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I have some nice home built interconnects that use standard Cardas RCA plugs but one plug has a very sloppy fit and I was wondering how to adjust it. I have heat shrink on the plug, so I cannot take it apart. There must be a way to re-adjust them, but I cannot figure it out.
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-Anonymous
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It a bit of embarrassment to say this, but the reason the one interconnect was fitting so sloppily is because in removing the interconnect has pulled the inside of the female RCA right out of my amp and I did not notice it. My amp is still under a 5-year warranty and is being shipped back to the manufacturer for repair.
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"Humility is the true mark of genius. Just get used to it."
-Anonymous
Good afternoonm, scruffy:
Here's what you can try.
1. Disconnect the interconnects from the device/component first.
2. Using a thin but strong flat blade screw bit/driver or butter knife (ones that don't have to much serrations...even better would be a strong plastic flat pry bar) and insert it between the RCA's outer shell and the metal ground sections (should be 3-4 of them).
3. Press the flat head/knife towards the center pin (hot).
4. Apply even pressure between the RCA casing and the metal ground on each metal ground section and then bending the ground section inwards (towards the center hot pin) a very slight amount as too much will prevent the RCA from being reinserted into the plug on the device/component.
5. This should fix the looseness (as I've done this before).
Note: If the RCA's are of the type that the metal ground sections are not encased/surrounded by an out metal housing, then you would need to use a set of pliers to squeeze the metal grounds towards the center hot pin... might be good to wrap the metal ground section with some tape to avoid scratching the plating.
Sincerely,
Kingsley.
Which Card as plug? What's loose? I assume the ground or outside if you will.
ET
"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936
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"Humility is the true mark of genius. Just get used to it."
-Anonymous
Most RCA connectors have longitudinal slits that can be squeezed together or pried apart better to fit the shields on the sockets.
You could ask this of Cardas also.
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