Any harm?

Hootsmon

Sometimes on my board i have 5x pedals connected to my cioks dc 5 and sometimes 4x

Question; is there any harm when running 4x to leave the extra cable attached in situ for lengthy periods?

Reason i be askin' is, the fella i bought the board and cioks from attached the cioks PS to the Nano right up against the side so that to remove a cable means removing the cioks!

mart

No, just try to avoid the spare cable making electrical contact with anything, eg the casing on a pedal.

Hootsmon

You don't get any wee safety type plugs for these ends,do you?

Sassafras

I use offcuts of patch cable outer jacket to slip over the plugs. Keeps them insulated (and warm).

Hootsmon

Eh?  those little rubber lookin' insulation jobs on the inside of a jack plug

djspecialist

Sassafras said:

I use offcuts of patch cable outer jacket to slip over the plugs. Keeps them insulated (and warm).

I'd never thought of that.  I use bits of plastic bag, held on with elastic bands. I'm willing to admit your solution is more elegant  

JDE

I just wrap a bit of electrical tape over the tip. I’m a total slag, though.

Corvus

Vacuum tube blanking plugs, little silicon condom efforts. Lots on ebay in multi sizes. I've used those before.

Sassafras

hootsmon said:

Eh?  those little rubber lookin' insulation jobs on the inside of a jack plug

The outer jacket of instrument cable you strip off before soldering the braided wire to a jack plug.
Most cable has the inner diameter of a power plug.

viz

Or a bit of insulating tape. Just use some of that contact cleaner you bought for your scratchy jack socket. if it’s been on a long time. 

Hootsmon

Thanks guys 

PolarityMan

It'll prob open a rift int he space time continuum, if you see a green glowing vortex of doom appear in front of you then dont go through it.

Hootsmon

OK Gorg

PolarityMan

hootsmon said:

OK Gorg

Good cos that totally kills the top end.