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Buying Components

Buy cable “off the reel”

With a little online research, you should be able to find an electrical parts supplier near you that sells good quality cables “off the reel” (i.e., they’ll cut you a length of whatever cable you want). Look out for cables from manufacturers including Canare, Klotz, Sommer and Van den Hul, but don’t be afraid to check out the specifications on others, too, and if it looks good, see if they store will let you have a free sample to test it out with.

It’s usually worth buying about 1 m (3 ft) more than you think you’ll need, just to give you a wide margin for error.… Read More...