Diago Patch Factory PF01- Cable and Plug Kit - Makes 5 Cables
€80.00
DIAGO PATCH FACTORY PF01
This kit provides everything you
need to build 5 perfect patch cables, and is the best starting point if
you want to move your rig over to the Diago Patchfactory patch cable
system.
Includes
• 10 x Solderless 1/4" Diago Angled Patch Plugs
• 10ft (3m) Patch Cable
• 1 x Diago Cable Cutter
The
Diago Patchfactory allows you to build custom length patch cables,
without additional tools or specialist skills. Anybody can build a
flawless cable
Strong, reliable connections.
Custom-length
patch cables allow you to lay out your pedalboard exactly how you want.
No longer will you be constrained by the discrete lengths your local
store stocks. If you need it just 1cm longer, consider it done.
Other solderless cable designs suffer from poor reliability for two reasons:
•
Other screw-on caps use a coarse imperial thread. We calculated that by
using fine metric thread instead, the same amount of force will tighten
the cap more.
• Finger-tightening, even with a knurled cap is
simply not sufficient to make a reliable cable. We have machined a coin
slot into each of our caps, allowing you to apply several times more
force, resulting in a tighter fit. Using a coin means you can assemble a
reliable cable without any additional tools wherever you are. Better
still, the slot will fit almost all international coins. We don't
recommend using plectrums - even the thickest ones just don't have the
rigidity of a metal coin.
Simplicity in design.
Our
design does not use loose parts or additional screws to make the
all-important electrical connections - that's something else to go
wrong. Instead, our positive signal/tip connection is made by a sharp
pin at the centre of the plug, which makes contact with the central
multi-strand wires of the cable. The ground/earth connection is made by a
sharp edge on the inside of the cap, which cuts through the
polyurethane sheath and makes contact with the cable's 96-strand shield.
Don't worry, it cannot cut too much or too little - this cable was
designed in-house here at Diago, and so fits perfectly with our
solderless plugs. As long as you follow our assembly instructions, a
reliable connection will be made.
Easy assembly.
We
have ensured that our solderless cable system is as easy as possible to
assemble, whilst retaining maximum reliability. The Patchfactory Kit
includes everything you need to put together 10 perfect cables (minus
the coin to tighten it with). It even includes a small cable cutter.
Sound.
The
Diago Patchfactory system uses our own cable, designed in-house in the
UK. It has a super-low capacitance of 30pF/ft (approx. 100pF/m) to
prevent the treble roll-off caused by the high capacitance of poor
quality cables. The only advantage gold-plated connectors could offer is
prolonged resistance to tarnishing & corrosion, since gold is a
fairly unreactive metal. However, a principal called Galvanic Corrosion
tells us that when two metals that are not the same are in contact, the
rate of corrosion actually increases. Since all 1/4" input/output jacks
are nickel plated, using a gold connector may actually reduce the life
of the jacks in your pedals. It's for this reason that we use
nickel-plated plugs.
Low profile. Less-fuss.
We
designed our patch plug heads to be as discrete as possible so you can
get your pedals close together and keep your board looking sleek, tidy
and professional. Better still, if you stagger your pedals, or if you're
using pedals with different input/output locations, you can pack in
your pedals even more tightly.
Small cable diameter, same beautiful sound quality.
Arrange
your complex cable routing more precisely - round tighter corners and
through smaller gaps - for the best pedalboard layout you've ever had.
