pucho812
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Imagine having to do this up on a crane or up in a lift with bucket.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfDsIciZhA4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfDsIciZhA4
don't show this to audiophiles, they may want to start using this for speakers
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> up on a crane or up in a lift with bucket.
*Cable* is rarely run overhead (for that you run three open conductors). Note the last line: do not backfill for 24 hours, meaning fill the ditch in the ground. This cable might also be run inside a factory, though not far (20KV inside is dangerous).
Splices this tedious would normally be done on the ground, or truck tailgate, then moved into place.
If you try this for Hi-Fi, spread a tarp so the resin over-fill (you must have over-fill to be sure all air is forced out) does not stain your fine carpet.
Low voltage FAT copper can be spliced without all that tape. A 0000 crimp swallows a half-inch (0.460", 11mm) conductor and 4" of large heat-shrink tube will cover it. Ten bucks and done. (You should use a $600 crimper.)
*Cable* is rarely run overhead (for that you run three open conductors). Note the last line: do not backfill for 24 hours, meaning fill the ditch in the ground. This cable might also be run inside a factory, though not far (20KV inside is dangerous).
Splices this tedious would normally be done on the ground, or truck tailgate, then moved into place.
If you try this for Hi-Fi, spread a tarp so the resin over-fill (you must have over-fill to be sure all air is forced out) does not stain your fine carpet.
Low voltage FAT copper can be spliced without all that tape. A 0000 crimp swallows a half-inch (0.460", 11mm) conductor and 4" of large heat-shrink tube will cover it. Ten bucks and done. (You should use a $600 crimper.)
user 37518
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pucho812 said:
Thick cables are so 20th century, at diyaudio.com there's a ukranian guy who swears that wrapping your cables with VHS tape somehow messes with the skin effect and makes everything sound so much better.
Gene Pink
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Sounds like the Ukrainian guy figured out a way to make a buck on his old worthless VHS tapes.user 37518 said:
boji
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haha ;D
I was in that area of youtube myself about a year ago Pucho, and was equally mesmerized by much of the same thing, only the cable was god-only-knows how many kV, and was about the thickness of a unused roll of paper towels! They had to slice off the burnt/blown section with a hydraulic cutter. Guy was in a ditch and bent over the whole time. Can't imagine doing that all day. Not even for a week.
Edit: Found one very similar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mab6GTHUbd8
Gene Pink said:Sounds like the Ukrainian guy figured out a way to make a buck on his old worthless VHS tapes.
That's exactly what sprung into my mind when I read it...
And with placebo's working for 50% of the population, probably a market worth exploring.
pucho812
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warpie said:
I know. Kind of like making a mic cable and forgetting the neutrik bushing until after you soldered the 3 pin xlr’s
pucho812
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warpie said:
we all been there before
pucho812
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Murdock said:
after decades off making cables I still do that from time to time.
iampoor1
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Murdock said:
Anyone who claims to have never done it has either never made a cable, or is a terrible liar. ;D
pucho812
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iampoor1 said:
exactly.
