Question about assembling my own DIY AC Cable

Let us know how you like the viborg.  I haven't seen anything to make me think they are better than other Chinese connectors other than they gave them a name.

TBH, I just bought the Viborg connector that goes to the wall because it was the only one for my country that uses copper for all the components of the conductor. All other brands use brass.

As far as the IEC plug, I admit I chose the Viborg one because it looks really pretty and it's a reputable brand. The conductors are made out of copper and plated with oxygen-free copper, silver, and the final plating with rhodium. It cost me like $35.

The Viborg IEC connectors with plastic housing cost much less and since the interior components are the same, they cost around $23.

There is another Chinese brand called Monosaudio. They also have an aluminum housing IEC with copper conductors and they use 4 different platings: copper, silver, palladium, and rhodium. It is about $7-$10 less expensive.

All the other Chinese brands just use brass and then plate it with gold or rhodium.

I also like SonarQuest rhodium plated connectors. Good quality and they sound good.

Remember that the green gets connected at both ends, but the shield connects to the green wire only at the wall.

PS - I am not a fan of Rhodium plating.  It's not that conductive and it's too hard of a surface which makes it harder to grip well. If you must do rhodium plated plugs consider hospital grade outlets to ensure a tight fit.

@carlsbad  said:

Put the red cable and black cable in the hot pins and the green to the neutral.  The connectors are probably marked.  

Me thinks you need to reconsider your thinking...

I would terminate the black banded conductors on the neutral pin terminal of the male plug, the red banded conductors on the Hot pin terminal, and the green banded conductors on the ground pin terminal. I would only connect the shield drain wire to the ground terminal on the male plug. Float the drain wire on the female IEC connector end...

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Jim

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@rayleigh ,

Looking at the specs of the IEC connector:

Conductor: Pure Copper

Pure copper is a soft metal and does not have any memory retention properties. Copper contacts of the IEC will not hold the female contacts tightly against the IEC inlet male plug blades... A poor connection can causes micro arcing and cause harmonic distortion. I would look for a better IEC connector.

What wire gauge equivalent is the Hot and neutral conductors?

The individual insulated conductors look like solid core silver plated copper wire. Yes? That’s good...

What piece of equipment will the cord be connected to? Analog? Digital?

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