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RCA plug soldering - how to

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In this practical tip we will explain how you can solder a RCA plug. The manual helps, for example, the Repair of a defective cable or as an Adapter for a latch or clamping a cable.

RCA plug soldering: This is what you need

An RCA plug will need to solder, you will have the following three things.
  1. First, you need to solder the RCA plug. This is, for example, in the case of Amazon at a reasonable price.
  2. Furthermore, you will need a soldering iron and accessories, in particular solder.
  3. Similarly, a two-wire cable is required, for example, old RCA or speaker cable.

RCA plug soldering yourself

Note: The following steps are used in the subsequent image gallery with photos illustrated.
  1. Strip approximately four millimeters, the two cable wires.
  2. Pull the clutch and the anti-kink sleeve – the part of the screw and the metal spring or the flexible hard rubber piece on the cable.
  3. You cover the stripped tips with Lot
  4. To bring you a bit of solder to the two contacts of the connector. The one is the outer skin, and the other is located exactly in the middle. The Posts you will recognize most of the greasy-looking paste.
  5. In most cables, the mass is Black, often "GND", "Ground" or "Minus" ( " - " ) is called. You solder this to the outer contact.
  6. Red is the Signal (Plus), which runs to the RCA tip. To solder it on the inside. Make sure that the wires are not touching each other.
  7. Pull the end nozzle and coupling, and screw on the plug.
Self-Soldered RCA Plug
In the next practical tip we show you how to a broken cable repair.

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Strip the insulation from the wire tips and there is something Lot.

Strip the insulation from the wire tips and there is something Lot.

Pull the clutch and then the anti-kink sleeve on the cable. Sometimes, additional plastic in the connectors guides, which fix the plug. This can also be later attached.

Pull the clutch and then the anti-kink sleeve on the cable. Sometimes, additional plastic in the connectors guides, which fix the plug. This can also be later attached.

To bring you like to see in the photo, Solder the contact points of the connector and solder a wire (ideally black) to the outer contacts.

To bring you like to see in the photo, Solder the contact points of the connector and solder a wire (ideally black) to the outer contacts.

The other wire is solder to the contact point in the middle. You don't pay attention to the fact that the contact points on the cable or solder are connected. With a short-circuit of the plug is unusable.

The other wire is solder to the contact point in the middle. You don't pay attention to the fact that the contact points on the cable or solder are connected. With a short-circuit of the plug is unusable.

If the plug is cooled down, pull out spout, and the coupling to the plug, replace the plastic guide and screw on the plug. Turn best the clutch and not the contact plug.

If the plug is cooled down, pull out spout, and the coupling to the plug, replace the plastic guide and screw on the plug. Turn best the clutch and not the contact plug.

Female RCA plug, also have the outside of the mass and inside the Signal. Many can be plugged in before soldering on a perforated Board, so you have more to Hold on to.

Female RCA plug, also have the outside of the mass and inside the Signal. Many can be plugged in before soldering on a perforated Board, so you have more to Hold on to.

At the other end of the cable, you can solder depending on your needs, for example, an RCA or Jack plug or even – as in the photo – a microphone capsule.

At the other end of the cable, you can solder depending on your needs, for example, an RCA or Jack plug or even – as in the photo – a microphone capsule.

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