Here now the plug with both wires soldered. And back in the
third hand tool that holds the wire in that position. The plug/wire connection is very fragile at this stage.
You also can see the first piece of heat shrink in place. This piece is there to make sure that the back part of the
plug with the screw that secures it to the cable core will not penetrate the Teflon and break one of the think silver
wires. It also provides stability for the plugs to not slide off the rope.
Make sure you test this before building the cables, because if the plugs' rear section doesn't slide over this piece of heat
shrink, you are in trouble. In my case, I did need to file down the inside of the rear of the plugs just a little. The plugs must move
on this heat shrink easily, otherwise it will be extremely difficult to screw them onto the front part of the plug without
tearing the wires off again. The plug end with the wires connected cannot be twisted as you screw the back of the plug into it, while
everything is kept straight and in one line in the third hand tool. Note the small mark of black pen I put on the plug. This
is to show me where it has to stay positioned as I screw the back part into it. The red part shown here cannot be twisted.
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