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why didn't you stagger the joints, if you make it so that no joint is in the same point in cable then it's slimmer, more elastic and slightly less prone to failure
considering that you have there a bunch of coax cables in single wrap, you might have some problems with rf signal leakage between them if there are gaps in shield of these coax cables that line up
it also looks like there's shield over entire cable, it would be a good thing to keep it continuous
if it's some sensitive rf equipment, especially working at microwave frequencies, then keeping wire diameter and insulator thickness in these coax cables is important, which in practice means you should put there two coaxial plugs and a barrel connector between them. at which point it probably makes more sense to replace cable entirely
That is something I didn't think about or know. I did end up wrapping extra wiring around the shielding cable on each and soldering it as well.
The cables were all sliced in the same spot and I only had a few inches at the end of the cable.
I kept asking my coworker to find a replacement, but he said he couldn't (probably didn't look). I'll have to find a replacement today as this is definitely a bandaid for the moment.
good call then, however if it's so close to the plug i'd try to disassemble it and reattach plug to now slightly shorter cable (after taking photos noticing how cables are connected) (unless there are crimped, glued, mold-injected or otherwise irreversibly attached parts)
you can do that even with some crimped connectors, as long as you have spare or can make ersatz ferrula
either way, it's january problem