Question about front panel audio cable (wires)

[John Corliss]

I've just put a new motherboard in a computer and although everything
works fine, the one problem I ran into was that the 7 wire cable which
connects the case's front audio plugs to the motherboard is too short.

Both the old board and the new one have AC 97 sound onboard, so I know
it's just a matter of plugging the cable in in order to get the front
audio sockets to work.

These cables are not that easy to find (I looked a long time and could
find none) so I got to thinking, maybe I can splice in some wires to
extend the cable's reach.

What I found laying around to do the job is some old telephone cable
wire, it's the smallest thing I can find. It's stiff though, and I don't
know if splicing in four inch lengths of this stuff is going to hurt
anything. I'm planning to use shrink tube over the soldering, then once
all the splices are done, put a twist in the added wire bundle to match
the rest of the cable.

Does anybody know if adding wire like this will cause any problems?

TIA

 

[philo]

I've just put a new motherboard in a computer and although everything
works fine, the one problem I ran into was that the 7 wire cable which
connects the case's front audio plugs to the motherboard is too short.

Both the old board and the new one have AC 97 sound onboard, so I know
it's just a matter of plugging the cable in in order to get the front
audio sockets to work.

These cables are not that easy to find (I looked a long time and could
find none) so I got to thinking, maybe I can splice in some wires to
extend the cable's reach.

What I found laying around to do the job is some old telephone cable
wire, it's the smallest thing I can find. It's stiff though, and I don't
know if splicing in four inch lengths of this stuff is going to hurt
anything. I'm planning to use shrink tube over the soldering, then once
all the splices are done, put a twist in the added wire bundle to match
the rest of the cable.

Does anybody know if adding wire like this will cause any problems?

TIA

As long as you are careful...do not short anything out or switch around
wires...it will be fine.
However, you'd be better off using some small, stranded wire as it's less
likely to break...
However...it's not going to hurt anything to use that small , solid wire.

 

[John Corliss]

As long as you are careful...do not short anything out or switch around
wires...it will be fine.

I will be removing the cable completely to work on it, and since the
seven wires in the cable are all color coded, it would be very hard to
make a mistake. Especially if I do them one at a time as I had planned.

However, you'd be better off using some small, stranded wire as it's less
likely to break...

I know, but that solid wire is what I have on hand and once it's done,
the case will be sealed anyway.

However...it's not going to hurt anything to use that small , solid wire.

Thanks!

 

[philo]

I will be removing the cable completely to work on it, and since the
seven wires in the cable are all color coded, it would be very hard to
make a mistake. Especially if I do them one at a time as I had planned.


I know, but that solid wire is what I have on hand and once it's done,
the case will be sealed anyway.
wire.

Thanks!

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