DIY coat hanger speaker cables

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ben62670
ben62670 Posts: 15,969
edited September 2008 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
Well I was up late last night, and with all the talk of using coat hangers as speaker cable I figured I would give it a go. Well I collected 12 hangers, and straightened them out as best I could. I then soldered the hangers together. They just don't solder well. I hooked them up being careful that they did not touch. No sound. Nothing. I checked all the connections, and I didn't see any problems. I will try it again when I have some free time. The next experiment I will try the metal coat hangers. The plastic ones just don't cut it:eek::D
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Ben
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2008
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    Time to take a break from soldering, the fumes are getting to you.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,860
    edited August 2008
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    Sometimes I think you are related to CL, Ben with your DIY ideas and subsequent posting..........;)
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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited September 2008
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    Soldering plastic hangers must have smelled fun....
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited September 2008
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    Ben, they need to break in; leave them playing for 200 hours and you'll be able to hear something.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited September 2008
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    WTF no Pictures!

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  • PTong88
    PTong88 Posts: 37
    edited September 2008
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    Why are you trying to make coat hangers into speaker cables? I don't think most of them will hold a current very well.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited September 2008
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    PTong88, I think he's kidding us ;)

    But I think it will sound better then Monster Cable.

    We all know "Copper is Copper" all wires sound the same.

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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited September 2008
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    I've heard using one continuous piece of rebar for each leg sounds fantastic........
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  • tugboat
    tugboat Posts: 393
    edited September 2008
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    Did you use the right kind of flux? Plastic requires water soluble flux. :D

    You need to use wire hangers and leave them hanging in the closet. This gets them up off the floor and saves from having to buy isolators. Also, you can hang various articles of clothing on them to provide dampening. This will also have the added bonus of insulating the hangers and keeping the electrons flowing smoothly and give you a much better "presentation" on your sound stage.

    Keep us informed!

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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,061
    edited September 2008
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    Ok I'm out.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited September 2008
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    tugboat wrote: »
    Did you use the right kind of flux? Plastic requires water soluble flux. :D

    You need to use wire hangers and leave them hanging in the closet. This gets them up off the floor and saves from having to buy isolators. Also, you can hang various articles of clothing on them to provide dampening. This will also have the added bonus of insulating the hangers and keeping the electrons flowing smoothly and give you a much better "presentation" on your sound stage.

    Keep us informed!

    :D

    Thanks Tuggy:)
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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