Reply to Repairing RCA Cables

Not sure if the rest of you have ever had this happen, but sometimes when you buy the "better" RCA cables (the REALLY flexible ones), the silicone which forms the middle of the figure-8 cable is FAR too weak, and repeated setup/teardowns can leave you with two completely separate parts of a stereo cable.

Today, I decided to fix mine (which were held together at both ends with cable ties originally). Here's the end result:



Braided sleeving and a bit of heatshrink == good as new Only downside is you have to de-solder one end of the cable. I snipped off about a cm, re-stripped and resoldered, and they're as good as new now - better, even, since the braided sleeving adds a bit of resilience to the cable.

Next step to the plan is to order another 4 of these cables and colour-code them for A/B/C/D channels; there's plenty of brightly colored (and even UV reactive) sleeving out there for not much money