How-to: DIY Cheap Ethernet Cable Mod
Posted by Jon Lee in How-to, Personal, tags: DIY, ethernet, How-to, mod
I’m currently in the process of recabling my Koss KSC-75 headphones to give them a more professional look and perhaps better sound quality. The recabling is taking longer than expected since it is my first time doing it.
When I was purchasing the materials for the recabling, I ordered an extra 7ft of clear TechFlex so I could spice up my plain ol’ black ethernet cable. Hopefully this will turn my $1 ethernet cable into a $500 Denon ethernet cable. This mod adds absolutely no practical functionality to the cable. It simply makes it look a lot cooler.
Materials Used
- 6ft Belkin Cat5e ethernet cable – $1 from dollar store
- 7 feet of 1/4″ TechFlex (Polyethelene) cable sleeve – less than $3
- 2 inches of 3/16″ heatshrink (Shrinktube) – less than $1
Total cost: less than $5
You’ll also need scissors, a heat gun (a hairdryer might work). I chose a black ethernet cable with clear TechFlex and black heatshrink.
Steps
- Slide the TechFlex over the cable.
- Trim off excess TechFlex.
- Cut heatshrink to desired size to secure the ends of the TechFlex
- Use a heat gun to shrink the heatshrink around the cable.
Final result
The final result is an ethernet cable with a lot more class than before costing less than $5. It’s not faster but certainly looks like it might be and is even comparable in looks to a $500 ethernet cable!
I got my materials from TakeFiveAudio. They have a lot of DIY materials for audio mods at pretty good prices.
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