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<p>Kristi, <br>
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<p>I respectfully disagree, and calling soldering a DMX cable
"Fixing electrical equipment" as if it is a 3 phase 480 volt
distro is laughable. <br>
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<p>Everyone starts somewhere, and fixing a damaged signal level
cable is about as benign as you can get. it is easy to test, and
if you do it wrong, the worst case issue is that it won't work.
It has very little chance of damaging any commercially made gear
out there, since they are almost always opto-isolated, the
voltages are in the 3.3-5 volt range, and your kitchen stove
creates a bigger burn hazard than the needed soldering iron.<br>
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Ross, this is theatre tech 101, you CAN do it, it is safe, it is
pretty easy and yes, it will probably take you 2 or 3 tries before
you get good enough at it that you have a useable repair. But
since you have a failed cable now, you have nothing to lose. Open
it up and look at the way the connections were made, note which
wire went to which pin on the plug, then chop that cable right
before the melted part, get a new connector, and give it a shot!
If anyone you know has done it before ask them to teach you,
otherwise the university of youTube is your friend.<br>
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Just keep the solder out of your mouth, wear eye protection, and
don't pick the soldering iron up by the hot end.<br>
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You are in a position to learn a new and valuable skill, and
Stuart's Motto is any skill you don't have is a skill you cannot
sell.<br>
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Stuart<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/28/2024 10:04 AM, Kristi R-C
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Stuart - if someone is not
comfortable fixing electrical equipment, they SHOULD find
someone who is. That’s not something we want un-trained folks to
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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Ross - If it’s only the outer
cover, you may be able to simply put a couple of wraps of black
electrical tape around it and return to service. If the inner
wires are also melted, I’d find someone to cut off that damaged
section and re-solder that end onto the shortened cable, OR
replace the cable. Remind people who are installing lights that
no cables should rest on the light body. </div>
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<div> On Thursday, March 28, 2024, 07:22:13 AM CDT, Stuart Wheaton
via Stagecraft <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
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Yes. To find that person, go get a mirror.<br clear="none">
Fixing or making DMX cables is a basic and essential skill, the
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> In the hunt for grimlenes in the lighting system, I found that
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> DMX cables got to close to the fixture & the outer coating
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> little. (Having replaced said cables the grimelines have gone
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> These cables are roughly 10'. Is it worth the hasel to find
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