[sdiy] making banana cables.

[BrightBoy]

> HI everyone, I want to make some banana cables for my slowly forming SBM, and
> I remember something about using some thick cable, can someone tell me what
> cable to use? I am going to use the $0.39 Johnson banana plugs in both
> digikey and mouser catalogs.

Ed,

You really should just buy molded banana plug cables from Pomona:

http://www.pomonaelectronics.com/cgi-local/tundra.pl?abcd1234&mode=D&crumbs=PATCH&cat=BANANA&sort=sort_field

They are EXTREMELY durable and will last close to a lifetime....

You can buy them from Mouser and other places....

Cheers,

Jeff R. Dec