[sdiy] preferred shielded cable, connectors

[Scott Stites]

Seems to me, and I could be wrong, but the rule of grounding only one end of
a shielded cable usually applies to shielded cables that you're running from
the PCB of a module to the panel connectors, ostensibly to prevent ground
loops while still providing a grounded shield for the signals that the cable
is carrying.

Cheers,
Scott



----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Parkhurst" <tparkhurst at siliconbandwidth.com>
To: "'jeff brown'" <guitaricon at comcast.net>; "DIY SYNTH"
<synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 10:36 AM
Subject: RE: [sdiy] preferred shielded cable, connectors


> So what's the deal with the shield connection on 'store bought' patch
cords?
> Do they connect it at both ends? I've always heard that you should only
> connect the shield at one end of the cord to prevent ground loops. Now,
> perhaps this isn't as important when you're patching between modules in
one
> system...right? (since all the modules in a case are going to be sharing a
> common ground through the power supply anyway) But this DOES become an
issue
> when patching from one piece of equipment to another (synth to mixer, for
> example)...right?
>
> Tim (right?) Servo
> "Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jeff brown [mailto:guitaricon at comcast.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 6:04 AM
> > To: DIY SYNTH
> > Subject: Re: [sdiy] preferred shielded cable, connectors
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "jeff brown" <guitaricon at comcast.net>
> > To: "DIY SYNTH" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 9:51 PM
> > Subject: Re: [sdiy] preferred shielded cable, connectors
> >
> >
> > > > What kinds of shielded cable do
> > > > you all like to use, and where do you buy yours?
> > >
> > > I rarely use sheided cable in my 10v p-p modular stuff.
> > >
> > Oops - I should probably calrify this. I don't use sheilded cable IN my
> > modules.
> > PATCH CORDS however are a diferent matter. I buy them from
> > http://a2zcables.site.yahoo.com/a2zcables/ because I hate making cables
> and
> > they have them in 8 packs of assorted pretty colors for cheap.
> >
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