RCA 100 speaker wire

6/22/2009 6:57:42 PMMark

I'm in the process of replacing the male plugs on a RCA 100 speaker.

I'm not familiar with this type of wire. When I stripped back the cloth covering I reviled several tiny cloth braided wires.

I need to solder these wires into the plug. Is there anything I should be aware of before I proceed?

Thanks!

Mark

6/22/2009 8:16:10 PMDoug Criner

That type of wire is difficult to deal with. It's almost impossible to solder well.

Can you crimp the tips onto the wire, and make a decent connection? Or maybe replace the wire altogether?
Doug

:I'm in the process of replacing the male plugs on a RCA 100 speaker.
:
:I'm not familiar with this type of wire. When I stripped back the cloth covering I reviled several tiny cloth braided wires.
:
:I need to solder these wires into the plug. Is there anything I should be aware of before I proceed?
:
:Thanks!
:
:Mark

6/23/2009 2:18:43 AMG. Berg

In your type of wire...many stands of thin copper wire were wound with cotton string. Remove main outer cotton sheath. Then you will have two strands of cotton covered cotton/copper braided wire. Separate the cotton string from copper wire and remove cotton string....Then twist copper wirer together and gently clean with fine sand paper. Put some non acid flux on wire. Then what I do is: fill male plug with solder and shove in the wire and let cool. I then take heat shrink and place over plug and wire to make a "stonger" connection so wire will not pull out of plug.

:That type of wire is difficult to deal with. It's almost impossible to solder well.
:
:Can you crimp the tips onto the wire, and make a decent connection? Or maybe replace the wire altogether?
:Doug
:
::I'm in the process of replacing the male plugs on a RCA 100 speaker.
::
::I'm not familiar with this type of wire. When I stripped back the cloth covering I reviled several tiny cloth braided wires.
::
::I need to solder these wires into the plug. Is there anything I should be aware of before I proceed?
::
::Thanks!
::
::Mark

6/23/2009 8:02:47 AMMark

Thanks for your response.
I try your suggestions before ordering new wire.
I'll let you know how it goes.

Mark

:In your type of wire...many stands of thin copper wire were wound with cotton string. Remove main outer cotton sheath. Then you will have two strands of cotton covered cotton/copper braided wire. Separate the cotton string from copper wire and remove cotton string....Then twist copper wirer together and gently clean with fine sand paper. Put some non acid flux on wire. Then what I do is: fill male plug with solder and shove in the wire and let cool. I then take heat shrink and place over plug and wire to make a "stonger" connection so wire will not pull out of plug.
:
:
::That type of wire is difficult to deal with. It's almost impossible to solder well.
::
::Can you crimp the tips onto the wire, and make a decent connection? Or maybe replace the wire altogether?
::Doug
::
:::I'm in the process of replacing the male plugs on a RCA 100 speaker.
:::
:::I'm not familiar with this type of wire. When I stripped back the cloth covering I reviled several tiny cloth braided wires.
:::
:::I need to solder these wires into the plug. Is there anything I should be aware of before I proceed?
:::
:::Thanks!
:::
:::Mark

6/23/2009 9:19:24 AMMark

This wire is almost impossible to unwind without the wire breaking. Do you know of any supplier that sells the wire with the tips attached?

Thanks!

Mark

:In your type of wire...many stands of thin copper wire were wound with cotton string. Remove main outer cotton sheath. Then you will have two strands of cotton covered cotton/copper braided wire. Separate the cotton string from copper wire and remove cotton string....Then twist copper wirer together and gently clean with fine sand paper. Put some non acid flux on wire. Then what I do is: fill male plug with solder and shove in the wire and let cool. I then take heat shrink and place over plug and wire to make a "stonger" connection so wire will not pull out of plug.
:
:
::That type of wire is difficult to deal with. It's almost impossible to solder well.
::
::Can you crimp the tips onto the wire, and make a decent connection? Or maybe replace the wire altogether?
::Doug
::
:::I'm in the process of replacing the male plugs on a RCA 100 speaker.
:::
:::I'm not familiar with this type of wire. When I stripped back the cloth covering I reviled several tiny cloth braided wires.
:::
:::I need to solder these wires into the plug. Is there anything I should be aware of before I proceed?
:::
:::Thanks!
:::
:::Mark