solderless cable system
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Rancid Rumpboogie
Blues Mangler
I have used Bullet Cable connectors and cable for my pedal board. They worked really great.
http://www.bulletcable.com/bullet-cable-shop/slug-connector-kit/
http://www.zzounds.com/item--CORSLUG
But they don't seem to be available any more.
These GFS connectors are pretty much the same thing, but they can come unscrewed, whereas the Bullet cables couldn't. Don't know that I would trust these not to. I DO know that if I ever use them, I will definitely use red lock-tight and a couple pair of small vice grips and really tighten the devil out of them.
http://www.bulletcable.com/bullet-cable-shop/slug-connector-kit/
http://www.zzounds.com/item--CORSLUG
But they don't seem to be available any more.
These GFS connectors are pretty much the same thing, but they can come unscrewed, whereas the Bullet cables couldn't. Don't know that I would trust these not to. I DO know that if I ever use them, I will definitely use red lock-tight and a couple pair of small vice grips and really tighten the devil out of them.
Rancid Rumpboogie
Blues Mangler
The George L's look like a lot better system than the GFS to me!
http://www.georgelsstore.com/faq.html
Rancid Rumpboogie
Blues Mangler
Hey - I made all the patch cables for my pedal board (12 patch cables) in under one hour using the Bullet Cable stuff. They appear to be out of production, but the George L stuff looks to be nearly identical if not better.
CapnDenny1
Student Of The Blues
They all look the same to me.
My problem isn't the soldering. I can solder, and it's a better connection, period.
But what fails in the cable is not the solder, but the wires in the cable break from repeated flexing. I don't know that these would fare any better? Maybe since you are clamping down on the entire cable with your setscrew it keeps it locked in?
My problem isn't the soldering. I can solder, and it's a better connection, period.
But what fails in the cable is not the solder, but the wires in the cable break from repeated flexing. I don't know that these would fare any better? Maybe since you are clamping down on the entire cable with your setscrew it keeps it locked in?
Rancid Rumpboogie
Blues Mangler
Well, it took me nearly a full hour to solder just one Switchcraft in-line jack, and I made 12 short patch cables (24 plugs) in an hour. It would have taken me a good long day stripping cable, separating the shield from hot wire, and soldering them. The Bullet Cable connectors and George L connectors are just plain SLICK.
giayank
Just another day in paradise
I feel the same way capn . Do they make a cable support like we would use for a power cord . I use braided wire supports to help the ac cords from being pulled out of the machines I make . Anything on the market made for instrument cables .
I'm thinking something like these in 1/4 " instrument cable size .
http://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Overview/Catalog/Wiring_Solutions/Wiring_Devices/Strain_Reliefs,_Support_Cord_Grips_-a-_Pull_Grips/Dust-Tight_Strain_Relief_Grips
I'm thinking something like these in 1/4 " instrument cable size .
http://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Overview/Catalog/Wiring_Solutions/Wiring_Devices/Strain_Reliefs,_Support_Cord_Grips_-a-_Pull_Grips/Dust-Tight_Strain_Relief_Grips
I've used the George L's for a long time.... they work, but they will fail if you change things around a lot. In the old days before solderless I always made my own and they'd last for years.
Like most things, convenience comes with a little bit of a price.
Like most things, convenience comes with a little bit of a price.