im thinking i may just give it a try and make some twisted or braided inters. my only Q is, if i do twist how do i make sure it doesnt just untwist? and for braiding, you use all 4 wires? the only braiding ive seen/done was with 3. so could someone clear that up for me? what is stranded wire? could you use speaker wire? and last one, where do i get clear tubing to cover the wires? what size of tube would you need? WOW that was a few Q's...

Thanks

 

I get really nice, high-tension RCA's (made by Canare, Japan) for about C$2.00 each. Then there's the trick-looking, braided stainless cable sheath (about C$2.00 per foot). Put 'em together, coat with that trick, neoprene heat-shrink tubing, and you'd have the same stuff I use when I build tube amps.
With the teflon-coated wire, you might have to wind it really tight to start with, as the memory of teflon can make it want to straighten out again.....

HK is a great place to get parts!!!!
Just bought three mulit-meters today (they will be fitted into a demo car) that read voltage, temperature (C or F) plus all the usual functions. Nice big display with LED illumination. Paid less than C$10 each.

 

^ That must be pretty cool to be exposed to all the stuff they have over there, and for as cheap as it is, that we don't have over here. Definitely a new experience eh?

WD21, if you twist up the wire so it has a nice tight twist, meaning you get the wires almost 90 degrees to each other where they cross, they won't untwist. What I do is twist them up, then keep them fixed in the drill but take them out of the vice. They will untwist a little over their length but still stay nice and tight. When twisting, keep the wires tight. I use regular 'alarm wire' or 'hook-up wire' and cover them in clear tubing I bought at Rona. They have different sizes.

Here is a pic of one I made:


Here is some yellow and black wire I made up too, but without ends on it yet:

 

^ Wow those look great! Thanks for the pictures [img]graemlins/bow.gif[/img]

 

Make sure when you twist them that you twist them tight and they stay tight or it can actually induce noise.................

Best bet is to get some CAT5 cable........it cheap and works well............

 

You can buy decent quality 22" UTP RCAs at canadian tire for like $8...

cat 5 and cat 7 or whatever is nice because you can have multiple RCAs in the same cable with virtually no loop area between them...

 

ok so i figure i would try and make some inters tommorow. i picked up 100ft black 18 GA wire, 100ft red 18 ga and two 18 inch Tsunami inters, b/c they have really nice ends and where 2.51 each. so i got home and tried some braiding on a 4 short pieces. well to say the least, i havent figured that one out yet. so, when braiding, how many wires do you use? like i said, i use 4(2 left, 2right). but im thinking it may just be easier if it twist em. can anyone get me a pick of there braided inters?

Thanks,
Dallas