[Khuz360]

Would anyone be able to point me in the direction of how to make a RCA to mini jack cable using cat5e cables. I have some idea but Id like to be sure that I know what is involved in making it and that I dont make any mistakes

Thanks in advance

Peace

 

[synaesthetic]

There's a thread all about making interconnects in this very subforum. =)

 

[jonjon0nline]

I'd assume it'd be just like making it out of any other cables =P

 

[barqy]

here you go

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f6/how...ep-pics-50729/

 

[cyberspyder]

4 pairs of twisted 24awg wires in Cat5e, therefore two pairs will go to your two mono signals for RCA, and the other two for ground. As a result, you mini jack will have two twisted pairs for L/R signals and the remaining two pairs for ground.

Brendan

 

[Heady]

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyberspyder /img/forum/go_quote.gif 8 pairs of twisted 24awg wires in Cat5e, therefore two pairs will go to your two mono signals for RCA, and the other two for ground. As a result, you mini jack will have two twisted pairs for L/R signals and the remaining two pairs for ground. Brendan

Sorry to be nit-picking, you've got a typo, it is 4 pairs of twisted wires.

 

[cyberspyder]

Oops.....

 

[Khuz360]

Thats awesome thank you all for the assistance will be posting pics up of the cables when i get chance to make and finish them which will probably take a while because I have so much work

but I will get them done

Peace

 

[Khuz360]

Another question what connectors would you recommend I use for this particular project I would like them to be the best.

By the way I plan to use 6 CAT6 cables to build this thing.

 

[Henmyr]

Is cat5 or cat6 a good wire to make interconnects out of? If it is I will make a lot of them since they are so cheap.

 

[pkjames]

i think u will get decent result from cat5 cables but they are not very flexible