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In Reply to: RE: connector for DC cable posted by Duster on June 06, 2015 at 10:13:16
thanks! as for 16 AWG silver plated copper in teflon to use as DC cable, i can get this one locally; the specs look great to me
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I recommend wrapping the twisted pair with a thick, heavy duty PTFE/Teflon plumbers tape in order to keep the wires intimately twisted together, and to provide a level of resonance control. Use the thick dark gray product, not the very thin typical white colored product, since the thicker gray product will be much easier to wrap around the twisted pair, and will only require 1 layer for the task. Cover the DIY DC umbilical with Techflex sleeving.
Here's a US product (see link below). There must be an equivalent product available in Europe.
good idea! i'll try... also, did you try the tape below, as a final touch?
can you post those directions?
thanks
sorry, what directions?
Oyaide MWA-010T tape features a ferrous material called Sendust with inductive properties not unlike a ferrite bead/core, which tends to do more sonic harm than good when implemented as noise filters positioned on audio cables and power cords. That said, Oyaide claims MWA-010T doesn't degrade audio performance, but other than the Highwire Audio Power Wrap featuring both a high permeability material together with a dissipative material (which can also be unpredictable in terms of truly satisfactory audible benefits), I'm not convinced that a ferrous sheet is a good idea to wrap around any type of cable for audiophile purposes unless I hear the effects with my own ears. While there are a number of applications which benefit from the use of noise filtering sheets, a DC umbilical which doesn't emit detrimental noise in its own right is not the right location to battle noise generated within an audio system via noise filtering sheets, IMHO. A DC umbilical featuring a tightly twisted pair, or a twisted pair with braided shield is sufficient to reject RFI, EMI, digital hash emanating from other cables, cords, and components within an audio system. However, there's no reason other than the expense as to why you shouldn't experiment with Oyaide MWA-010T tape applied to a DC umbilical.
Duster - You strike again with a good observation. My DC power cord for the Serius Receiver upgrade has a Ferrite filter on the cord. Time for another before and after test!
BTW, did you see my instructions for a DIY mil-spec wire DC umbilical project?
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