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Topic: | Rewire This thread has 2 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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Post 1 made on Saturday November 2, 2002 at 16:49 |
jjoseph Founding Member |
Joined: Posts: | August 2001 88 |
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I need to move 2 speakers in my home theater in the basement but have run out of speaker cable. Thought I had left enough in the ceiling to accomadate any place I needed to move the speakers. So my question is do I run more cable or could I get away with splicing about a 5 foot piece to the speaker?
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Post 2 made on Saturday November 2, 2002 at 23:35 |
Ernie Bornn-Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
Joined: Posts: | December 2001 30,104 |
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Electronically, splice it.
Make a connection that cannot oxidize. Two methods come to mind, solder and crimp.
Soldering seals the metals with a metal fill between them so that the connection cannot corrode. This will work.
Crimp connectors, properly applied, cause the metal to cold flow just a bit, which forms an oxygen-free connection between the wire and the splice on one end, and between the splice and the wire on the other end.
BUT -- Practically speaking, if something should go wrong with these connections in two years, will you have access to them to correct the situation? It is always a risk to drywall a splice....
I saw the ultimate in this at a store once, where the wall had been built with 2 x 6s, and Matrix Technology relay switching boards had been mounted between the studs. Then the wall was drywalled, taped, mudded, painted....and never serviced.
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Post 3 made on Monday November 11, 2002 at 17:17 |
Spiky Founding Member |
Joined: Posts: | May 2001 2,288 |
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I did this. I crimped and then sealed with heat shrink to help prevent future corrosion.
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