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Originally Posted by RonRizz But you gotta have tiny fingers, and be a whiz with a soldering iron to use them. you need short,short,short leads on them. I've made a

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Old 01-14-2015, 07:47 PM   #1 (permalink)
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But you gotta have tiny fingers, and be a whiz with a soldering iron to use them. you need short,short,short leads on them. I've made a few sets in my day, and its not easy with construction worker gorilla mitts...
heehee Yeah, a lot of times it's easier just to buy cables with the ends molded on. Having someone hold things in place while you solder is a BIG help.
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heehee Yeah, a lot of times it's easier just to buy cables with the ends molded on. Having someone hold things in place while you solder is a BIG help.

No one told me I had to solder anything. I'm buying new cables lol. Any recommendations for RCA cables?


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I dont really see the need for new cables or soldering anything as of yet. Hell, your power and ground wires can be tested before hand and even a bad set of RCA wires wont damage anything. You might be doing extra labor and spending money where you dont need to unless you just want all new wires that you installed for your own sense of security.
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even a bad set of RCA wires wont damage anything.
Except possibly your head units outputs, and your amplifiers inputs. If your rcas are questionable, get out your DMM and test continuity. If you replace an end on an rca cable, test continuity before putting into service. Bad means Bad for a reason.
Reading the prior posts, the OP's rca cables appeared to have been cut.
his choices are to repair or replace. there is no other option here.
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Except possibly your head units outputs, and your amplifiers inputs. If your rcas are questionable, get out your DMM and test continuity. If you replace an end on an rca cable, test continuity before putting into service. Bad means Bad for a reason.
I don't understand how a bad input cable is going to hurt anything. I've made some real good antennas but never any harm done.

Always a good idea to test DIY or unknown cables/wires before installing/using.
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