> The metal connectors inside tend to bend easily when the cable is moved a=
round much and causes shorts.
Chad,
The trick I use with all miniature plugs which also keeps stray strands fro=
m
shorting is to put a blob of glues or silicon sealant over the solderwork.=
It is often not practical to rewire a used plug anyway, but it encourages
the plug to last longer. I also much prefer gold plated 3.5mm jacks - less=
crackle if moved.
For larger plugs I swear by heatshrink tubing, available in many colours an=
d
sizes, for neatening up the back end of plugs and also to extend the cable=
grip as with XLR's a few more inches down the cable. With small cables, you=
tend to get a kink where the XLR grip ends. I've got three long cable drums=
which are colour coded with bands of heatshrink over the XLR's denoting L
and R and drum ID as in yellow/red and yellow/green. I'm also still finding=
new uses for 4:1 ratio adhesive lined heatshrink like joining hosepipes.
I found a cheap thermostatically controlled paintstripper gun which is idea=
l
for heatchrinking.
David Brinicombe
"While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.
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