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How do you make reliable, low-cost cables quickly?

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dougw over 1 year ago

I do lots of electronics design and building and inevitably need to make lots of cables. Since making cables is not my favorite activity, I try to use methods that are quick while still providing reliable connections. And of course I always need to keep the costs down.

This short post shows a couple of the main ways I accomplish these objectives.

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I haven't posted much content lately so I thought I would post something about making cables. This activity is not usually exciting enough to be a great blogging topic, but I also wanted to play around a bit with some AI media generation. (No AI text though) The tough Yodamonk dude came out amazing.

I am always looking for efficient ways to make useful cables, so if you have any interesting tips, please jot them down below...

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  • rsc
    rsc over 1 year ago in reply to wolfgangfriedrich +4
    When I worked at Chrysler, I learned a nice way to document cables using this technique: 1) Have a picture of the end of the connector and label the connector with part number and manufacturer. 2)…
  • shabaz
    shabaz over 1 year ago in reply to dougw +4
    Here they are dirt cheap from CPC (a Farnell/Newark company). Maybe this brand might be available in your country too.
  • phoenixcomm
    phoenixcomm over 1 year ago +3
    dougw Oh, my favorite hatted thing to do in the shop! Before we can build a custom cable you have to take a long look at "TOOLING" Well if you are working with mill connectors, which I do, they come in…
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    DAB over 1 year ago

    One of my first jobs as an electronics technician was to make dozens of cable for a power distribution system.

    All had to be hand soldered, which took days.

    The modern methods are much easier to use, but none of my cales failed.

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    DAB over 1 year ago

    One of my first jobs as an electronics technician was to make dozens of cable for a power distribution system.

    All had to be hand soldered, which took days.

    The modern methods are much easier to use, but none of my cales failed.

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