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In Reply to: RE: soldering over slot posted by unclestu on March 26, 2014 at 11:06:50
Is it the shape of the wire or the gauge that imparts the impression of more dynamics?
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I believe it is the mere fact that the brass slot narrows down to meet the two duplex contacts. As I said, I have tried soldering over a wire but then the junction of the slotted area and the main duplex contacts still necks down. In fact, I believe one reason why some of those audiophile duplexes sound so good is that they eliminate the slotted tab area and use one large continuous piece of contact material.It doesn't hurt that copper is a better conductor than brass or solder either. I usually use a 12 gauge jumper, BTW, and stagger the incoming AC line to give a more equitable spread of the current (one lead to top duplex, one to bottom duplex)
YMMV of course
Edits: 03/26/14
The small tab that acts as a bridge is not only made smaller by the slot intended for the use of a screw driver as a crowbar, the tab is also *severely scored* for easy break-off. From an audiophile POV, I would call that a damaged conductor.
"stagger the incoming AC line to give a more equitable spread of the current" ?????? Is this dealer mumbo jumbo?
dealer mumble jumble ! Became aware of the issue when plugging two mono block amps after repair and noticed one sounded slightly louder. Scoped them and measured but they all measured fine. then I reversed the plug position and the louder amp reversed itself....Do I have a patent on the idea so I make can make millions off of it?
No sirree. You can ignore what I have written, and that is indeed your prerogative. For many though who try this, it is a relatively cheap means improving sound.The mod doesn't cost a cent and merely takes a few minutes of your time if you already have the duplex outlet. Hell, you can pick up that 5362 duplex outlet at most Home Depots, hardly a high end audiophile marketplace and avoid those $200 plus outlets. I use a Leviton but all major companies make a 5362 spec grade outlet, being that it is a NEMA code item.
Sheesh.......
Edits: 03/26/14
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