Miguel Carretero Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Just wondering which are the right references for this conectors. I need to build some spares cables. Thx in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg sextro Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Sorry if this sounds snarky, but Google it. I needed to look this up myself today and got my answer by doing just that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Carretero Posted February 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 I would´t ask If I hadn´t found any issues concerning these connectors. Qrx100 is supposed to use Switchcraft 761K, but for the Qrx 235 I just found S761, and there are several different models. The same happens with the IFS: the 100 series use a little different model than the 200, I know it cause I tried to use the same and does not fit. Or maybe these little changes only take effect on different SNs or countries... This kind of things I´m thinking about and I just wanted to share Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg sextro Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 It has always been my understanding that the shorter versions of a 2.5mm connector are used for transmitters, and the longer ones are used for receivers. Though I do not own a 235, I do own a IFB200 and a QRX100 and this is definitely the case. According the the manuals (available online) the IFB200 uses a Switchcraft 761, and the QRX100 uses a Switchcraft 761K As far as I know there is no manual yet available for the QRX 235, so you might try contacting zaxcom directly: http://zaxcom.net/company/contact/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomboom Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Just beware not to try too hard if you push an ''S'' connector into a ''non-S'' since it's a 2.1mm center pin fit, as opposed to a 2.5mm for the ''non-S''. You could pinch the center pin which is in fact split in two to get a spring effect for a good contact. If pinched, though, you'd possibly get into a bad contact issue... ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 All of the qrx powerq connectors are the same type as Qrx100. Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Just beware not to try too hard if you push an ''S'' connector into a ''non-S'' since it's a 2.1mm center pin fit, as opposed to a 2.5mm for the ''non-S''. You could pinch the center pin which is in fact split in two to get a spring effect for a good contact. If pinched, though, you'd possibly get into a bad contact issue... ;-) This is a good lesson in general. I did this once to a BDS output. Took a little while to nail down a very intermittent power dropout on a receiver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 All flavors of the QRX (100, 200 and 235) uses the Switchcraft 761K. The S761 will not work with the QRX The IFB200 or Camera Link can use the 761 or can use the 760K or even the 761K - I personally like the 760K because it has a screw lock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Carretero Posted February 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Thx guys; now I know a 761k should work I´ll try I little harder. I did exactly the same as Boomboom with another BDS output, and I just didn´t wanted that to happen again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Use a jewelers screwdriver in the slot to carefully re-spread the two sides of the pin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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