[SML] DMX cable 2-into-1

[Richard Niederberg]

I still prefer the CAT6+ STP plenum-rated flexible cable to carry more
than one universe, with the 100% shield as ground.
/s/ Richard
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On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 10:58 AM, Joe Golden via Stagecraft
<stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> IIRC the 2 universe version uses separate ground wires, but the other ones
> do not and I have heard on another site that it can give you intermittent
> issues.
>
> HTH
>
> Joe
>
> On 12/10/14, 10:41 AM, "Sean McCarthy via Stagecraft"
> <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>
>>Also, to add to the discussion....how would this product be the
>>same/different?
>>
>>
>>http://www.tmb.com/products/82-sneak-snake
>>
>>On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Sean McCarthy <seanrmccarthy at gmail.com>
>>wrote:
>>> Is that concern still the same if the DMX generator (the console in
>>> this case) is sending both universes?
>>>
>>> As in, "tail A" is in 1-512 and "tail B" is in 513-1024, etc?
>>>
>>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 4:42 PM, David Fox via Stagecraft
>>> <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Any type of DMX 2-fer makes me really twitchy because each universe
>>>>should have its own data common line and you can't do that with a 5 pin
>>>>XLR.
>>>>
>>>> Using a single 5 wire cable with a shared wire to act as the Data
>>>>Common for both  universes means that your common is now doing double
>>>>duty and splitting out of the daisy chain topology.
>>>>
>>>> Even if the wire used between 2fers contains 2 independent pairs each
>>>>with their own shield like Belden 9729 or TMB's PC244Tproplex cable,
>>>>you still have no way of connecting each of the commons.
>>>>
>>>> Just my .02
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/s/ Richard
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