RE: [Harp-L] Screw-On Cables

["steve" <mudharp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Looks like you've got yourself in a jam there with the hardwired 1/4" adapter.  I love the idea, though. 
 
The following will work:  as an electrician by day, I use cold shrink alot for wire splices.  I'd go to the local electrical parts house or maybe even Home Depot and ask for cold shrink.... "Not Heat Shrink" because it's much thinner.  Cold shrink is about an 1/8" thick and tough rubber.  Once you get your wire in place with fresh solder, if needed, use your electrical tape to tape the wire "up into place" and then slide the cold shrink overthe cable and follow the directions.  I've done this to one of my 50 dollar Monster Cables' 1/4" plug where it comes out of the amp and nothing works better, not even the spring tension relief of the old days.  
**Make sure you tape the cable into place so it will not move while applying the cold shrink.  Don't be afraid to use extra E tape on the cable as to even out the diameter a little to make the transition from adapter to cable a little more flowing.

that should work.  
Good luck
steve
www.thunderharpmics.com 

 --- On Sat 08/18, Ryan Hartt < rhartt1234@xxxxxxxxxxx > wrote:
From: Ryan Hartt [mailto: rhartt1234@xxxxxxxxxxx]
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 15:00:42 -0400
Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Screw-On Cables

I've gotten several off list replies to my cable dilemma and I appreciate <br>them all, but I was looking more for ways to fix the cable not alternatives <br>to using the screw-on cable.<br>I don't like a lot of stuff hanging off my mic. I usually use George L's <br>cables tapes to a 1/4 to screw on adapter. The cables are really high <br>quality and the solderless connectors are much shorter than regular guitar <br>cable plugs.<br>You can see it here<br>http://www.ryanhartt.com/B.B.%20King%20-%20Foxwoods%20-%2010.30_files/IMG_0566.jpg<br>I use a switchcraft in-line volume control on a couple of mics. The plug, <br>adapter and volume control is just too much stuff for me so I want to use <br>the regular screw on cable.<br>Thanks<br>Ryan<br><br><br><br>>From: "Ryan Hartt" <rhartt1234@xxxxxxxxxxx><br>>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx<br>>Subject: [Harp-L] Screw-On Cables<br>>Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:21:30 -0400<br>><br>>I have pretty bad luck with old style JT-30 cables. I've bought a 
few over <br>>the years and invariably the weight of the cable pulls the wire out at the <br>>connector. I push it up a millimeter and it works. I let go of the cable <br>>and I get nothing. No matter how high I jam that wire up and tighten the <br>>set screw it always slide out just enough to not work. Any suggestions?<br>>Thanks<br>>Ryan<br>><br>>_________________________________________________________________<br>>Find a local pizza place, movie theater, and more?.then map the best route! <br>>http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&ss=yp.bars~yp.pizza~yp.movie%20theater&cp=42.358996~-71.056691&style=r&lvl=13&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=950607&encType=1&FORM=MGAC01<br>><br>>_______________________________________________<br>>Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, http://www.spah.org<br>>Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx<br>>http://harp-l.org/mailman/listinfo/harp-l<br><br>_________________________________________________________________<br>Learn.Laugh.Share. Reallivemoms is right place! 
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