Wading thru a pile of damaged cables for a customer, cut a busted 1/4" male off and solder on a new one. Rats, it measures partially shorted, so I cut the other wonky looking end off. It still measures partially shorted, so I cut it off and do it again. Same thing, partially shorted. Now, I have repaired and made hundres of cables in my time, but this one is testing me. So I cut it off and do it again, verrry carefully. Quess what? partially shorted. I get no changes when I flex every inch of the cable, so I am really wondering here, wtf?
It turns out, the spot on my wooden top bench where I was measuring, was the only spot it measured partially open. I discovered that front and center area of my wooden bench is conductive! If I put a piece of paper under the jack in that spot it reads open, as does it in other spots on the bench. It must have absorbed enough DeOxit and such over time that the wood is actually conductive. I can stick my probes in it and see it.
Wow, that really had me going! Probably the first time around the connector was just fine,
It turns out, the spot on my wooden top bench where I was measuring, was the only spot it measured partially open. I discovered that front and center area of my wooden bench is conductive! If I put a piece of paper under the jack in that spot it reads open, as does it in other spots on the bench. It must have absorbed enough DeOxit and such over time that the wood is actually conductive. I can stick my probes in it and see it.
Wow, that really had me going! Probably the first time around the connector was just fine,
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