OLD stock but very good condition
I am cleaning up ALL the various leads, patch cables etc that we had on hand hanging in the audio workshop area. Each lead is advertised separately and I have attempted to provide as much information as possible about each lead.
ALL have been professionally assembled, using high quality components, no point in testing pro audio gear with dodgy leads!
Here is one of those leads ...
SWITCHCRAFT/ALCATEL - Audio Lead
Customised wiring
2x 1/4" TS jack plugs to 2x 3 pin XLR female plugs
Jack plugs are SWITCHCRAFT
XLR plugs are ALCATEL
Heavy interconnect cable, Blue sheath which has printed on it
XXXXX by WES OFHC SHIELDED INTERCONNECT CABLE
Those XXXXX's indicate that I cannot read the very first word, the print is blurry and the same at every point on the cable where the printing has been made
Cable is flat, figure 8 style which can be separated down the centre fairly easily. Each side of the figure 8 is a round cable 5.5mm diameter and the total width of this cable (including the centre "join") is 12.5mm
Tape (Black & White) has been added near each connector for identification, so the two leads do not get easily mixed up
Customised connections....
I have measured and also examined inside the connectors to check the current wiring
Jack tip connects to the XLR pin 2 (HOT)
Jack sleeve connects to the XLR pin 3 (Shield or Ground)
This leaves the XLR with Pin 3 vacant, it is not shorted across to any other pin but purely unconnected with the world!
Both "sides" of the lead are wired exactly the same as above.
Connections at both ends look sound and secure and the mylar sleeves are fitted to the SWITCHCRAFT jack plugs.
COSMETIC CONDITION:
CLEAN
NO damage (stress/nicks/cuts etc) to the cable at all - yes it has had a short section "split" so that the connectors can be fitted but otherwise A OK!
Some measurements ...
Total measured resistance 1.20 Ohm (one core, end to end)
Measured capacitance (shield to one core, the entire length) 337pF (between cores, the entire length) 89pF
This works out at 29pF (core to shield) per foot, which is "acceptable" - not brilliant but not bad either.
Now that my forensic examination has been completed, this lead has been placed in a sealed clear plastic packet and will be supplied this way.
