Soldering guitar cables

Thank you

Dude sounds so cocky, as if it’s the easiest simplest thing in the world. Soldering a TS cable is the hardest to make it right. You don’t have much space to work in the jack between the shield and the hot wire, so it really sucks immensely. Normally diy cables carries less signal than commercial ones, unless your soldering work is at least perfect. If your soldering joints don’t look shiny and smooth, your cable may work, but it won’t carry the same amount of signal comparing to a factory made one.

Yes - that first example looks like a piece of my handiwork :-)

Nice, thanks. I hate doing XLRs, sometimes the plastic part melt... :-)

For those of you asking for temperature, it is generally recommended to use between 650 and 800 for audio cables. Usually it's best to play around with the temperature and see what works best for you. The better you get, the more you can raise the temperature because you can work quickly without melting the insulation (or burning yourself). If you want the short answer though, just use 700

I also would appreciate knowing a recommended temp!

Thanks, very useful the video

really nice man!!

you should do one of these for XLR cables, and Snakes with DB25 connectors, TRS, TS and XLR (male and female)

Thank you for this information. You guys are simply the best!

I'd be curious to know the 'proper' temp to use when soldering cables as well. Thanks!

Hi, this can vary by specific cable, but on some cables the thin black shield on the hot wire should be removed as it is conductive. http://www.sommercable.com/3__produkte/3__030_meterware/3__300_0071.html

This video is awesome! I am no electronics engineer, but I have found that fixing cables is a pretty handy thing to know how to do. Thanks for hooking it up with the correct method!

Nice video. I'm missing some details like temperature settings and what solder to use.

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