[dhw4488]

I have a question about Nylon Multifilament. I am going to recable my akg k81dj's with 24 awg spc from navships. I am also going to braid 4 of the wires which will then eventually split at the y. What size nylon multifilament should i use for before the y split and after the y split?

Thanks.

 

[MASantos]

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Originally Posted by dhw4488 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I have a question about Nylon Multifilament. I am going to recable my akg k81dj's with 24 awg spc from navships. I am also going to braid 4 of the wires which will then eventually split at the y. What size nylon multifilament should i use for before the y split and after the y split? Thanks.

You can fit 4 braided wires into 1/8 multifilament but it will be very very tight. If you just twis the wires (as in a starquad cable) it will be easyer to slide them in but still a tight fit.

1/4 multifilament is better, but I consider it just a bit larger than needed. You can use a heatgun and evenly heat the covering and it will shrink just a little bit but looks much better, IMO. Maintain the heatgun about 1 feet away from the cable and SLOWlY heat it, if you put the heat to close to the cable it will burn.

After the Y joint you can easily use 1/8 over the two cables.

I hope this post isn't too confusing.

 

[dhw4488]

Thanks for the info

But since you said that 1/8" will be a very tight fit and 1/4" to be a little big, what about 3/16"?

 

[MASantos]

Ive never used that diameter, but should be fine for a 4 wire braid.

 

[threEchelon]

I would recommend 3/16" before the split and 1/8" after.

 

[dhw4488]

Thanks for the help once again. Now i can buy this stuff and get started

 

[jamess71]

Where are you buying your Nylon Multifilament? I havn't found a good source yet that carries all the different sizes.

Thx
James

 

[Zorander]

Yes, go for 3/16" for the main run. You can use either 1/8" or heatshrink for the Y-split.

Cheers!

 

[jchan172]

Where are you buying your Nylon Multifilament? I havn't found a good source yet that carries all the different sizes.

Thx
James

 

 
You can find many sizes on www.wirecare.com