Good advice. I've found using a dental pick works great. A dental pick is good tool to have for soldering.
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The DIY Cable Thread
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Good advice. I've found using a dental pick works great. A dental pick is good tool to have for soldering.
Yup. (And for those following ... you can get a pack of 3 from American Science and Surplus for $6).
And where's a good place for those flat Switchcraft 1/4" plugs people use with their pedalboards? I keep forgetting where to get those....
And are they good? I've read reviews on similar flat plugs that have poor connectivity and reduce the transmission significantly.
TheFantod
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Wow, that's a really great idea. I will definitely try that next time, thanks for the tip!
T
Concerning solder:
Is it really worth it to get solder with silver content? How is it any different than the non-silver variety?
Is it really worth it to get solder with silver content? How is it any different than the non-silver variety?
Unless you have a specific reason to use silver solder, I don't think it's any better. Melting temperature tends to be higher so harder to work, and electrical conductivity may be a little better but not significantly so.
Opinions vary on this one, though...
I really like WBT Silver solder. It is thin gauge, melts at a lower temp than other silvers solders I've tried and I never have issues with it. It's a bit more expensive, but I feel its worth it. YMMV
Rosin core solder (lead/tin) works fine. We use it at work for just about everything including on $20,000 pieces of equipment that require high sensitivity and low noise. Don't believe the hype with other stuff. Just don't make cold solders and you'll be fine.
I am using these Invalid Link Removed connectors with some cables found in local music shop. I dont think these are Switchcraft, yet they are good knock-off`s. Actually quality is the same as with both Neutrik and Bespeco patch cables. Price on these connectors is 0.85 $/piece.
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Cheap.
Sound quality remains same as with expensive ones.
You can make them any length you want.
They waste less space on board.
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Hard to solder ground, but i found one effective way to do this.
Some pedals have their mono outputs or power inputs too close to input/output, so you have to manage size problem. But this is rare.
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Cheap.
Sound quality remains same as with expensive ones.
You can make them any length you want.
They waste less space on board.
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Hard to solder ground, but i found one effective way to do this.
Some pedals have their mono outputs or power inputs too close to input/output, so you have to manage size problem. But this is rare.
+1 I work in the aerospace electronics industry... very high reliability stuff, and we've never used silver solder that I'm aware of. Just plain old lead/tin eutectic solder.
I LOVE this! great idea. I'll try it this weekend.
I've gone to Pacific Radio here in Los Angeles & bought some Canare connectors & cable. Comes in a bunch of different cables which is cool if you're into that.
-John
