Terminating AN-V and AN-A Signal Cable Support Information

In most cases we terminate the cable and supply with the kits. This page shows how we prepare the AN-A (or AN-V) signal cables that people sometimes have a hard time with.

Step 1: Take the 1m length of AN-A cable and cut in half so that you have two 50cm length pieces.

Step 2: Using a wire cutter or scissors very carefully cut 30mm (3cm) from the end. This is done to separate the cable ends.

Step 3: Carefully cut the outer plasticcoating with either wire strippers or sharp knife and expose the shield.

Step 4: Peel back the shield.

Step 5: Twist the shields.

Step 6: Remove the shield by cutting them with cutters. (Note that the other end will usually use the shield - twisting it together with its respective white wire).

Step 7: We are left with two white 'wires' with the shield removed. These each cover the two primary conductors.

Step 8: Using a wire stripper carefully strip off the outer white plastic insulation.

Step 9: With the white plastic insulation removed you should have two wires - a red and a white. The red is the signal wire, and the white is the ground. Do the same for the other side.

Step 10: Then strip off approx 5mm of the insulation from the red and white wires your cable should look like this:

Step 11: Cut some thick heat shrink provided and place it on the cable as seen in the pictures:

Using a hair dryer or heat gun heat up the shrink tubing so that it forms around the cable do not over heat be gentle!

Step 12: The last step now is to tin the ends of the wire Basically you need to apply some solder to the ends This does two things it makes the cable easier to work with when you are soldering to the RCA or the selector switch and it also burns away an invisible protective coating on the wire which can potentially cause a non connect!

The trick here is to apply some solder to the iron and then let the heat and solder work on the wire for about 5 seconds; it will seem like a long time. When you start to see some brown bubbling, or the solder take to the wire, then the invisible coating has burned off. Then try make a nice shiny tin - it does not need much solder and don't worry if the plastic melts a little.

One end is now finished!