Hi @. Having been in the audio & Headfi game for decades now (eek!), I'm finally tempted to have a go at creating my own cables. I'm pretty handy at building & maintaining bicycles, but I've not attempted anything like this before, so I'd appreciate any pointers you can give me. For example, what tools will I need? Maybe there's a cable-making dummies guide somewhere for example? Cheers!
Making my own interconnects - how do I start?
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I would start in the DIY forum here. There are even some tutorials there.
oh I didn't see that forum down there. Looks scary
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Solder Station - $15.
Linky
Solder
Multicore Solder
Wire/Cable
10AWG silver plated copper Tefezel outercoat - $0.43 a foot. Cannot beat that for making power cords. Link
Other super deals. Quanity only.
Examples 100ft of 1/4" heat shrink - $28
FEP & TFE Plenum, Shielded, Silver Coated Copper, Stranded 3 conductor (3x20AWG) - $0.28 foot, same with 4, $0.39 a foot. Link
World of Wire
Also check out this seller on ebay - cheap, cheap silver plated copper wire with teflon jacket Link
7294K59 item number from McMaster-Carr for stripping Tefezel wire - $11
RCA's
Canare F-09
How To
How To
Linky
Solder
Multicore Solder
Wire/Cable
10AWG silver plated copper Tefezel outercoat - $0.43 a foot. Cannot beat that for making power cords. Link
Other super deals. Quanity only.
Examples 100ft of 1/4" heat shrink - $28
FEP & TFE Plenum, Shielded, Silver Coated Copper, Stranded 3 conductor (3x20AWG) - $0.28 foot, same with 4, $0.39 a foot. Link
World of Wire
Also check out this seller on ebay - cheap, cheap silver plated copper wire with teflon jacket Link
7294K59 item number from McMaster-Carr for stripping Tefezel wire - $11
RCA's
Canare F-09
How To
How To
That was very helpful, cheers!
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