Soldering Cardas Female RCA's?

dantwomey · 15th December 2007, 11:27 PM

Just a thought here.....I purchased some Cardas RCA's for my most recent project and after looking at them I was alittle puzzled. They don't have a second connection point for the ground like some other RCAs I've used. It looks like you just wrap your ground conductor around the groove in the body and solder it. Comments anyone?

Regards,
Dan

KP11520 · 16th December 2007, 04:12 AM

Hi Dan,

I agree that is what it looks like. However, and I don't know for sure, but that might require enough heat to do a job on the insulation between the center sleeve and the outside ground.

Maybe you can solder to one of the notches!

Good luck!

Regards//Keith

hermanv · 16th December 2007, 04:31 AM

I use the Cardas, I solder to one notch. A good temperature controlled iron or a high wattage one is needed. It helps to loosen the mounting bolt while you solder.

There's enough mass that the connector stays very hot for a long time, watch out for finger burns.

15th December 2007, 11:27 PM	#1
dantwomey diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Canada	Soldering Cardas Female RCA's? Just a thought here.....I purchased some Cardas RCA's for my most recent project and after looking at them I was alittle puzzled. They don't have a second connection point for the ground like some other RCAs I've used. It looks like you just wrap your ground conductor around the groove in the body and solder it. Comments anyone? Regards, Dan

16th December 2007, 04:12 AM	#2
KP11520 diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2007	Hi Dan, I agree that is what it looks like. However, and I don't know for sure, but that might require enough heat to do a job on the insulation between the center sleeve and the outside ground. Maybe you can solder to one of the notches! Good luck! Regards//Keith __________________ If Wile E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that ACME ****, why didn't he just buy dinner?

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16th December 2007, 04:31 AM	#3
hermanv diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Northern California	I use the Cardas, I solder to one notch. A good temperature controlled iron or a high wattage one is needed. It helps to loosen the mounting bolt while you solder. There's enough mass that the connector stays very hot for a long time, watch out for finger burns.

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