[sdiy] Using shielded cable with banana plugs?

[Dave Magnuson]

Hi Alex

There is no benefit to a disconnected shield.

However - you mention that this is a fan-out from D-sub to bananas... You 
could always ground the shields at the D-Sub end. This is considered a 
"telescoping ground" and should help.

Dave


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Subject: [sdiy] Using shielded cable with banana plugs?


> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm planning to build a cable snake to run my Serge modules into a
> 16x16 matrix. There will be 32 cables with Pomona-brand banana plugs
> on the one end, all coming together on a Sub-D connector on the other
> end.
>
> Considering that banana plugs just have a single "tip", no ground,
> would there be any benefit to using shielded cables for this?
> I mean, if the braided wires on the outside of a shielded cable aren't
> actually connected to anything, does it still protect the signal from
> interference?
>
> Thanks for any tips!
>
> Alex
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