Twisted?
Posted by: willem on 17 March 2003
Basically because I wanted to shorten them a bit (the wall outlets are about 50 cm from my new Mana 3 tier) I twisted the mains cables of my Armageddon, Nait3 and CD3. Boy, was I in for a surprise! The effect was simply STUNNING (if you forgive me the capitals). The sound of my trusty Nait3 that you all know can get a bit weedy and analytical at times, suddenly became solid and very, very musical. It sounds like a much more powerful amplifier.
So, what did I do wrong? I hope it is electrically safe? Has anyone ever tried this before and –if not- would you be prepared to give it a go and let me hear what you think?
willem
Posted on: 17 March 2003 by willem
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How did you twist them - are they wound round each other?
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No, I did them like you see girls doing their hair, like a ponytail
Posted on: 17 March 2003 by sceptic
1 tail ponytail
2 tails pigtails
Willem the word you are after is plait or braid, not twisted
Posted on: 17 March 2003 by Thomas K
Tom,
One more mention of that esoteric hippy crap and you're out.
Thomas
Posted on: 18 March 2003 by willem
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Originally posted by sceptic:
Willem the word you are after is plait or braid, not twisted
Yes, zanks, ze Englisch lankwidge kan be quite hart zometiemes!
willem
Posted on: 18 March 2003 by JeremyB
Willem,
Any chance of a photo?
Jeremy
Posted on: 20 March 2003 by willem
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Originally posted by JeremyB:
Any chance of a photo?
I'm sorry Jeremy, I haven't yet found out how to put a picture in here. Can't even use the icons.
willem
Posted on: 21 March 2003 by silklee
I heard this before. Some believe that all the power cords should be braided together so that the electromagnetic fields that they create cancel out each other. I think I will try it today.
Posted on: 22 March 2003 by AndyMac
I guess it works on the same principle as UTP (unshielded twisted pair)used to connect PC's to networks. The more twists per metre the more noise rejection. Has anybody tried using a few lengths of Cat5 for mains leads?
Posted on: 24 March 2003 by willem
It took some time, but I finally managed to put an image on the forum of the braided cable. Hope you're still interested.
Have fun,
willem
Posted on: 24 March 2003 by herm
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Originally posted by Tom Alves:
If we are going to have Ponytails round here, can we rub them in aromatherapy oils?
This gets the prize for the most Erudite Post in a long while. Tom is like the Flat Earth Ovidius (with a kitty kink). There's a lot of Forum history in these simple words.
Other than that I have to say the braided picture induced some terrible nausea - I mean this is happening in the very town where I live. Look at this plant. look at those wires! They're dying! Please Willem, do something!
Herman
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Posted on: 25 March 2003 by Greg Beatty
Our bits and bobbs lying around the computer have ferrite blobs at the "source" end of the cables.
Is this where the knots should go? If so, is it reducing RFI that is coming into the cable but not RFI that is picked up by the cable downstream of the knot?
Why not (knot?) tie the knot near the output end of the cable?
Curiously Yours -
- GregB
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Posted on: 25 March 2003 by willem
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Other than that I have to say the braided picture induced some terrible nausea - I mean this is happening in the very town where I live</quote>
Herm, I think you're just jealous of my Mana. It makes the Solid Steel sound like a dead plant!
willem
Posted on: 25 March 2003 by willem
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Other than that I have to say the braided picture induced some terrible nausea - I mean this is happening in the very town where I live. Look at this plant. look at those wires! They're dying! Please Willem, do something!
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Herm,
The plant is alive and kicking at a much higher level than is shown on the picture. The photo was supposed to be of the cable, not of the plant. I think you're just jealous of my Mana, which makes the Solid Steel sound like a dead plant in comparison!
Bleep, why can't I get one of those nice smiling gremlins in here now!
Have fun!
willem
