bendybones Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Hi All, I need get a custom cable made to adapt the TA5f return plug of my Nomad umbilical to the unbalanced 3.5mm return input of other mixers such as 552 etc. The Nomad return input pin out is as follows. Pin 1 - Ground Pin 2 - Channel A (Left) ( + ) Pin 3 - Channel A (Left) ( - ) Pin 4 - Channel B (Right) ( + ) Pin 5 - Channel B (Right) ( - ) Is it fine for me to leave 2 of the pins on the adapter cable's TA5 male not connected? Like this: TA5m Pin1 _ Gnd _ Sleeve TA5m Pin2 _ A(+) _ Tip TA5m Pin3 _ nc TA5m Pin4 _ B(+) _ Ring TA5m Pin5 _ nc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Loderstedt Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Yepp. Should be all good. I have that from my TA5F out on my Maxx to a Sennheiser for IFB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I would personaly tie pins 3 and 5 to the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendybones Posted March 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 I would personaly tie pins 3 and 5 to the ground. Would you recommend tying those to ground within the TA5, to facilitate using a cable with less cores? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Run a jumper to pins 1, 3 & 5 in the TA 5 to complete the unbalanced circuit. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Would you recommend tying those to ground within the TA5, to facilitate using a cable with less cores? Yep - just like Eric said. Small wire jumper in the shell of the ta5 will work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendybones Posted March 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Thanks folks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt Tuzo Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Another option would be to divide the braided shield into 3 strands, and attach 1 to each of the three gnd pins. I've resorted to this approach lately, as I find the individual tinned strands add a bit of rigidity. It's also a bit easier (and I feel safer) than crossing adjacent hot pins. 6 in 1... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Toline Posted March 24, 2014 Report Share Posted March 24, 2014 Of course, why didn't I ever think of that. The Tuzo jump method will now become my standard protocol for "pin jumping" Thank you Wyatt. Eric P.S. It's 6 of 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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