How To Solder Neutrik NC3MXX / NC3FXX Connectors To Canare L-4E6S Starquad Mic Cable

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2 жыл бұрын

This video shows how to solder Neutrik NC3MXX and NC3FXX connectors to 5 conductor Canare L-4E6S mic cable.
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@bingoflangeworthy 2 ай бұрын

I'm not a Catholic but when you said your soldering iron was six hundred degrees I was all like HOLY MOTHER OF GOD!!!

@bingoflangeworthy 2 ай бұрын

I've got a question - when you screw in the final plastic thing that holds it all together don't you worry that you're twisting the cable you just soldered in place?

@billylaguardia Ай бұрын

@@bingoflangeworthy the plastic strain relief doesn’t spin. There is a groove that it locks into in the pin portion of the connector.

@bobkos333 Жыл бұрын

Any thoughts on why there is what appears to be a solder lug on the button spring part of the female Neutrik NC3FXX? It looks to me like it is supposed to add shielding to the outer housing, but I'm not sure.

@billylaguardia Жыл бұрын

It’s there if you want to ground the connector chassis. You can either tie it to pin 1 or use a separate conductor.

@davidsomo1651 Жыл бұрын

@@billylaguardia Bien. Perfecto, yo me preguntaba lo mismo. Si quiero hacer una caja con una entrada y varias salidas, para conectar varias etapas de potencia PA. Habría alguna manera de simular en el Interior una tierra ? Con resistencias, bobinas, metales o algo así...para esa conexión extra de la hembra Neutrik.

@billguitarvin Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for making this video! Just curious once you’ve taken the solder iron away from the joint and you’re holding the wire to let the joint cool down, I have trouble keeping the wire perfectly still. It tends to wiggle around ever so slightly sometimes causing a cold solder joint. How do you prevent this from happening? Thanks!

@billylaguardia Ай бұрын

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@billguitarvin Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the quick reply and the link! I use a vice which works well. Still just curious no matter what one uses, can the slight movement when one is holding the wire to let it cool possibly cause a cold solder joint? Thanks!

@billylaguardia Ай бұрын

@@billguitarvin Depending on what you are soldering - try to use more solder. I try to use as much as possible. If the wire moves a little it will be more forgiving since its completely enveloped. Using the XLR connector in the video as an example, all the cups were as filled as they could be. Helping hands are useful as you can hold the wire in place with the helping hands. The problem with doing it bare handed is that the wire heats up. I solder by hand every day, so my hands are used to the heat so I dont have to use the helping hands in this way.

@billguitarvin Ай бұрын

Once again, thanks Billy for the quick reply! Thanks too for the tip about filling the soldering cup with solder so if the wire wiggles a bit, the joint will be more forgiving. Also thanks for the helpful tip to have one helping hand hold the wire and another helping hand hold the XLR, eliminating the need to have one hand holding the wire. I’ve wondered how people can hold the wire while soldering because, like you mentioned, that wire gets hot. Ouch! Thanks for answering that as well. All the best to you and take care!

@MartinFellerMusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video! I suppose you mean 600 degrees Fahrenheit?

@billylaguardia Жыл бұрын

Correct.

@houndawg3 Жыл бұрын

Any reason you don't unbraid the shield all the way back other than it being a pain in the ass?

@billylaguardia Жыл бұрын

Just being lazy! They changed the jacketing on the install version of the cable which has the foil instead of the braided shielding. I used to just use the install cable for everything since it’s way easier to build. Now I have to actually follow the rules and use the proper cable for the proper application!! 😂

@ennis437 Жыл бұрын

What's The difference between the FXX and the MXX Connectors

@billylaguardia Жыл бұрын

The FXX is the female XLR, the MXX is the male XLR.

@Hermiel 8 ай бұрын

I love L-4E6S but sometimes I wish it came with a serparate drain wire so that I could just cut away the braid because it's a bear to prep.

@billylaguardia Ай бұрын

Agreed. That’s why I use the L-4E5AT install version as much as possible.

@Hermiel Ай бұрын

@@billylaguardia I should have thought of that before I bought a spool of L-4E6S 😂

@billylaguardia Ай бұрын

@@Hermiel I have been in your shoes. Here is a video on the differences. I know it’s a little late! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYHUiHWLhL6id6Msi=EmDM-X4nsstxRNju

@Hermiel Ай бұрын

@@billylaguardia No, the truth is that the AT version wouldn't suit me for studio mic and line audio cables, which is most of what I use it for. Also, I commented on that video about 6 months ago ;). Also also, these days, for installation (i.e. pulling through walls, conduit etc), at least in HOW and commercial installations I use shielded Cat.5 or Cat.6. Audio performance is every bit as good (or better than) as the best snake cable and it's cheaper and easier to pull. I terminate the ethernet cable to PCBs that convert 8P8C modular jack to screw terminals, which I break out to XLR or whatever I need. Works a treat! Also³, My favorite mic cable these days is GAC3 from Gotham Audio. Brilliant stuff. Easy to terminate, excellent noise rejection and it feels great in the hand.