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>From: Cary Roberts <Cary.Roberts@...>
>Reply-To: motm@onelist.com
>To: Mark T <mmt@...>
>CC: motm@onelist.com
>Subject: Re: [motm] Patchcord kits  - My Vote
>Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 09:35 -0400 (EDT)
>
>From: Cary Roberts <Cary.Roberts@...>
>
> >Canare L-4E6S Star Quad @ $0.43 / foot    1000' @ $379.00
> >
> >This is a heavier cable than the L-2T2S  (4 - 21 AWG conductors plus a
> >braided shield)
> >Also, it is manufactured in more colors:
> >Black, Blue, Brown, Grey, Green, Purple, Orange, Red, Yellow, White.
> >I've used this cable extensively - road abuse proven -  and prefer it 
>over
> >anything else out there.
>
>Star Quad is a pain in the @$$ to strip and prep for soldering.  It's
>fine when you need top notch mic cables for long runs in the studio,
>but I don't see where anyone wants to spend 15 minutes prepping a single
>cable.  A single conductor spiral shielded cable takes less than two
>minutes to prep and solder.  Trust me on this, I'm soldering together
>seven 96pt patchbays terminated to EDACs, and 36 16pair EDAC to TRS
>cables.  Time is money, and if I had to spend 15min/pair prepping cable,
>I'd never get done.
>
>-Cary
>
>

> From: "james holloway" <jimh54@...>
>
> I make my own out of small gauge coax cable. so count me out.
> Jim
>
> >From: Cary Roberts <Cary.Roberts@...>
> >Reply-To: motm@onelist.com
> >To: Mark T <mmt@...>
> >CC: motm@onelist.com
> >Subject: Re: [motm] Patchcord kits  - My Vote
> >Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 09:35 -0400 (EDT)
> >
> >From: Cary Roberts <Cary.Roberts@...>
> >
> > >Canare L-4E6S Star Quad @ $0.43 / foot    1000' @ $379.00
> > >
> > >This is a heavier cable than the L-2T2S  (4 - 21 AWG conductors plus a
> > >braided shield)
> > >Also, it is manufactured in more colors:
> > >Black, Blue, Brown, Grey, Green, Purple, Orange, Red, Yellow, White.
> > >I've used this cable extensively - road abuse proven -  and prefer it
> >over
> > >anything else out there.
> >
> >Star Quad is a pain in the @$$ to strip and prep for soldering.  It's
> >fine when you need top notch mic cables for long runs in the studio,
> >but I don't see where anyone wants to spend 15 minutes prepping a single
> >cable.  A single conductor spiral shielded cable takes less than two
> >minutes to prep and solder.  Trust me on this, I'm soldering together
> >seven 96pt patchbays terminated to EDACs, and 36 16pair EDAC to TRS
> >cables.  Time is money, and if I had to spend 15min/pair prepping cable,
> >I'd never get done.
> >
> >-Cary
> >
> >

>From: Andrew Schrock <aschrock@...>
>Reply-To: motm@onelist.com
>To: motm@onelist.com
>Subject: Re: [motm] Re: Patchcord kits  - My Vote
>Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 14:43:59 -0400 (EDT)
>
>From: Andrew Schrock <aschrock@...>
>
>All,
>
>I have to ask.. what's the difference between the 'high end' cable Paul
>mentioned and the Belden cable which was discussed a month or so ago? I'm
>just wondering... I got 500' of Belden stranded coax for $30 at an
>electronics swap meet, was wondering if the $$ make a difference.
>
>Andrew
>
>-| Andrew Schrock | aschrock@... |-
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