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Title: Cable building?
Post by: bsee on September 20, 2006, 12:16:06 PM

Anyone out there build your own cables?  If so, where do you get your supplies?  I want to chop up a 6' monster cable and make 6-7 shorter ones out of it, so I guess I need about a dozen cable ends.
 
Thanks-
Bob

Title: Cable building?
Post by: Bradley Young on September 20, 2006, 02:20:15 PM

Bob,
 
Rather than sacrificing a pre-built cable, why not get all of the parts and build them?
 
That lavacables site that Alan recommended seemed to have raw parts available.
 
Bradley

Title: Cable building?
Post by: lbpesq on September 20, 2006, 03:41:31 PM

Bob:
 
I used George Ls when I put my pedal board together.  Very neat, easy to use, and solderless connetions!  I've gigged with it numerous times - no problems yet.
 
Bill, tgo

Title: Cable building?
Post by: 811952 on September 20, 2006, 05:25:07 PM

Belden 8424 (if memory serves) and Switchcraft (A5F, A5M) are the parts needed, and a good soldering pencil.  Life seems easier when you've got spares!
 
John

Title: Cable building?
Post by: bsee on September 20, 2006, 05:30:18 PM

Brad, maybe I missed it but I only saw cables for sale, not connectors.
 
Thanks, Bill.  I don't mind soldering, but I'll take a look.

Title: Cable building?
Post by: dela217 on September 20, 2006, 05:46:00 PM

www.markertek.com (http://www.markertek.com) has anything you could possibly need for a cable.  Cheap too! It is where I get the parts to make my 5 pins.
 
Michael

Title: Cable building?
Post by: howierd on September 20, 2006, 05:47:40 PM

Bob,
 I build my own cables and use neutrik xlr connectors and belden 8424 cable for series instruments and also canare cables for patch cords. Try www.markertek.com (http://www.markertek.com)  
Howierd

Title: Cable building?
Post by: bsee on September 20, 2006, 06:33:48 PM

Thanks on markertek, guys.  I will look at them or just have the cables built as whim directs me.

Title: Cable building?
Post by: gare on September 29, 2006, 03:26:45 PM

Bob
You might also try some of the bigger electronics suppliers..Mouser, Digikey, Newark.  
You can find all the cable (in bulk too) and connectors to last a life time.

Title: Cable building?
Post by: edwin on September 29, 2006, 05:51:37 PM

Redco.com is where I go. A little cheaper than Markertek. I use Canare for instrument cable and Mogami for mic cable. I have one cable that's Cardas, but it was a special deal.
 
Edwin