RCA plugs......

stillaudio · 10th March 2007, 11:07 AM

hi there, i have tried to make some of my own RCA plugs but i think i have mucked it up. how many wires should come out of each RCA plug? i have only one going to a connector. do i need another one to go to the metal cap? Because there's a connector for a wire on the cap

thanks!

paulb · 10th March 2007, 12:30 PM

One signal conductor + ground = 2 wires. You should use a shielded cable with the shield or the shield's drain wire connected to the metal cap, and the inner conductor connected to the pin of the connector.

AndrewT · 12th March 2007, 08:23 AM

Hi,
for ALL electrical connections you need a flow and return.

The RCA connector uses the pin and one wire as the flow and uses the barrel and the second wire as the return. The second wire can instead be the shield of the co-axial cable.

stillaudio · 16th March 2007, 10:31 AM

thanks for your help. i have now made the cables and they are great.

stoolpigeon · 16th March 2007, 10:52 AM

Any photos of the plugs?

10th March 2007, 11:07 AM	#1
stillaudio diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007	RCA plugs...... hi there, i have tried to make some of my own RCA plugs but i think i have mucked it up. how many wires should come out of each RCA plug? i have only one going to a connector. do i need another one to go to the metal cap? Because there's a connector for a wire on the cap thanks!

12th March 2007, 08:23 AM	#3
AndrewT diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Scottish Borders	Hi, for ALL electrical connections you need a flow and return. The RCA connector uses the pin and one wire as the flow and uses the barrel and the second wire as the return. The second wire can instead be the shield of the co-axial cable. __________________ regards Andrew T.

16th March 2007, 10:31 AM	#4
stillaudio diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2007	RE: plugs thanks for your help. i have now made the cables and they are great.

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10th March 2007, 12:30 PM	#2
paulb diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Calgary	One signal conductor + ground = 2 wires. You should use a shielded cable with the shield or the shield's drain wire connected to the metal cap, and the inner conductor connected to the pin of the connector.

16th March 2007, 10:52 AM	#5
stoolpigeon diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Laputa	Any photos of the plugs?

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