Well here we are again, I know your going to ask me why am I making a post just for this dam cable???
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| The cable that had a short in it. Figure 1 |
THE ANALYSIS: As you may know back in February I said "It looks like there was a whisker shorting out the Blue.. GROAN: Ok the fix is painful. I have to cut down the shrink wrap and then the electrical tape and two layers of shrink wrap over the Blue itself." So being lazy I did repair the cable by opening the green layer and then re-soldered the blue but I "rigged it" LOL. At the end of August, I went to Cockpit Fest with the Cable as you guessed I never fixed the *** Cable, so its time to do something about it.. I really want this to be a pro. so I just cut the cable in half time to start over and just do it right.
THE PLAN:
- Cut the cable in twain and re-strip the wires. Please see Figure 3 for the proper tools.
- Obtain the proper solder splice (see Figure 2). They can be found on eBay with the search term "solder sleeve". You will notice that it is a heat shrink tube with solder in it. Here is a nice little video that demonstrates the proper technique for applying the but splice. (Video below). Please see NASA-STD-8739.4 March 2011 page 83 #19.8
- First, we have to slide a new piece of shrink wrap on the cable. This will be used as the outer sheath.
- We will also side a piece of shrink wrap on each one of the Red, Green, and Blue.
- Now use the solder sleeves to solder the three (3) drive wires (coax centers).
- Now solder the three (3) shields (don't need but splices).
- Now install the yellow shrink tubing over the shields
- Now use the solder sleeves to solder the two (2) sync lines together.
- Also, solder any other remaining wires as per Table 1.
- shrink any tubing over the other connections.'
- Pull into place the outer shrink tube and shrink it.
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| Solder Sleeve Figure 2 |
Keep Tuned in.. More To Come!
Cris
| Signals | PS3 Cable | VGA Cable |
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| RED | RED | RED |
| GREEN | GREEN | YELLOW |
| BLUE | BLUE | BLUE |
| SYNC | blue | Tan |
| SYNC | red | red |
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Yellow white |
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Black Black |
Green Orange |
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| Soldering Guide Table 1 |
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| Mechanical Stripper | Thermal Strippers |
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| Wire Strippers Figure 3 |
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References:
- NASA-STD-8739.3 Feb 1998 Soldered Electrical Connections
- NASA-STD-8739.4 Feb 1998 Crimping, Interconnecting Cables, Harnesses, and Wiring.
- NASA-STD-8739.4 Mar 2011 Crimping, Interconnecting Cables, Harnesses, and Wiring
- NASA Training Program Student Workbook for Hand Soldering
I will be posting pics of the steps here...
The Cable
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Cable trim is too short  |
Proper installation of solder sleeve (4.1, 4.2)  |
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Shrink tube over the solder sleeve and shield (4.3)  |
Grounds (8,9) |
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Pulling the outer sleeve over the wire splices (sorry for the blurry pic) (10)  |
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