Try to avoid......

Posted by Winston Smith (A) on October 10, 2016 at 19:08:58

In Reply to: Cable Lifters - cheap! posted by JerryS on October 10, 2016 at 17:19:59:

....running any of the AC power lines in parallel with any signal conductors. When it comes to power cables and signal wires being 'neighbors', remember what Robert Frost once (kinda sorta) penned:

"Good distance makes good neighbors" (or was that 'fences'?) ;-)

Ninety degree angles are usually suggested as best for intersecting AC lines and signal cables; if not possible, and if they must run parallel, then provide as much separation as you can. You can always put a few tacks in the wall and suspend the AC lines via some cotton strings well above your wooden cable station where the signal wires reside, if you wish.

Anyway, you may also wish to employ cotton balls under/around the cables where they rest on the supports to help reduce vibration and get the cables away from the wooden parts of the supports just a tad, as again, good distance between signal conductors and any unnecessary dielectric means (usually) better sound.

I assume you used non-magnetic screws or other fasteners (if more than just glue was employed to hold it together.) If any magnetic metals were so employed, you may also wish to consider swapping in non-magnetic materials as well. Just a thought.

BTW, I personally use the same 'cable lifter' method Tweaker456 uses, the tripod of wooden dowels, secured by a rubber band a little ways down from the top (which said design was lifted directly from Mapleshade's on-line catalog and successfully copied for under $3 @ "Lowe's"; why pay retail if you can easily DIY for peanuts?)

Otherwise, a very cool tweak for cables, and all costing a song.

A fine post, JerryS!

Thanks for sharing.

Cheers!

WS

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Topic - Cable Lifters - cheap! - JerryS 17:19:59 10/10/16 (20)

Remind me to build something to hide cables - jedrider 21:59:13 11/29/16 (0)

RE: Cable Lifters - cheap! - MRMB 17:42:00 11/29/16 (0)

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RE: Cable Lifters - cheaper still! - Basslines 13:20:52 10/13/16 (2)

RE: Cable Lifters - cheaper still! - Crazy Dave 08:06:25 10/14/16 (0)

Nice!! - dee eye why 14:38:39 10/13/16 (0)

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Sonic benifit - Tweaker456 07:10:08 10/13/16 (0)

RE: Cable Lifters - cheap! - Mike B. 10:13:14 10/11/16 (0)

Excellent! Use some type of exotic wood, package them... - musetap 21:39:21 10/10/16 (1)

RE: Excellent! Use some type of exotic wood, package them... - JerryS 07:05:03 10/11/16 (0)

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RE: Try to avoid...... - JerryS 07:14:25 10/11/16 (0)

RE: Cable Lifters - cheap! - Tweaker456 18:15:30 10/10/16 (2)

RE: Cable Lifters - cheap! - WntrMute2 14:39:59 10/11/16 (1)

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