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From: Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject: Re: Linux DIY Speaker Cable Story
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 12:47:27 -0400
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Xavier Dominica wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:

> On Sun, 13 Oct 2024 11:15:57 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>
>> Didn't your mother teach you not to pull out plugs by the wire?
>
> That does not make a difference.
>
> A properly made soldered connection is as strong, or even stronger,
> than the wire itself.

So the wire could be the weakest link, especially with well-soldered
connectors.

> A simple yanking of the plug by the wire
> should have no effect -- unless it's a cheap Chinese shit plug.
>
> I should actually take apart the defective plug to see what junk
> is inside, but that would entail carving away the plastic jacket
> that is bonded to the metal beneath, and that is a big job.  I'd
> need to clamp it in a vise and just whittle away.  I could burn it
> off but that would leave charred ash everywhere.
>
> No.  I have made soldered audio plugs properly using shielded cable
> and quality plugs and they have NEVER failed and they NEVER will fail.
>
> The question is why can't cable manufacturers do the same?
>


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