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• Cheap plastic bodies ... - Garth 08:54:31 09/12/06 (3)
  In Reply to: Would you be willing to elaborate that point? Thanks n/t posted by NewbieBaby on September 12, 2006 at 08:45:24:

  poor (non-existent) strain relief system, too many reports of broken contacts.
  
  

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  • Re: Yes, but it depends on the kind of cable you're terminating. - Aleksunder 09:11:18 09/12/06 (0)
    In Reply to: Cheap plastic bodies ... posted by Garth on September 12, 2006 at 08:54:31:

    for large-diameter, circular cross-section stuff it should be OK, although it'll never be as robust as a metal plug with crimp or clamp, but then the whole point of the Eichmann's is the lack of metal in them.

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  • Re: Cheap plastic bodies ... - NewbieBaby 09:07:07 09/12/06 (1)
    In Reply to: Cheap plastic bodies ... posted by Garth on September 12, 2006 at 08:54:31:

    Broken contacts or broken [soldered] wire to conact connections, or broken wires?

    Fabrication with the plug does require DIY design-planning for strain relief. Built-up heat shrink appears to workable. I find the plug's connection (the RCA-toRCA interface) to be tenacious, and I like that.
    
    

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    • Re: Cheap plastic bodies ... - Aleksunder 09:17:26 09/12/06 (0)
      In Reply to: Re: Cheap plastic bodies ... posted by NewbieBaby on September 12, 2006 at 09:07:07:

      I was going to DIY an incognito knock-off (now changed plans) and had a similar idea in mind - I was going to run the cardas 33-guage through a short length of tough plastic tube/sleeve of some kind (about 5mm diameter), then bind the screen-braid and polyester braid tightly around that with heatshrink.
      
      

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