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Originally Posted by GuillaumeB

Hi there, the Omega XC should have shipped with a "Preparation for Use" flyer which recommends that you connect the cable to a fan, humidifier or other similar device for 48-72 hours. This "relaxes" and reforms conductors after experiencing the distress and vibration of shipping.

We have sold a few Omega QR and XC cables and find that these benefit dramatically from being connected to a fan for 3-4 days. In fact this is a service I am offering to all our Omega customers.

The Omega XC has AWG 4 VTX-ag conductors so the need for settling time is even greater. It's a monster of a cable. 6 hours just isn't going to cut it I'm afraid.

Cheers

Guillaume

Just for some supporting information with respect to Guilliaume's post: When Shunyata Research sent me a full set of Sigma NR and XC PCs for my review in TAS, they provided me with specific instructions to burn them in for 3-4 days with a fan, which I did with their "adapter" power cables which allowed me to daisy-chain the Sigmas together and burn them in all at once. I then let them settle for 5 days once they were installed into the system.

Also, the Omega XC I had on had for product photography also a number of days of burn-in as well, IIRC, I had it on the fan for 5 days; there is a lot of conductors with that 04 AWG PC (its notably heavier than the Sigma XC).

So, I agree 6 hours will not be representative of how this PC performs.