not sure where to put this but as i'm working on a pedal it goes here! using single core plastic coated wire, the solid core stuff. its been ok before but now is causing trouble where the cables touch each other and bits of the circuit, even though they're coated in plastic. what should i use instead :#
What do you mean by 'causing trouble'? I never use solid core wire as its just a pain in the arse. Stranded wire cable is a whole lot easier to work with.
where the cables touch they short/interact, where they touch the board they short. i know the answer is to rewire it all with some quality stranded, just wondereing why? on a side note i made a 555 sq wave gen with it and the cables conductivity could be used as a body contact, and even a proximity contact, which was kind of cool, it even picked up a bit of radio. :#
where the cables touch they short/interact, where they touch the board they short. i know the answer is to rewire it all with some quality stranded, just wondereing why? on a side note i made a 555 sq wave gen with it and the cables conductivity could be used as a body contact, and even a proximity contact, which was kind of cool, it even picked up a bit of radio. :#
Sounds like you need to use shielded audio cable on any wires picking up noise or radio. I've had trouble before with sharp solder joints on the board sticking through the wire insulation and causing shorts when i close a machine up but never that kind of 'proximity' effect between cables. Wierd.........
I like solid core wire am I weird? A friend of mine had a studio in an old radio studio building but he had to leave they were turning it into something else so I ripped lots of network cable out of the walls twisted multicoloured stuff I really like it. If you need the wire to bend a certain way it will stay, erm, bent.
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