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Dumbest cable question

I know some cables may be directional or at least have some type of arrow showing where to connect each end. However, most do not. Here you go:

Is there any value to rotate your cables every now and then. In other words, switch the source component end with the “end” end. This way signals have a chance to flow opposite direction within the cable  

If this is a super silly question, my apologies.

aberyclark
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carlsbad
1,551 posts
 

What Erik said.

 

And of course balanced cables are "directional".  Because they have different connectors on each end...

 

terry9
2,354 posts
 

Connections can get dirty or corroded or oxidized over time. When you break a connection and then make it again, you get better contact. Which is why one can often hear an improvement after doing so; for example, by reversing the direction.

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asvjerry
5,101 posts
 

....and I'm just jealous of the time y'all have to spare to do so...*G*

wolf_garcia
6,795 posts
 

Fuses are certainly NOT directional...turn a fuse around in in a decent system and then just sit there and reflect on the fact that you have too much free time.

noske
783 posts
 

Cables and fuses are directional because they have a hot end and a cold end.

This is similar to the Sun, which has a hot side and a cold side and this causes winter and summer as the Earth circles around it.

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