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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6304   
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Hi
Can anyone tell me why I shouldn’t use some cat5e cable to make up some phono / rca leads for my sub? If ok should I simply use half of the inner cores for the outer part of plug and other half for the inner part of plug? |
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16th May 2014 7:47pm |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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why make them , you can get them in all lengths anyway
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16th May 2014 7:56pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6304
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Have bought 2 pairs already and both wrong (either too short or too large diameter)
Have cat5e cable and as such could have installed this weekend and put plugs on after. |
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16th May 2014 8:48pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971  
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You shouldn't make them out of CAT 5 because it isn't shielded. You can use it for balanced audio.
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16th May 2014 8:53pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6304
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Damn drat and blast.......but thanks all the same for the info.
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16th May 2014 9:07pm |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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on maplin website you can buy the cable by the metre and the phono plugs to make your own up
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16th May 2014 9:26pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20465
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You need screened cables which cat5 won't be, if your unsure about cable length just get longer.
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16th May 2014 9:39pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6304
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Many thanks. Maplin will be getting a visit today.
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17th May 2014 6:04am |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971
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if you don't want to travel then cpc.co.uk is a good bet.
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17th May 2014 11:25am |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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CPC is indeed very good but you have to wait until delivery time. Caterham go to Maplins and get the job done, hope and pray it goes well for you. If not can we excpect the usual deluge of ensuing '5h1t I've got issues' posts?
  If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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17th May 2014 11:59am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6304
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Didn't get to Maplin today but if they're open tomorrow........
Sooner I get the cables sooner something can go wrong!
- car is going to be off the road for a week so perhaps there’s no rush after all? |
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17th May 2014 7:31pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6102 
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I use cat5 on some of our jukeboxes at work for phono signal supply (And on some CCTV)
The manufacturers even show a diagram of how to use the cable so some cores are the "screen" and one or 2 are the hot "signal". I've never experienced any interference when doing this, even with cables stapled around pubs past lights/mains cables/beer coolers etc. I usually just pick a colour (usually the orange, as it's easy to remember and nearly red) then use the remaining 7 cores twisted together as a shield. Caterham.... if you want some single core HD phono cable, i've got a huge (100m) drum of it at wotk, I'll gladly cut some off and post it to you. Need phono plugs glued on the end? PM me the details and I'll knock some up. |
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19th May 2014 8:23pm |
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| Blacktt600 Member Since: 30 Nov 2013 Location: Leeds Posts: 125 
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Hi, excuse my ignorance but why use cat 5 cable for phono? Surely it's too thin?
Martin |
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19th May 2014 9:07pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6304
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because I have some in the garage
maybe its too thin maybe not......its good for data transmission upto circa 100m so I'd have thought 8m of audio signal would be ok? far question all the same |
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19th May 2014 9:13pm |
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