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If you keep a ball of solder on your tip before you place it into your stand in between solder joints and after use, it will protect your tip from oxidation and make your tips last longer. The tip tinner will also strip your iron if you use it too often.

Brother you just saved my life! Ive destroyed 15 sp500 with heat because I had such a difficult time getting the sleeve connection to solder and hold. This was amazing!

Very informative video, thanks. Do you have any thoughts on the suitability of SP650-S for the TRS end of a mono/insert cable? The specs say it's good for 5mm-5.8mm cable, which could possibly be a better fit for dual mono cables.

I need to take a TR cable from a guitar and split to 4 TR outputs without signal loss, what do you recommend? Do they make rotary switches so I can select between which of the outputs to use?

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I still have problem understanding use case for switching type combos.

Perfect stereo cable instructional. Joining the unbalanced 2314 at the TRS connector is so simple, so smart. Details matter so much. It should be a breeze working with technicians like you. Thank you.

Sounds good.

I absolutely started down the "just find longer screws" route, bought a ton of imperial and metric screws in various sizes and lengths, drilled all the holes in the home brew board, etc. I eventually concluded dual lock was vastly easier and held just as well. One problem with this approach is it's also hard to take pedals off when you need to squeeze cables into places like side jacks. So I ended up needing to wire up multiple pedals and then screwing them all down at once. Also angled bottom screws (looking at you, H9) are a pita.

Thanks so much, this was incredibly useful as I plan all the patch cable for my new board.

Hi you mentioned how I could could get a diy store to make one up for me.. could you pint me in the direction 🙏

I'm trying to do insert cables for my pedalboard and though it seems well done, I have a hum noise, much like a bad ground noise. I tried lowering iron temp, and uping it and try to solder faster. I'm not able to do quality cables no matter what I do. What could be the reason? Beginner soldering here.

Great video and explanation. Thanks a lot! 👍

Thank you for this

I’m curious about the seemingly cheaper power box. Some people on the internet are saying the power supply I bought isn’t isolated. I’m going to do the test with my multimeter. I bought a vangoa pedal board with integrated power supply and it says that it has an isolated power supply but the power cord for the wall outlet is a 1.5 amp power supply. I’m wondering if I was tricked into believing I bought isolated power in the board when they meant it comes with an isolated power converter as a power cord like a one spot

Never use sand paper . You don't wanna remove tin and chrome coating.

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First off THANK YOU🙏🏻 Great video and channel (tho i havent even looked at other vids, i know). Anyhow, all these years… there’s really no difference between an 1/8” or 1/4” TRS in terms of audio quality?.. right?

This video helped big time!

I wish those Switchcraft angled connectors were more readily availlable in Europe, or at least having an alternative option.

You're a genius. Thank you for teaching me.

Thank you for all these videos, seeing the products in real life is so much more useful than staring at some datasheets wondering if something will fit my use case.

Do you think the parts you used in the video would be fine for basic audio microphones to connect to like maybe bare wire from your your cable to a 3.5mm female input.. Thinking for a cctv nvr that has a db25 audio connector on it for more channels of audio input.

I've been advised to use these with 2528 instead for SPS7S TRS to dual SP500 TS cables. Do you see any issues with that?

Needing a 25db to 44 dB adapter. Anyone know we're to get one or how to make one?

Thank you… just the info I needed today 😊

Thanks so much for this video! Subscribed.

I was just getting ready to re-do my board with velcro and saw this. Ordering a roll of dual lock now. Velcro was always just the standard and go-to, I never really thought about it. Great video.

Thank you for this excellent video. You are an ace teacher! Subscribed and I don't even know what else you cover on your channel. :D

No no no! Never use a kitchen sponge!

Absolutely no idea what a pedalboard is, but this was an absolutely fantastic & insightful video on reclosable fasteners! Big knowledge upgrade, thank you for being so thorough & thoughtful!

Why do you choose to put the ground wire underneath the terminal, touching the housing?

I have a Line 6 M5 that doesn't like being daisy chained - very susceptible to noise in the power. I had to buy a separate wall wart for it as the one provided was flaky. The ISO 5 that I have now is going to simplify my hookup.

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what gauge wire stripper are you using for the inner conductor?

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I'm assembling my first-ever panel now with combo connectors along with some XLR-M, and I'm wondering if it's common for people who do this often to also be body builders. But no, I'm probably just out of shape.

As an electrician who also plays guitar, I wouldn’t ever suggest splitting in general. You are de-rating the wires which increases the chance of fire. In reality, you’ll prob never get full load capacity but on the off chance that you do, it’s safer to spend the money on a second power supply. They designed their pieces of hardware to accommodate a specific number of ports for a reason. Always better to error on the side of caution.

Thank you for this. Didn't know this was possible. I will now be using this kind of cable for my HX Stomp. Stereo Out from my headphone to a monitor/amp.

This is the best info available on these jacks. Can I wire these to "break" phantom power to a TRS connection with a common (only one) output? Thanks for the great work!

You do great work. Unfortunately the insulator on these plugs melt within the range of most solder flow in my experience. I've tried it all the way down to the point to where the solder doesn't flow, as you're actually trying to heat the metal with the iron and let the solder flow, thus making a true electrical connection. I've occurred many bad (cold) connections trying, and in essence wasting a lot of money. I would advise clients who tour to default to other TRS 1/4" with proper standoffs for TIP.

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I just received my MC6 Pro and Midi Box in the mail! The Midi Box (morningstar) has eight 1/8th jacks out of the back. Is there a 1/8" to 1/4" cable type that I should be looking for to work with the CBA Habit?

AMAZING!

if i want to use dual lock with the loop side of velcro, how many stems should i use for the dual lock? 250 or 400?

Does the wire need to pass through the holes?

that foam in the weller handle melted away in the first hours of use when i bought it and i was not using high temps lol

Man, what I wouldn't give for a clear visual of this work. It's a great verbal description, though.

Anyone know how to make a 5pin MIDI to TRS cable for a Chase Bliss pedal to bypass the need for a MIDI box? I know the tip is NOT connected for their pedals, but I don’t know what 2 of the 5 pins on the MIDI male end need to be.