This is by far the best video of this kind that I have found on this subject. The step-by-step narration is excellent, and the camera work is superlative. I can actually SEE what is happening! Thanks very much!
i know im asking randomly but does anybody know of a way to get back into an instagram account? I somehow lost the account password. I love any help you can offer me
@Raylan Jaxton Thanks for your reply. I found the site through google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff now. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
Thank you for the excellent close up video showing exactly how it's done. I have some 27 year old audio quest cables that were never properly sleeved like that. The guy that cut them cut off too much and it always bothered me. Time to fix it. lol
Many thanks for making this information available to me. This was one of the rare moments after watching a youtube video, I was left feeling it was time well spent. I especially appreciated the video's content rich formatting, coupled with the presenter's audio and visual stylings. These worked well for me to serve as an effective conduit, transferring all the information I needed, quickly elevating me from layman to novice, as I absorbed the knowledge as readily as water to a thirsty sponge.
It is better to use the red wire for conductor (or 'signal' or '+') and the black wire for return (or ' - ' ). That leaves the shied. (1) It can be unattached - the so called 'floating shield'. (2) Better is to attach the shield to one end of the rca. Solder it to the same part as the black return wire. Incidentally, in this version the attached end should be at the source (eg if the wire was to run between a CD player and an amp the shield end of the cable would be inserted at the CD). (3) Best in my opinion is to solder both the shield and and black return wires to both ends of the RCA.
hi Thanks for this video, i assume you are working with a neutrik plug. I just tried to solder a neutrik rca plug with the cable but I could not understand how to crimp the cable in place. I notice there was too much movement in the signal wire and it broke. I can now see your technique on getting the drain wire soldered on the end and bending the signal wire to stop any movement. Plugs are normally are crimped so i did not know how to solder this plug Thanks I can have another go now.
My cable wire has red, white and the shield. Do I put both the red and white in the cup or do I only put the red? I'm try to make an RCA cable. Thank you.
What temperature do you have your soldering iron at for these? I've never managed to get it right. Either the insulation on the cable melts back before the joint is made, or while tinning the RCA connector the insulation around the centre pin gets soft from having to have the iron on it for so long.
Look into getting a soldering station. Weller makes some nice ones which allow you to adjust the temperature and have a removable "Pen" with a length of cable that connects to the station. By adjusting the temperature to a higher setting, (800 degrees) , it allows the flux and solder to melt fast without the heat travelling down the wire too fast. You'll only continue to be frustrated if you're using a non adjustable heat iron, like what radio shack sells. Best part is that the Weller pens have removable tips that you can replace when they wear out and there are tons of shapes and sizes. I think I paid 50.00 for a used station off ebay. There are also Chinese made ones that I hear are pretty nice.
Why do they only use a few strands of wire on rca wires? I have a set of Rockford Fosgate rca cables that are huge. They are atleast half inch around. Well the ends weren’t on good and ripped right off. Inside the wire is so small there is hardly enough wire to even soiled !
We're an association for the audiovisual industry, so we don't tend to push specific products, vendors, or manufacturers. A quick Google search should get you what you need though. Happy terminating!
Hi Saree. Thank you for asking. Personally, I am partial to quality tools. I believe well made tools fit and perform better. While I have listed certain brands and model numbers below, you may find that an alternative quality tool is more to your liking. The vice is a Panavise 381 with the vacuum base. For benchwork, you may prefer the 350 with the parts tray. Others have often made their own jig to hold the connector. The universal strippers with the red handles are Xcelite 101S. The diagonal cutters with the blue handles are Klein D244-5C. For small trim work, you may also like a pair of flush cutters such as the Xuron 2175. I’m not certain which strippers were used to remove the jackets from the individual conductors, but I use Klein 11055 and 11057 strippers. The soldering station is a Weller WTCPT using 700 degree tips. The solder itself is a Multicore SN63. The heat gun is a Master Appliance HG-501A (120 V version). There are some larger diagonal cutters later in the video. Those are Channellock 436. Regards, Tom
Aren't you supposed to heat the rca connector and let it melt the solder? You seem to be melting the solder directly, which I have always heard is not the way to do it.
That's correct. You heat the material and apply the solder to the material. It could be either camera angle or I'm just close to the iron. Soldering Principles are discussed here: th-cam.com/video/4V3Iy2ckj1I/w-d-xo.html
An RCA cable only sends the signal down a single wire. And then you have the return. That's why you need left and right channels with separate RCAs on your home stereo system. The black wire wouldn't do anything because there is no signal for it to pass. As Tom says in the video though, we show a three wire cable because you might, for example, later choose to use a balanced connection like an XLR where you would use all three wires. But for an RCA, which is an unbalanced connection, you really only need one wire and a ground. Hope that helps!
The female RCA solder connector is similar to soldering the 1/4" or 1/8" phono connectors. The "tip" is traditionally the center cup. While the sleeve is the remaining outside cup. I say that since there are various types of RCA manufacturers that can make them differently. I hope this helps.
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You saved me $150 for new pc speakers. Cat broke the RCA cable in the sub and thought I had to throw the whole damn thing out. Thank you!
This is by far the best video of this kind that I have found on this subject. The step-by-step narration is excellent, and the camera work is superlative. I can actually SEE what is happening! Thanks very much!
i know im asking randomly but does anybody know of a way to get back into an instagram account?
I somehow lost the account password. I love any help you can offer me
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@Raylan Jaxton Thanks for your reply. I found the site through google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff now.
Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Raylan Jaxton It worked and I finally got access to my account again. Im so happy:D
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@Enrique Dario you are welcome xD
Thank you for the excellent close up video showing exactly how it's done. I have some 27 year old audio quest cables that were never properly sleeved like that. The guy that cut them cut off too much and it always bothered me. Time to fix it. lol
Glad we could help!
Many thanks for making this information available to me.
This was one of the rare moments after watching a youtube video, I was left feeling it was time well spent.
I especially appreciated the video's content rich formatting, coupled with the presenter's audio and visual stylings.
These worked well for me to serve as an effective conduit, transferring all the information I needed, quickly elevating me from layman to novice, as I absorbed the knowledge as readily as water to a thirsty sponge.
I would, actually, soldier black and red together when i have one wire "to many"
It is better to use the red wire for conductor (or 'signal' or '+') and the black wire for return (or ' - ' ). That leaves the shied. (1) It can be unattached - the so called 'floating shield'. (2) Better is to attach the shield to one end of the rca. Solder it to the same part as the black return wire. Incidentally, in this version the attached end should be at the source (eg if the wire was to run between a CD player and an amp the shield end of the cable would be inserted at the CD). (3) Best in my opinion is to solder both the shield and and black return wires to both ends of the RCA.
are you replying to discoking62 or just commenting on th video?
Are you saying this video is ok to follow? I'm a soldering noob
Tom Kehr is a wonderful instructor! :)
Very helpful video. Enjoyed the spoken instructions as well (instead of annoying music as with some other videis on youtube)
Wow, this was really informative, also, this guy kinda sounds like Bob Ross
This is probably the best video on this project
hi Thanks for this video, i assume you are working with a neutrik plug. I just tried to solder a neutrik rca plug with the cable but I could not understand how to crimp the cable in place. I notice there was too much movement in the signal wire and it broke. I can now see your technique on getting the drain wire soldered on the end and bending the signal wire to stop any movement. Plugs are normally are crimped so i did not know how to solder this plug Thanks I can have another go now.
Can anyone please tell me where to buy the package kit shown here. This is an awesome and well done video!
My cable wire has red, white and the shield. Do I put both the red and white in the cup or do I only put the red? I'm try to make an RCA cable. Thank you.
OK cool thats the male end, how do you solder the female end?
What temperature do you have your soldering iron at for these? I've never managed to get it right. Either the insulation on the cable melts back before the joint is made, or while tinning the RCA connector the insulation around the centre pin gets soft from having to have the iron on it for so long.
Look into getting a soldering station. Weller makes some nice ones which allow you to adjust the temperature and have a removable "Pen" with a length of cable that connects to the station. By adjusting the temperature to a higher setting, (800 degrees) , it allows the flux and solder to melt fast without the heat travelling down the wire too fast. You'll only continue to be frustrated if you're using a non adjustable heat iron, like what radio shack sells. Best part is that the Weller pens have removable tips that you can replace when they wear out and there are tons of shapes and sizes. I think I paid 50.00 for a used station off ebay. There are also Chinese made ones that I hear are pretty nice.
Can u also show how to prepair a female rca connector ?
Hi, I have 4.1 subwoofer system now its one rear rca port is not working. Can you help me to solve?
Why do they only use a few strands of wire on rca wires? I have a set of Rockford Fosgate rca cables that are huge. They are atleast half inch around. Well the ends weren’t on good and ripped right off. Inside the wire is so small there is hardly enough wire to even soiled !
Thank you 😊
What is called to the wire he used?
How do you solder a female audio rca
Wonderful! Thanks.
where did you bought the rca package ?
We're an association for the audiovisual industry, so we don't tend to push specific products, vendors, or manufacturers. A quick Google search should get you what you need though. Happy terminating!
Excellent!
Can you tell please what soldering material and tools did you use ?
Hi Saree.
Thank you for asking. Personally, I am partial to quality tools. I believe well made tools fit and perform better. While I have listed certain brands and model numbers below, you may find that an alternative quality tool is more to your liking.
The vice is a Panavise 381 with the vacuum base. For benchwork, you may prefer the 350 with the parts tray. Others have often made their own jig to hold the connector.
The universal strippers with the red handles are Xcelite 101S.
The diagonal cutters with the blue handles are Klein D244-5C. For small trim work, you may also like a pair of flush cutters such as the Xuron 2175.
I’m not certain which strippers were used to remove the jackets from the individual conductors, but I use Klein 11055 and 11057 strippers.
The soldering station is a Weller WTCPT using 700 degree tips.
The solder itself is a Multicore SN63.
The heat gun is a Master Appliance HG-501A (120 V version).
There are some larger diagonal cutters later in the video. Those are Channellock 436.
Regards,
Tom
Aren't you supposed to heat the rca connector and let it melt the solder? You seem to be melting the solder directly, which I have always heard is not the way to do it.
That's correct. You heat the material and apply the solder to the material. It could be either camera angle or I'm just close to the iron. Soldering Principles are discussed here: th-cam.com/video/4V3Iy2ckj1I/w-d-xo.html
Wait why is the black cable not connected? How does this work im kind of a noob
An RCA cable only sends the signal down a single wire. And then you have the return. That's why you need left and right channels with separate RCAs on your home stereo system. The black wire wouldn't do anything because there is no signal for it to pass. As Tom says in the video though, we show a three wire cable because you might, for example, later choose to use a balanced connection like an XLR where you would use all three wires. But for an RCA, which is an unbalanced connection, you really only need one wire and a ground. Hope that helps!
Thanks dude!!!
To reiterate the request of "discoking62," below: How does one solder a female audio RCA connector, especially the signal connection=?
The female RCA solder connector is similar to soldering the 1/4" or 1/8" phono connectors. The "tip" is traditionally the center cup. While the sleeve is the remaining outside cup. I say that since there are various types of RCA manufacturers that can make them differently. I hope this helps.
Thanks.
who tf taught this man how to solder
sounds like nicholas cage
lost me at drain wire..
There is a better way now. Use the black wire.