[nkd]

Well I was just about to make a mini to mini using my new pure silver cable... I cut the sheath to the right length, cut all the bits I didn't need, and even tapered the covering so that it wouldn't be such a tight fit in the connectors. Grabbed my wire strippers and went to strip the first wire to the right length... applied a little tension... Damn wire came completely out of the cable!

Without that wire to hold things together, the second wire was so loose that it came out with the slightest pull, leaving me with a thick cable with double silver shielding, but no wire

I suppose it would make some interesting jewelry... maybe i can sell it on ebay and make back some of the money the cable cost

 

[eric343]

Try putting the wire back in.

Seriously. a lot of teflon-insulated silver wire is made by taking small-diameter Teflon tube and pushing silver wire of the appropriate diameter into it.

 

[gpalmer]

And worse case you can always put it down as practice for your love life when you get old and grey!

 

[PinkFloyd]

Next time you do it tie a knot in the middle of the cable before you start stripping the ends........ this ensures that the conductors will not move, or in your case, be stripped out of the sheath.

Pinkie.

 

[eric343]

Quote:

Originally Posted by PinkFloyd Next time you do it tie a knot in the middle of the cable before you start stripping the ends........ this ensures that the conductors will not move, or in your case, be stripped out of the sheath. Pinkie.

Unfortunately, by tying a knot you also stress and possibly break the silver, especially if it's solid-core as opposed to stranded. (the vast majority of "audiophile" teflon/silver wire is solid)

 

[HiGHFLYiN9]

Lol, I thought Pinkie was joking. Any chance of a few pics nkd so we can see exactly whats going on?