Make your own Eurorack power cables!
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024
- It's easy to run out of power cables - especially when you start DIYing your own modules. Those cables can be expensive to buy from a retailer, and if you need a particularly long or short cable, you can be out of luck. In this video I walk you through how to make your own cables.
This is one of two Eurorack power-themed videos, the other is an introduction to all things power, including what happens when you plug things in backward. You can see it here: • Intro Modular 1A: All ...
If you enjoyed the background music in this video, you can hear more on my music channel, Naramata Modular. • Naramata, "+/- 12" - R...
Here are some links to the equipment I use. Some of this might just be for Canada, but you can search for something local.
Ribbon cable: www.amazon.com...
Crimping tool: www.amazon.com...
16-pin connectors: www.amazon.com...
10-bin connectors: www.amazon.com...
I loved the background ambient track.
Good stuff. Love my crimper for this task.
A worthy note, if you run low on bus board slots, you can add multiple connectors to a cable for additional modules, power permitting and properly aligned. Depending on which modules are used it could add some noise, but I haven’t yet encountered that and haven’t fried anything in the process.
Great tutorials, keep it up!
This is a great tip, especially if you have a lot of 2hp or 4HP modules near each other. Easy to make a custom cable with 4 or however many 10 pin connectors to save slots. Just make sure you aren’t drawing too much current, modulargrid is good for that.
I read recently that the worst culprits for generating noise are modules with lots of LEDs that flash on and off, is that right? In which case, would putting these closest to the PSU help at all?
Thank you for the well explained and informative video. Now I can make some simple extensions for my flying bus !
i had no idea it was soooooo easy - wow
Thank you for this wonderful video, very educational!
Great video, thanks!👍
Great tutorial - thank you! Liked & subscribed.
Thanks so much for this!
Awesome video, just what i was looking for. Though the chimes in the music made it hard for me to take in what you where saying.
If you have a collection of old computers, you could salvage the old IDE/SCSI ribbon cables.
i have a mnemonic device for ensuring the correct orientation between the ends and the -12v:
'its just like tinder; point your nubs forward and stripe right' ;)
LOL! Well, it's hard to find fault with that...
Really useful, thanks! How about: 1. Making your own flying bus cables (those male connectors, can they be crimped just the same), and 2. Making cables with multiple female connectors, to get more out of your power bus (given that many modules only use very small amounts of power)? Are there are gotchas there?
Wow,,now this is pretty interesting. I imagine with your experience, can you build a Circuit board with multiple ins? all connected to one board? i seen some DIY projects on the Eurorack DIY Group....
When I ordered my first big box of bits for a handful of DIY eurorack modules I totally forgot to get power cable parts!