DIY cables

[roxxor]

Hi. Just wondering if there are any plans to make available your proprietary cable tips for DIY recabling? I do love the current Sleek cable, but it would be nice to be able to have the option of getting a custom built cable for more specific applications.

 

[epithetless]

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Originally Posted by roxxor /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hi. Just wondering if there are any plans to make available your proprietary cable tips for DIY recabling? I do love the current Sleek cable, but it would be nice to be able to have the option of getting a custom built cable for more specific applications.

Ditto that.

 

[ClieOS]

The cable jack isn't proprietary. Panasonic is using the same jack on its new IEM. IIRC, the jack is originally used as a kind power jack for power adapter.

 

[epithetless]

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Originally Posted by ClieOS /img/forum/go_quote.gif The cable jack isn't proprietary. Panasonic is using the same jack on its new IEM. IIRC, the jack is originally used as a kind power jack for power adapter.

True enough. Let me revise my statement to say: "Ditto the portion of that post asking for the cable tips to be made separately available." If, in fact, they are separately available from some other source...let the rest of us know where to find 'em!

 

[Edwood]

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Originally Posted by ClieOS /img/forum/go_quote.gif The cable jack isn't proprietary. Panasonic is using the same jack on its new IEM. IIRC, the jack is originally used as a kind power jack for power adapter.

Yeah, it looks like a standard barrel connector, but it's not easy to find. I measure 2mm OD for the plug end. ID is around 0.5mm So 2.0 x 0.5mm barrel connector would be the closest I could think of that would work. I'd like to find the jack end, because I'd like to make adapters to be able to use other IEM's with the W-1 Wireless transmitter without voiding the warranty.

 

[roxxor]

The problem is that even if you get the size right, you could get the ratings wrong, since they are not internationally standardised. From Wikipedia: Contact ratings vary from unspecified (and probably less than 1 A in practice) up to 5 A ,with 2 A typical. Voltage is again often unspecified, up to 48 V with 12 V typical.

 

[ClieOS]

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Originally Posted by roxxor /img/forum/go_quote.gif The problem is that even if you get the size right, you could get the ratings wrong, since they are not internationally standardised. From Wikipedia: Contact ratings vary from unspecified (and probably less than 1 A in practice) up to 5 A ,with 2 A typical. Voltage is again often unspecified, up to 48 V with 12 V typical.

Amp and voltage?

I think you are over complicating things here.

 

[roxxor]

Oops you're right, it's the tips we're interested in.

 

[Edwood]

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Originally Posted by roxxor /img/forum/go_quote.gif The problem is that even if you get the size right, you could get the ratings wrong, since they are not internationally standardised. From Wikipedia: Contact ratings vary from unspecified (and probably less than 1 A in practice) up to 5 A ,with 2 A typical. Voltage is again often unspecified, up to 48 V with 12 V typical.

LOL, don't worry, there isn't nearly that much power going into the SA6 IEM's.

 

[roxxor]

So Jason, are you going to tell us what that connector is?

 

[berniebennybernard]

Bump, would love a DIY quality cable since the normal ones seem to keep breaking at the splits.

 

[|Fred]

I figured out what the plug is used on the SA is, I'll check with Jason to see if it's ok for me to say.

 

[berniebennybernard]

Any updated news? My 2nd SA6 cable recently had a minor tear at the Y split, so I had to fix it. My 1st one broke at the same spot, and at the earpiece connector. My friend's cable shielding is also coming off near the earpiece.

- Bernie

 

[Twoguns]

Bumping this thread, as I would love to experiment with making my own SA6-cable.. any news?

 

[larkar]

ok