PATCH CABLE QUESTIONS (info inside)

[Govmnt_Lacky]

Looking to build my own pedal patch cables. I have the 1/4 in. jacks but my question is:

Can I use RG-58 or RG-59 coax for the cable itself? I have a bunch of this laying around. Or, do I need to use a SPECIAL kind of coax cable?

Thanks for the help once again....

[HeimBrent]

Should work. It's pretty stiff, so it will be hell making a neat pedalboard with it, but from a purely electrical point of view it would work.

[aron]

You might get improved clarity with solid core.

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[Mark Hammer]

You might get improved clarity with solid core.

Yeah, but only it it doesn't fracture from being bent too much.  So, yeah, if you were going to make some short patch cables for a pedalboard, bend those suckers to fit the pedal placement once, and then leave them in place, it shouldn't present a problem other than negotiating any sharp turns.

[aron]

Oh, I forgot, make sure to try both ways since you know.... some wires work better in a certain direction. 

[liddokun]

Oh, I forgot, make sure to try both ways since you know.... some wires work better in a certain direction. 

[frank_p]

Oh, I forgot, make sure to try both ways since you know.... some wires work better in a certain direction. 

Yes, because the electrons don't want to go in the conventional current direction.
We use CONVENTIONAL current direction because it is more popular.  In EE they mostly use conventional current which is the direction of flow of positively charged particles.    Better to think in the positive way.  Always faster.
Wonder when these tiny negative rebels will understand and grow up...

Is alternative is a current trend now    .

[Ripthorn]

Oh, I forgot, make sure to try both ways since you know.... some wires work better in a certain direction. 

Maybe that's been my problem this whole time... Forget getting better at soldering or layouts or playing, I just need to turn my cable around!  Aron, you are a genius.