where to buy cable parts?

grabbies200 · 14th January 2011, 10:12 PM

hello,
i am an absolute newbie. I want to build some interconnects all 3feet long.
Does anybody know where i can buy BELDEN 8451 and how to pick the correct heat shrink? i went on newark website and i just left too confused. hundreds of pages of heatshrink and i have no idea how to pick the one i need

.

thanks in advance

imix500 · 14th January 2011, 11:14 PM

If you are in the US it's pretty easy to get. All the usual suppliers stock it. A Google search brings up many of them.

etoiledusoir · 14th January 2011, 11:18 PM

I order from them:
Raw Cable -- Cable, Connectors, and Tools
Blue Jeans Cable -- Quality Cables at Reasonable Prices
Take Five Audio - Canada's Online Source For High-End Audio, Parts and Accessories

grabbies200 · 14th January 2011, 11:22 PM

thanks for the reply. i did look on google. The problem is that the electronics websites are cumbersome and i cannot figure out which heatshrink would work for my project. i would like something that covers part of the rca connector and some of the cable, but the cable is very small at 3.5mm in diamter. In the newerk website for example, i got hundreds of heat shrinks and got lost, i tried to filter by shrink ratio, but then how to chose the correct on size?

there is where i get lost.

imix500 · 14th January 2011, 11:56 PM

If you want to cover the connector and cable with the same piece of shrink, you would probably need 3:1 or 4:1 ratio tubing instead of the regular 2:1

If you choose 3:1 then obviously you would need at the largest 0.41" to get a snug fit on the cable.

Speedskater · 12:13 AM

BELDEN 8451 is an unusual choice for an interconnect.
It's a two conductor stranded 22 AWG foil shielded cable.
It's diameter is 0.138 inch or 3.5mm

Normally used for semi-permanent wiring inside racks and such.

Let me add Markertek and Have Cable to the wire vendors list.

How much 8451 do you need?

14th January 2011, 10:12 PM	#1
grabbies200 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2010	where to buy cable parts? hello, i am an absolute newbie. I want to build some interconnects all 3feet long. Does anybody know where i can buy BELDEN 8451 and how to pick the correct heat shrink? i went on newark website and i just left too confused. hundreds of pages of heatshrink and i have no idea how to pick the one i need . thanks in advance

15th January 2011, 12:10 AM	#6
Speedskater diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Lakewood, Ohio	BELDEN 8451 is an unusual choice for an interconnect. It's a two conductor stranded 22 AWG foil shielded cable. It's diameter is 0.138 inch or 3.5mm Normally used for semi-permanent wiring inside racks and such. Let me add Markertek and Have Cable to the wire vendors list. How much 8451 do you need? __________________ Kevin Last edited by Speedskater; 15th January 2011 at 12:13 AM. Reason: added content

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14th January 2011, 11:14 PM	#2
imix500 Proud Union Member diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Nashville, TN	If you are in the US it's pretty easy to get. All the usual suppliers stock it. A Google search brings up many of them.

14th January 2011, 11:18 PM	#3
etoiledusoir diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2009	I order from them: Raw Cable -- Cable, Connectors, and Tools Blue Jeans Cable -- Quality Cables at Reasonable Prices Take Five Audio - Canada's Online Source For High-End Audio, Parts and Accessories

14th January 2011, 11:22 PM	#4
grabbies200 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2010	thanks for the reply. i did look on google. The problem is that the electronics websites are cumbersome and i cannot figure out which heatshrink would work for my project. i would like something that covers part of the rca connector and some of the cable, but the cable is very small at 3.5mm in diamter. In the newerk website for example, i got hundreds of heat shrinks and got lost, i tried to filter by shrink ratio, but then how to chose the correct on size? there is where i get lost.

14th January 2011, 11:56 PM	#5
imix500 Proud Union Member diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Nashville, TN	If you want to cover the connector and cable with the same piece of shrink, you would probably need 3:1 or 4:1 ratio tubing instead of the regular 2:1 If you choose 3:1 then obviously you would need at the largest 0.41" to get a snug fit on the cable.