Joseph Oberlander wrote:
wrote:
Joseph Oberlander wrote:
Eek. Three splices and you expect it to work properly?
Every
time you splice a wire you loose 2-4db per splice.
Three, plus
the connectors on the end... That's going to add up to
a noticeable
load increase on the receiver. Splicing bad.
Uh, well...
Just to prove my own remaining sanity, I just did an
experiment
where I took three lengths of 24 gauge stranded wire (4
strands)
and "spliced it." I didn't solder it, I didn't use any
crimped
connectors, I didn't use wire nuts or any other such
contrivances.
I simply stripped about 3/4" of insulation and twisted it
together
between by thumb and forefinger, then wrapped the result
with about
1" of electrical tape.
My crude "splices" added approximately 0.005 ohms to the
total
resistance of the wire.
Maybe I am off a decimal place.
You're off more than 2 decimal places, almost 3.
OTOH, if your amp did
what it did, you have a short somewhere and it kicked in
its protection circuit.
(checks) Ah. 2-4db is for radio/TV.
No, its off so far that there is no excuse.
So it would be a small percentage for audio.
Like good amplifiers, good splices have no audible effects.
;-)