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Post subject: Audio cable shielding

Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2005 10:17 am

Lieutenant

Joined: Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:56 am
Posts: 2
Location: North West UK

Hi everyone, quick question from a total novice....
I don't want to replace a 'lot' of expensive audio cable to shield it. Can I just run it through copper pipe to shield it from RF and other interference?
:smt017

Thanks in advance

Kirt Blattenberger

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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2005 11:46 pm

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Greetings Lostcause:

Running your cable through copper pipe and grounding one end will shield everything inside from outside interference. However, if cables that were not closely bundled end up being so when moved into the pipe, you could end up with cross-talk interference that either did not exist or was unnoticeable before.

...just a caveat

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Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:42 am

Lieutenant

Joined: Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:56 am
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Location: North West UK

Thanks Kirt, good to know someone out there is listening.
I'll make sure the cable is pulled taught & I'll route each channel seperately...I've a shed load of pipe thats going to waste anyway!
Thanks again
Lee

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Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 3:34 am

Lieutenant

Joined: Thu Nov 24, 2005 2:40 am
Posts: 4

Howdy Lostcause!

If you haven't already routed the cables through the pipe... something I have had a lot of love with it using earthing braid. You get it at most harware stores (here anyway) and it's pretty cheap. You just open up the braid aand it becomes a hollow tube that you can thread the cable through. it works like a ninja for RF and it has the advantage of being flexible. If you feel like a lot of effort, you can also strip the braded part off of old coax (RG223 double braid works well because you get two different sizes.) which is much thinner than the braid o your can stuff a few shileded cables down one braid.

Hope that helps!

Guest

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Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2005 3:06 pm

Like that idea, I have a ton of braid and never even thought of it as hollow......Cool!

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