[SML] Testing integrity of mic cables....

[Jason Salvatori]

Just curious, are you testing just continuity inline, or are you
cross-checking for any shorts as well?  I have a handy little tester
that shows shorts as well as breaks.  It's made by Hosa, does 3pin,
5pin, 1/4", NL4, NL8, DIN, USB and cat5, and was relatively cheap
(about $60CAD)
Typically when testing, I'll also wiggle the cables near the
connectors to see if there is any flickering in the indicator lights
as most often breaks happen near the ends.
Finally, you can try checking resistance.  If there is a "cold" solder
on one of the connections, it will have a higher inpedance than the
good connections.

Jason

On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 2:29 PM, Jon Ares via Stagecraft
<stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> So, I know how to test for continuity.... and most XLR cable testers
> just do that, but I've got a couple of cables that test "fine," but
> sound nasty. After rotating out cables, I solved the problem, but I'm
> curious how to test better.
>
> The issue was sending a feed from our board to a video crew, and they
> were taking our feed into a poopy little Beringer mixer, and I really
> wanted to blame it on their mixer, but after rotating through cables,
> the buzz mostly went away... so I have 2 suspect cables that test for
> continuity just fine.
>
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