Step 1: Gather the Tools and Parts
You will need to collect the following tools: a tape measure, a coil of wire or thread, ruler, scissors, screwdriver or a small screwdriver, knife or exactor knife. Once you have gathered the tools you will need to purchase the parts needed to build the speaker cable. The parties are: the desired length of speaker wire + 10-20% more, sleeves desired + 10-20% elected end connectors pants additional cables that are the right size for the cable. Furthermore, two heat shrink sizes and a roll of adhesive tape are required.Step 2: Measure and Cut
If you are not sure that the cable length is needed, run a piece of strong radio in your speaker following the road that will run the speaker wire. Add a foot or two, depending on the total length, and then measure the length of the chain.Once the short duration is measured speaker cable to the length you calculated. Now, measure the length of a pair of length of cable inside the connector (for example a cable length of the banana plug is inside the banana connector).
Take a number and double it.
Now cut your wrapped in a DIY speaker cable length pants less computation and banana plug. Add an inch to be sure.
Step 3: Slide on the Sleeving
Now that has most of its components measured, it's time to slip on the sheath. If you used the table in step 2, you should have no trouble getting through the cable.Use a stealth like motion to push the shoe on the cable.
Slide 4 or 5 inches at a time, run up, and lower the wiring harness.
For longer cables, it may take some time, be patient and just keep repeating the furtive movement.
If you need you can apply tape over the ends of the speaker wire into a cone like shape, this will help the cable slide in the sheath without clinging.
Step 4: Apply the Heat Shrink
Now that you have the cover may have noticed that the ends begin to fray, do not worry.Take your shrink (the end of the article there are the size of recommendations) and cut two half-inch long pieces. You will not see this shrink at the end, so do not worry if it's not exactly a half-inch long, or if it does not cut perfectly straight.
Take the heat shrink and slip over the end of the sheath, if the case is too worn, you can use a piece of tape to temporarily hold the fray, simply wrap the tape around the end of the case, slide the narrowing of the band more heat and remove the tape.
Do not leave the band the next step could cause burns.
Once the heat shrink placed to cover the frayed ends of the sleeve, use, dry heat gun or lighter to reduce the shrinkage of the hair heat. Be careful not to burn or heat shrink sleeve around.
Step 5: Slide on the Cable Pants
The heat shrink your request to step 5 should allow a smooth installation trousers speakers. Measure the length of speaker cable from the end of the retraction of the heat to the cable end. Pants should be cable length + the effective length of the connector + a little more. Take scissors or an exactor knife and cut to circle the speaker wire bridge. Remove the lid and cut the fluff that may have been used in the construction of the cable. Now slide in the pants cable. If the individual trouser legs have trouble dragging on the cable conductors, apply a small amount of soap to the speaker cable to assist in the process.Once the pants of the cord are on you want to drag as far as you can go, then back 1/4 ". This will give a margin of error in the next step.
Step 6: Install the Connector
With the sleeve, shrinkable cable and pants already on your cable is nearing completion. The final step is to apply the type of connector. You can choose between banana plugs, spades or pins. No matter which connector you choose, the steps are the same. According to its connector you may need to slide the decorative cover pants cable before the following steps.Loosen the screws.
Slide the DIY speaker cable with the coating still on the connector.
Mark it as close as possible to the cable connector.
The use of the mark made in step 3 Off duct tape each driver.
Slide the cover and slide back the bare wire into the connector. (Try not to touch the bare wire with your fingers as the oil will not help copper).
Tighten the screws completely sure that the line on the bare wire.
Depending on the configuration of the connector, screw the decorative cover.
