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Electronics Forum / Basics / November 2006Short Audio Cable
I'd like a 3-4' audio cord between my headset and PC. Anyone know where I can find one. Most at 6'. 1/8" dia. Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA) (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time) Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet  Signature"I have made this letter [e-mail] a rather long one, only because I didn't have the lesiure to make it shorter." -- Blaise Pascal Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews> > I'd like a 3-4' audio cord between my headset and PC. Anyone know where I > can find one. Most at 6'. 1/8" dia. When I ran into this problem, I bought some wire, plugs, and jacks from Radio Shack and soldered up my own to the custom length I wanted. you could also cut a piece out of a premade one and solder the wires back together, but the wire in the premade ones often does not solder easily. Martin >>I'd like a 3-4' audio cord between my headset and PC. Anyone know where I >>can find one. Most at 6'. 1/8" dia. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Martin I may need to do that. Of course, RS will put a preminum on each of those parts. Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA) (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time) Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet Signature"I have made this letter [e-mail] a rather long one, only because I didn't have the lesiure to make it shorter." -- Blaise Pascal Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews> >> I'd like a 3-4' audio cord between my headset and PC. Anyone know where I >> can find one. Most at 6'. 1/8" dia. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > back together, > but the wire in the premade ones often does not solder easily. I tend to compromise, buy cheap cables (I buy them at the drugstore where they are even cheaper than at Radio Shack), cut them to use the ends, and then solder new conenctions to the cut ends. That way there's no bare connections in the middle of the cable that need insulating (electrical tape works, but it has a tendency to eventually come off). And those cheap cables use moulded connectors, so there's no way to get the connector apart to solder the wires directly. Michael >>> I'd like a 3-4' audio cord between my headset and PC. Anyone know where I >>> can find one. Most at 6'. 1/8" dia. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > And those cheap cables use moulded connectors, so there's no > way to get the connector apart to solder the wires directly. with a sharp knife and pliers they come apart ok, they just don't go back together so well. A few layers of heatshrink can make a workable plug body, but it may be cheaper to buy a plug. Bye. Jasen > I'd like a 3-4' audio cord between my headset and PC. Anyone know > where I can find one. Most at 6'. 1/8" dia. > > Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA) > (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time) > Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet You could salvage some miniature co-ax from the video lead from a scrap monitor. Thats about 2mm dia, but you would need two runs for stereo. Maplin do the plugs and sockets. SignatureBaron: > I'd like a 3-4' audio cord between my headset and PC. Anyone know where I > can find one. Most at 6'. 1/8" dia. Why not just bunch up the first 2' of cord? Just loop it over your thumb and little finger, maybe in a figure-8, and wrap a couple of rubber bands around it? Good Luck! Rich |
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