How, and for that matter why, to make your own power cables for Eurorack or Kosmo modular synths — and how to test power cables, homemade or bought, before trusting them to connect to your valuable modules.
00:00 Intro
01:46 Why make your own?
04:45 Parts, materials, and tools
07:00 Let's make a cable
14:00 But is it any good?
15:47 A ribbon cable tester
19:55 Wrapup
Here is a topic on the Look Mum No Computer Discourse group with links to various places you can buy ribbon cable, connectors, and connector tools:
https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/source-lists-for-power-connector-and-tools-and-all-that-jazz/3964
My fork of tomarus's ribbon cable tester repo, with schematics, KiCad design files, and Gerber files for the PCB and software for the Nano:
https://github.com/holmesrichards/cabletester
Music: Ringtone by Rich Holmes
