SayNoToPistons
12-30-06, 11:59 PM
My uncle brought home some studio/camera 75Ω Gepco cables from an office that was being demolished. So mind as well use these great cables instead of letting them go to waste in garbage dumps! They are the "Gepco Flexible Studio/Remote Triax LVT61859"
These cables are quick thick... About 1 CM (10MM) in diameter with very thick "master jacket" (more than 1 mm thick on the outer "jacket" alone) which i assume is made out of very thick and durable rubber. I took some Monster Cable connectors and drilled the openings a tiny bit so i can slide these giant cables in. I want to make some analog and digital coaxial cables out of these. I actually made some already with cheap solder and my Monster Cable connectors (they're use but i guess they're pretty good for my first DIY's).
Here are the specifics on the Gepco cables, just look for the "LVT61859" which is the bottom cable being shown in the pics:
http://www.gepco.com/products/proav_cable/camera/triax_flex_F.htm
So I want to know if I did it correctly. I soldered the inner wire to the middle and then i solder the inner copper braid to the ground then clamped one side of the OUTTER copper braid. Other the other side i did the same thing EXCEPT i didn't clamp the outer braided copper but instead, I cut the outer copper braids off and clamped the insulator between the inner copper braid and the outer copper braid, so that means it's not making contact with the outer copper braid (my uncle told me not to but I'm not 100% sure why). Here are some pics... It's a little dirty since i need to work on my soldering skills (hey, it's my first time!). 16 Years old and still got much to learn.
I tried the cable out and it works better than regular analog cables and it works fine as a coaxial. I'm sure there are better things to improve on. I plan on using better NEW (instead of used) connectors and WBT silver solder if these are good cables (are they?).
Here are some pics
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/anotherqx4/gdsfds010.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/anotherqx4/gdsfds009.jpg
The is the other side. THe side where i clamped the outter copper braid.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/anotherqx4/gdsfds007.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/anotherqx4/gdsfds006.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/anotherqx4/gdsfds005.jpg
These are some thick cables!!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/anotherqx4/gdsfds011.jpg
Well here are the questions:
- What can i do to improve on the cable build?
- Am i supposed to clamp both sides of the outer copper braids instead of just one? (i clamped both sides of the cable but read paragraph 3 for info on what i did so i'm not mistaken)
- Are these 75Ω cables good for analog and coaxial?
- Should i dump more money on cables instead of just sticking with these 75Ω Gepco's? (will i notice improvements in SQ, thats the main concern)
Thanks!
These cables are quick thick... About 1 CM (10MM) in diameter with very thick "master jacket" (more than 1 mm thick on the outer "jacket" alone) which i assume is made out of very thick and durable rubber. I took some Monster Cable connectors and drilled the openings a tiny bit so i can slide these giant cables in. I want to make some analog and digital coaxial cables out of these. I actually made some already with cheap solder and my Monster Cable connectors (they're use but i guess they're pretty good for my first DIY's).
Here are the specifics on the Gepco cables, just look for the "LVT61859" which is the bottom cable being shown in the pics:
http://www.gepco.com/products/proav_cable/camera/triax_flex_F.htm
So I want to know if I did it correctly. I soldered the inner wire to the middle and then i solder the inner copper braid to the ground then clamped one side of the OUTTER copper braid. Other the other side i did the same thing EXCEPT i didn't clamp the outer braided copper but instead, I cut the outer copper braids off and clamped the insulator between the inner copper braid and the outer copper braid, so that means it's not making contact with the outer copper braid (my uncle told me not to but I'm not 100% sure why). Here are some pics... It's a little dirty since i need to work on my soldering skills (hey, it's my first time!). 16 Years old and still got much to learn.
I tried the cable out and it works better than regular analog cables and it works fine as a coaxial. I'm sure there are better things to improve on. I plan on using better NEW (instead of used) connectors and WBT silver solder if these are good cables (are they?).
Here are some pics
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/anotherqx4/gdsfds010.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/anotherqx4/gdsfds009.jpg
The is the other side. THe side where i clamped the outter copper braid.
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/anotherqx4/gdsfds007.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/anotherqx4/gdsfds006.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/anotherqx4/gdsfds005.jpg
These are some thick cables!!
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y240/anotherqx4/gdsfds011.jpg
Well here are the questions:
- What can i do to improve on the cable build?
- Am i supposed to clamp both sides of the outer copper braids instead of just one? (i clamped both sides of the cable but read paragraph 3 for info on what i did so i'm not mistaken)
- Are these 75Ω cables good for analog and coaxial?
- Should i dump more money on cables instead of just sticking with these 75Ω Gepco's? (will i notice improvements in SQ, thats the main concern)
Thanks!