rob aylestone
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I've got loads of XLR cables - but for something coming up I needed some longer ones. In my store I knew I had a couple of drums of mic cable - been there a while, so I thought I'd get the tools out and make 20m cables up - as in 10. Checked the connector box and yes, 10 Males and 10 Females. There were a few males in there that actually were females in the wrong box, but I eventually found what I needed. No idea where the cable came from but discovered a big problem after I'd chopped the two drums into 20m lengths. Both conductors were black. Damn I thought, I must have seen a bargain and not read the spec but I've had them a long time and can't remember who I bought it from.
Stuck all the males on, then used a cable tester to find out which was pin 2 and got them all soldered on. I eventually googled the code on the drum and found it was Studiospares in the UK, and the cable is special and has black carbon covering the red and white inners - with the warning**Please note - The black plastic carbon screening must be stripped back carefully to ensure it does not short against either of the copper conductors.** This also explains why a few of them on the tester let other LEDs come on dimly. I am going to have to remake every single one!
Stuck all the males on, then used a cable tester to find out which was pin 2 and got them all soldered on. I eventually googled the code on the drum and found it was Studiospares in the UK, and the cable is special and has black carbon covering the red and white inners - with the warning**Please note - The black plastic carbon screening must be stripped back carefully to ensure it does not short against either of the copper conductors.** This also explains why a few of them on the tester let other LEDs come on dimly. I am going to have to remake every single one!