How to make RCA's

[jim163 10+ year member]

Anyone have suggestions as to what kind of wire i can use to make RCA's im trying to keep things neat. Also do home made rca's have any disadvantages?

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[paikiah 5,000+ posts]

nope. You can even use a wire hanger. (no joke)

 

[paikiah 5,000+ posts]

again, don't matter. So long as red is center on one end, the other should be red too. Just make sure the wires aren't slacking, they need to be on tight (it;s what I heard )

 

[maylar 10+ year member]

All you need is a good grade of shielded audio cable and some RCA plugs, along with decent soldering skills. I've done it many times in the past.

The problems come in when trying to solder the connectors on. If you apply too much heat you melt the center insulator and the cable gets shorted.

 

[SPLThunder 10+ year member]

making your own is a great way to customize another part of your system. you can even twist them to a 45 degree angle (like the big companies) to kill some of the noise and make it look cooler.

 

[paikiah 5,000+ posts]

and with making your own signal cables, you can cut the EXACT length, no loose cables around.

 

[jlaine 10+ year member]

Anyone have suggestions as to what kind of wire i can use to make RCA's im trying to keep things neat. Also do home made rca's have any disadvantages?

http://forum.soundillusions.net/showthread.php?t=20621&highlight=belden

A few people run these in their car.

My car's RCA's are solely comprised of these "home made" units...

To sum it up:

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[paikiah 5,000+ posts]

so the slack thing on the solder is also bull? I've been told repeatedly that I should make the exposed wires as taut as possible.

 

[SPLThunder 10+ year member]

I like using four or two different colored wires and then using clear heat shrink over them.