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DIY Cable help plz

Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 11:31 pm
by zRobertez
Alright, Imma diy nooblord so help me out, eh?

I've got these pancake plugs and some cable. I tried my first one today and I got the ends of the cable stripped, the shielding negative coppery stuff twisted and tinned, and then the middle positive stuff twisted and tinned. Then I started soldering the two coppery strands to different parts of the plug when I figured out I have no idea where to solder what.

So like an hour later, I never got the cables to work :(

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So can you tell me which tab is what? Like tip/ring/whateva and then which one the positive side goes? And then how and where to ground the negative side?
And can someone tell me what grounding is? I have no idea. im hopeless

Re: DIY Cable help plz

Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 11:37 pm
by sonidero
Um the center part is the Tip (+) and gets the middle part and the shield goes the the outer (-) one sleeve...

Re: DIY Cable help plz

Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 11:44 pm
by zRobertez
sonidero wrote:Um the center part is the Tip (+) and gets the middle part and the shield goes the the outer (-) one sleeve...


So the angled tab is the tip? And the shield goes on the other tab?

Re: DIY Cable help plz

Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 11:48 pm
by sonidero
YES SIR... It's just cable, make a few and fuck up a few and it's no big deal... Make sure you only strip just enough to solder so you have enough outer jacket so when you put it back together it's got a good hold and wont wiggle and break later... Make sense???

Re: DIY Cable help plz

Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 11:49 pm
by zRobertez
sonidero wrote:YES SIR... It's just cable, make a few and fuck up a few and it's no big deal... Make sure you only strip just enough to solder so you have enough outer jacket so when you put it back together it's got a good hold and wont wiggle and break later... Make sense???

Got it, dawg! thanks! I'll chime in tomorrow if I have more trouble :thumb:

Re: DIY Cable help plz

Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 5:29 pm
by zRobertez
FUCKIN WORKED. Thanks sonidero! :D

Re: DIY Cable help plz

Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2013 9:20 pm
by sonidero
WHOO HOOO!!! I used to solder cables at work on a scissor lift in the air with the cables dangling above my head... You gotta be quick and learn not to fuck up... Glad it worked out for ya... :thumb: