DIY ribbon power cords? - boodles - Cable Asylum

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DIY ribbon power cords?

Hi everyone,

After doing some reading on the internet, I decided to make some DIY ribbon speaker cables using a Goertz 14g copper foil inductor that I unwound. All I can say is these things sound fantastic with my Decware Torii III driving my GMA Eos HD speakers. The amount of detail and ambient info on good recordings is amazing, and timbre is spot-on! They were easy as can be to make; I simply sandwiched the copper foil between two pieces of packing tape, lay the plus and minus ribbon atop one another, fixing in place with double-sided Scotch tape, and then rolled the assembly with a veneer roller to get rid of any bubbles. Some Tech-flex sleeving for a professional finish, and voila!

Has anyone tried to make power cords out of copper foil? I know companies like Verrastar sell foil PCs, but they cost some serious cash, so I was thinking I could try to DIY one myself. Are there any tricks to make a foil/ribbon power cord?

Thanks so much for any suggestions,
Chris

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Topic - DIY ribbon power cords? - boodles 08:41:33 04/05/17 (13)

RE: DIY ribbon power cords? - Tireman2012 12:52:19 04/16/17 (2)

RE: DIY ribbon power cords? - boodles 05:21:59 04/17/17 (1)

RE: DIY ribbon power cords? - Tireman2012 08:05:24 04/17/17 (0)

RE: DIY ribbon power cords? - reidar 04:23:19 04/11/17 (0)

RE: DIY ribbon power cords? - boodles 07:55:43 04/10/17 (0)

RE: DIY ribbon power cords? - tweakmenow 03:39:50 04/06/17 (0)

RE: DIY ribbon power cords? - trekpilot5.2 09:13:53 04/05/17 (6)

Dangerous AC delivery device - Duster 11:56:44 04/05/17 (5)

RE: Dangerous AC delivery device - boodles 10:43:34 04/13/17 (0)

RE: Dangerous AC delivery device - Awe-d-o-file 21:39:10 04/06/17 (3)

RE: Dangerous AC delivery device - bcowen 08:13:18 04/07/17 (2)

Agree the insulation is VERY important, and MUST be rated for a higher voltage breakdown than the voltage used - 3+4=5 14:45:19 04/07/17 (1)

RE: Agree the insulation is VERY important, and MUST be rated for a higher voltage breakdown than the voltage used - boodles 15:28:09 04/09/17 (0)

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