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RCA interconnects

So, I just received PS Audio Transcendent interconnects. Problem is, I cannot get them to mate with my equipment! Short of destroying the equipment or one's hands, how do you soften these suckers up so they will mate? Is there some trick anyone has discovered that will soften the clamping power? What is the trick?
mindmeat
beavis
272 posts
 
Have never had experience with PS Audio Transcendent I/Cs, but you might try heating them up with hair "blow" dryer.
beavis
272 posts
 
Have never had experience with PS Audio Transcendent I/Cs, but you might try heating them up with hair "blow" dryer.
mindmeat OP
3 posts
 
Thanks for your suggestion. I contacted PS audio who explained that the outer barrel needs to be loosened, plug it in, then tighten. Makes sense, but an instruction card would have been helpful since I've not had locking RCA's before.
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
true. Be careful not to tighten them too much or you will never get them off!
The general rule for locking connectors is to tighten them just to 'snug' (that means they could be a lot tighter, but don't)
'Snug' is just so they cannot slip off with a gentle tug, but still COULD be pulled off as is if you tried a little harder.
This makes the best connection in a locking connector.
(the center pin is the key. tight is not good for a perfect center pin connection, snug lets the center pin find it's own place)
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