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Potential Problems with Twisting

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In Reply to: New DIY speaker cable: Gomer Cable is now public posted by Gomer on January 9, 2001 at 22:04:33:

Since I can not get through to the link provided, to see the exact details, I am assuming that this construction includeds the drill twisting construction, with opposite twists for every layer.
As I indicated in a reply earlier to Gomer, there is no free lunch.
Twisting the cables hard enough and tight enough to let an electric drill twist them together, WILL stress the copper wires quite a bit. They do not have to actually break to be damaged, in terms of serious fracturing and creation of excessive numbers of crystal boundaries.
If the wires are twisted very lightly, then they will be subject ot more motor/generator type actions (microphonics for a more simple and accessible term), and if they are twisted tight enought o avoid this, then they will probably be seriously damaged.
Additionally, there is some mention of lower capcitance than the braided CAT5 recipe. Given the same number of wire pairs, if the capcitance goes down, then the inductance goes up. In other words, simple twisting will not provide the super low inductance of the braided cables.
There is no free lunch, and if you want the best sounding DIY cable, there is going to be labor involved. If you twist the CAT5 cables with a drill to a tight twist, then consider it a cheap and quick experiment, and do NOT use these wires for anything else, including braiding a set up.
Just my opinion, based on trying the easy way with the drill before too.
Jon Risch

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Topic - New DIY speaker cable: Gomer Cable is now public - Gomer 22:04:33 01/09/01 (11)

Potential Problems with Twisting - Jon Risch 08:05:34 01/13/01 (1)

Re: Potential Problems with Twisting - Gomer 10:32:23 01/13/01 (0)

Re: New DIY speaker cable: Gomer Cable is now public - Mirek 16:04:48 01/11/01 (4)

Re: New DIY speaker cable: Gomer Cable is now public - G 16:42:35 01/11/01 (3)

Re: New DIY speaker cable: Gomer Cable is now public - Mirek 13:00:47 01/12/01 (2)

try-- http://members.tripod.com/beyond_gomer/ - Gomer 10:49:03 01/13/01 (1)

Thanks, this link works {nt} - Mirek 11:37:41 01/13/01 (0)

What about CAT 7 Enhanced? Now we're talking! (lol) - Mikenificent1 06:20:48 01/11/01 (1)

Re: What about CAT 7 Enhanced? Now we're talking! (lol) - Gomer 10:14:40 01/11/01 (0)

Very Interesting - Batman 17:37:46 01/10/01 (1)

Re: Very Interesting - Gomer 18:49:57 01/10/01 (0)

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Potential Problems with Twisting - Jon Risch 08:05:34 01/13/01 (1)

Re: Potential Problems with Twisting - Gomer 10:32:23 01/13/01 (0)

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