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Originally Posted by PheelTheMusic  Anyway, is it possible for these cables to "sort of" work.??? I tested each cable individually with a condenser mic and they all sound fine and apparently pass signal perfectly. |
Get an ohm meter.
It is the only way to be sure.
You could have reversed phase without knowing.
Make sure you clean your soldering iron with flux (which prevents oxidation) fairly often.
A dirty iron won't help you much.
As others have said, pre-tin the connections and I found it helpful to dip the end of the wire into the flux and then solder it to the terminal.
Have a good selection of wire strippers, don't 'carry' solder to the connection on a hot iron- you want to use a clamp to hold all the parts in place, have solder in one hand and the iron in the other.
I use a 19" patch panel with a bunch of connections on it built into my work table.
That way I can mount the connector on the patch panel so it stays still- then you can get the hang of holding the wire and the solder in one hand and the iron in the other.
Or just buy a small clamp.
Show us pics of your connections.