Question for technically type people

[~~Tides~~]

I have a sort of dodgy lead and i measured it with an ohm meter and it says about 7ohms. Is it fit for the bin basically?

[Gleber2]

I have a sort of dodgy lead and i measured it with an ohm meter and it says about 7ohms. Is it fit for the bin basically?
Very few leads are ever fit for the bin. Unless it has a moulded plug it can usually be fixed.

[BigKev]

Yeah, a lead reading 7 ohms between tip-tip or sleeve-sleeve is goosed as far as leads go.

As Gleber says, if you can unscrew/pull the plugs apart then it can most likely be resoldered.

[theweemidget]

usually lad your guitar lead reads about 1k ohm if i remember correctly you either have a dry joint or your plugs are goosed

[Deemac]

or it has been trodden on too much and the core has broken somewhere:(

[~~Tides~~]

Ok doke, cheers. Into the bin with these, and into my pocket to fork out new ones...