is 89 cents/foot from markertek.com, but with "free" shipping.

 

[evolutiontheory]

Can I use this one to make the same? http://www.norneaudio.com/litzheim/...em-iem-full-size-aftermarket-up-7-n-6-upgrade

 

[evolutiontheory]

yep.

Note, the same wire is 89 cents/foot from markertek.com, but with "free" shipping.

Great website suggestion. Free shipping is always a plus

 

[hanihanhan]

Wire that thin should go in fairly easily. Other than the method @Paladin79 suggested, just "inchworm" the wire in and be patient.

I put a about an inch of heatshrink on the end of the wires. Then cut it off when it's made it's way through.

I'm still having such a hard time getting the wire to thread through. I might just go ahead and braid them without paracording them. I'll keep trying with my other pairs of wire I guess...

 

[Allanmarcus]

I'm still having such a hard time getting the wire to thread through. I might just go ahead and braid them without paracording them. I'll keep trying with my other pairs of wire I guess...

Did you remove the elastic core from the paracord?

 

[Paladin79]

Lol great question. I meant to ask that early on and spaced it out.

 

[Allanmarcus]

Lol great question. I meant to ask that early on and spaced it out.

it's 'cus you're old.

 

[hanihanhan]

Did you remove the elastic core from the paracord?

Yes I did, but the wire would still get stuck in about an inch.

 

[Paladin79]

In response to Allan,
Yes, sigh, I am old and nearly senile. What can I say? In the meantime I am in the middle of building a 300B class A SET amp, and have been experimenting with 20 types of 6sn7's of various vintage. I am also involved with a group of engineers who are doing some DAC and headphone amp testing in a university setting. Oh and I conducted tests on various wire types a few months back, those were fun as well.