oil injected rca cables?

[pchw]

So I need to buy the ones with synthetic oil if I used them to connect solid sate devices?


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Maybe add a valve to allow oil change
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[nhuwar]

Not to break the humor but high voltage under ground transmission cables use oil in the don't see what it would do for audio.

And for micrphonics, I think high viscosity silicone grease would be better then low centistoke range oil.


Maybe if you run it through a quantum purifier first LOL

nick

 

[djQUAN]

don't see what it would do for audio.

it would make the sound 'smooth' and let the signal 'slide' through the cables more easily.

 

[EC8010]

Not to break the humor but high voltage under ground transmission cables use oil in them; don't see what it would do for audio.

Ah, that'll be because they use nitrogen. No, really. Telecomms copper was routinely pressurized with nitrogen as a means of keeping water out when the cable was damaged. Additionally, measuring the nitrogen pressure and cable capacitance to the break allowed a fairly accurate estimate of where the break was (all you then needed to do was to spot the yellow JCB).

 

[alexg]

it would make the sound 'smooth' and let the signal 'slide' through the cables more easily.

Teflon insulation with oil would really let the signal 'slide' a lot easier.

 

[rdf]

Ah, that'll be because they use nitrogen. No, really. Telecomms copper was routinely pressurized with nitrogen as a means of keeping water out when the cable was damaged.

As do broadcasters for antenna feeds. Of course here the superiority argument is between nitrogen and dry air.

 

[poynton]

What about changing the oil to 'molyslip'? (as used in the finest turntable oil)


On second thoughts, the oil would have to be "Arctic grade" to withstand the inevitable cryogenic treatment.


Andy

 

[nhuwar]

Ah, that'll be because they use nitrogen. No, really. Telecomms copper was routinely pressurized with nitrogen as a means of keeping water out when the cable was damaged. Additionally, measuring the nitrogen pressure and cable capacitance to the break allowed a fairly accurate estimate of where the break was (all you then needed to do was to spot the yellow JCB).

Yep they do the same for high power hardline transmission line. Or they use a dehydrater.
The baest thing about pressurized cable is even if theres a leak as long as ther is pressure on the cable mosture won't get in it unless the pressure drop below atmospheric.

Nick

 

[TubeHead Johnny]

Wait! You'll need some "Quantum Purifiers" to go with those cables:

http://www.partsconnexion.com/econnexion/feb08/feb_2008.html#featured