Jul 28, 2007 10:41 pm dB sux.
This one is for !-------------dB Masters----------------!
Posted on Jul 28, 2007 10:36 pm
calvinisright9
Hindu Not Hitler !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Member Since: May 28, 2007
I read your tip on wiring your home studio. And it says that you make your own cables for 1/2 the price.
How do you do this and what do I need.
Good Quality.
Any body else can throw in ideas also.
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Jul 28, 2007 11:07 pm Can You Tell Me How to do it????????
Jul 29, 2007 01:54 am Fight, fight, fight! Kick his *** dB!
Jul 29, 2007 11:06 am Quote:
cable, jacks and a soldering iron.
Yup, stick them all in a blender, hit puree, and BAMMM! Instant cables.
Seriously though, there is a company called George L's which sells solderless instrument cable kits. Makes a real nice cable but I'm pretty sure they're only for instrument cables.
Jul 29, 2007 11:25 am Yep, soldering can be a pain if you're not used to it. It can be very frustrating, if you're not ready for it.
Specially on xlr jacks. there's not a ton of room in there.
Jul 29, 2007 11:29 am pfffft, try modding a pedal...talk about no f-in room!
Jul 30, 2007 01:32 pm The question is... Will it blend!? Did you guys ever see that website? They blend like golfballs and they just did an iphone, haha it's crazy...
Jul 31, 2007 01:48 pm Try circuit boards...
XLR cables
first get some mic cable (2 conductor + ground) at you electronics store with some male and female connectors.
pin 1: ground
Pin 2: Hot
Pin 3: Cold
the colour doesn't really matter since the hot and cold cable have the same purpose and the same gauge.
I always use the same configuration so it's consistent pin2 hot=red pin3=white
you can see the pin location on the connectors
-male end would read from left to right when you look at it
1-2 and bottom 3
female connector would read from left to right
2-1 and bottom 3
Strip 2cm off(or so) the jacket then twist the ground copper strands to make a nice solid wire ,strip a few mm to the other 2 cables, same thing twist the ends to make it solid so there's no lose strands that could create a short by touching metal or other wires,
Cut off the isolation with a knife, so it's flush with the cable's jacket.
Now the fun part, you will need a third arm (www.makezine.com/blog/arc..._3rd_hand.html)
1-Tin out you soldering tip by putting some solder on the tip, this is just to improve the heat transfer and won't be used as an actual joint.
2-Heat up the first connector prong , put the tip of the iron underneath the connector to heat up the metal(you basically want the metal to suck up the solder from underneath, NEVER NEVER apply solder with the iron itself), take some solder and let it melt on top(just like butter in a pan), repeat for all 3 connectors.
3-Apply some solder on the tips of wire 2 and 3, same thing put the tip of the iron underneath the copper wait a few seconds until it's hot and drag the solder on the copper until it melts all around the copper.
For the ground I usually cover it with solder and use a heatshrink to cover it.
Now repeat step 1, heat up the connectors again until the solder is melted then connect your wire I usually start with the connector on the left bottom and then ground.
PS; no solder blobs, look at a manufactured cable and see how much solder has been applied, same amount.
Repeat for the other connector.
More then likely you won't succeed on the first try, but eventually it becomes very easy, now it takes me like 15 minutes to make an XLR cable
Good Luck!!
Jul 31, 2007 02:24 pm and don't forget to put the outer XLR jack body onto the cable first.
I've had to undo sweet joints more than once, because I forgot to put on the grippy part. Of course, the re-done joints never look as good as the first ones =(.
And yes, one of those helping hands is a gotta-have-it kind of thing. Still the darn cable wants to move around on its own, it seems.
Jul 31, 2007 02:33 pm Oh yeah don't forget the XLR casing ;)
So easy to make, but so hard to explain
Jul 31, 2007 08:28 pm There is a company that goes by the guys name that has killer parts for making your own cables. We just had a thread with the link in it a few months ago. I'll look for the link when time permits, unless someone else remembers the guys name.
Jul 31, 2007 09:59 pm sewelldirect.com/ProAudio/Cables/SolderlessCustom
might as well buy an already made cable, $9 per connector.... kind of pricey
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