MOTM

Many people on this list, myself included, have gotten excellent prices &
service from Wacky Kovacky. You might try there:
http://www.wackykovacy.com/ 

Mr. K will make cables to your specifications with color-coded heat-shrink
strain reliefs. Sometimes he even puts fun little items in the shipping
cartons.

I've made cables in the past and found it to be a whole lotta No Fun. So for
what he's asking, I buy from him. I love DIY, but I have to pick my battles
these days! ;) 

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Andy Miller [mailto:andy@...] 
Sent:	Monday, 31 July, 2000 4:43 PM
To:	motm@egroups.com
Subject:	[motm] Patch cord help

Ok, well I have my soldering iron, my heat gun, and even my Panavise. 
 I have modules coming in and solder is flying.  What I do not have 
is patch cords.  I visited the local music store and they can get 
expensive.  

I would like to assemble my own patch cords and I want quality coax 
and plugs.  What brand of 1/4 inch plugs should I use and what brand 
and size of coax?   Should I even assemble my own?  I assume that it 
is cheaper to do so.

Are there manufactured patch cords that are high quality that are 
recommended?

Opinions please.

Thanks
Andy

i use Neutrik connectors & Canare cable. but 
Mogami & Gotham is good cable also. and there's
nothing wrong with Belden. i just happen to really like
Canare stuff for a lot of reasons.. also Canare connectors
are great, great stuff but i still prefer Neutrik because of
the large size & all. substantial feel is good. one nice thing 
is when you make your own you can have every concievable
length. sometimes getting a 4 foot cable can be expensive.
well, you know that i reckon. anyway...............
i get my supplies from Markertek (800-522-2025)
who also does online ordering, but i prefer voice transactions.
good prices (maybe great??) and fast, fast service. orders
seem to get here (CT) in one day from them (upstate NY) and
they have a TON of cable & connector stock. free catalog too.

hope this helps some


----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Andy Miller" <andy@...>
To: <motm@egroups.com>
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 4:43 PM
Subject: [motm] Patch cord help


> Ok, well I have my soldering iron, my heat gun, and even my Panavise. 
>  I have modules coming in and solder is flying.  What I do not have 
> is patch cords.  I visited the local music store and they can get 
> expensive.  
> 
> I would like to assemble my own patch cords and I want quality coax 
> and plugs.  What brand of 1/4 inch plugs should I use and what brand 
> and size of coax?   Should I even assemble my own?  I assume that it 
> is cheaper to do so.
> 
> Are there manufactured patch cords that are high quality that are 
> recommended?
> 
> Opinions please.
> 
> Thanks
> Andy
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>

In a message dated 7/31/2000 1:55:22 PM, ken.tkacs@... writes:

>Many people on this list, myself included, have gotten excellent prices
>&
>service from Wacky Kovacky. You might try there:
>http://www.wackykovacy.com/ 


Me too! They arrived very quickly and cost less than I figured using his 
prices on that page -- check it out!

JB

A few more sources for cables and connectors:

http://www.bi-tronics.com/

(Mogami, Switchcraft)

http://www.fullcompass.com/

(Canare)

Ivan