Terminating a coaxial (isolated) interconnect

Alves · 6th December 2005, 07:01 PM

Greetings.

I have cut in half a pair of Wireworld interconnects, in order to make two shorter pairs, using WBT-0108 connectors.

The problem is that on these coaxial cables the micro conductors are isolated. Thus, no signal passes to the WBT connectors.

How can I remove the isolation from the micro conductors in each end, so that the current flows?

Thanks and regards,
Alves

Alain Dupont · 6th December 2005, 08:44 PM

Alves,

>> How can I remove the isolation from the micro conductors in each end

Use your soldering iron, to remove the insulation on the little wires...
I do it with a 50 watts iron, a piece of hard wood, good solder with resin core
and roll and press the cable under the iron ; it takes about 30 seconds to get it done...

Alain.

PauSim · 7th December 2005, 02:29 AM

Hi Alves,

You could also use just the soldering iron (without solder) to melt the insulation, for that W108 copper-to-copper connection. Don´t forget to crimp the wires after.

Cheers

Alves · 7th December 2005, 10:08 AM

Alain and Paulo, thank you very much for the tips. I will give it a try.
Yes, the WBT-108 are the crimp version. I have tried the solder version RCA WBT-101 with WBT solder and the results were not so good as just screwing (crimping) the wire directly to the WBT-108. Possibly, my solder technique is not the best...

Alves

6th December 2005, 07:01 PM	#1
Alves diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Europe	Terminating a coaxial (isolated) interconnect Greetings. I have cut in half a pair of Wireworld interconnects, in order to make two shorter pairs, using WBT-0108 connectors. The problem is that on these coaxial cables the micro conductors are isolated. Thus, no signal passes to the WBT connectors. How can I remove the isolation from the micro conductors in each end, so that the current flows? Thanks and regards, Alves

7th December 2005, 02:29 AM	#3
PauSim diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Portugal	Hi Alves, You could also use just the soldering iron (without solder) to melt the insulation, for that W108 copper-to-copper connection. Don´t forget to crimp the wires after. Cheers __________________ Paulo

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6th December 2005, 08:44 PM	#2
Alain Dupont diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Paris - France	Alves, >> How can I remove the isolation from the micro conductors in each end Use your soldering iron, to remove the insulation on the little wires... I do it with a 50 watts iron, a piece of hard wood, good solder with resin core and roll and press the cable under the iron ; it takes about 30 seconds to get it done... Alain.

7th December 2005, 10:08 AM	#4
Alves diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Europe	Alain and Paulo, thank you very much for the tips. I will give it a try. Yes, the WBT-108 are the crimp version. I have tried the solder version RCA WBT-101 with WBT solder and the results were not so good as just screwing (crimping) the wire directly to the WBT-108. Possibly, my solder technique is not the best... Alves

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