Do It Yourself
for those who are brave enough to go it alone... with a little help from your friends
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Hi all, Did a search for "soldering" but didn't find a recommendation for a basic soldering gun/iron kit for a novice repair. I've got an ever growing pile of good cables that I'd love to fix - mainly 1/4 " guitar cords and XLR mic cables. Is there a good soldering kit that you'd recommend? In the meantime, back to the Youtube videos to learn more :-)) Thanks for your kind advice. Keep well, Dave
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So I found a giant mistake in the design of all sound carts. Stand by for me to finish mine “hopefully very soon” and I will post pictures and more details,
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Anyone find anything more sturdy? I guess it could ride loose in a larger pouch like a comtek P-1 pouch, but those die quickly too. I have replaced those Lectro pouches over and over, and I'm sick of it. Plus, the click-orientator thing always dies immediately. I like my IFB to rest sideways, long side parallel to the ground, and the Comtek pouch couldn't do that. And after two days the Lectro ones don't. This is a perfect project for a 3D pioneer. I'd love something like a cell phone click-in belt clip. Something that can orient sideways and stay there. Dan Izen
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Hello everyone, Currently working on upgrading my cart I am searching for a solution for a single telescopic pole to attach to it, in order to carry the bar with up to 4 antennas. Now bear in mind that it must be light so preferably aluminium and with an anti twist system. I came upon one like that on a rented cart but cannot find any trace of it online so far. The anti twist was a kind of dent along the poles that prevent the poles from twisting within in each other and that was very convenient when operating in a windy weather. I have no idea what the brand was. I do not think it was Manfrotto. Thanks in advance for your suggestions. Regards …
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Curious if there is an easy diy solution to delay powering a device from bds with an adjustable time. When i power on my kit, camera link tc starts at zero, jams, but bu files stay at zero. Talked to howy about this and i believe a fix is in the works. Just looking to power camera link to power on 5sec or so after mixer -Ken
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Anyone have a recommendation for a caster specialist vendor who will sell small quantities? I feel like McMaster is a little overpriced in this area. Also every time I Google this it seems like there are new caster dealers since the last time.
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Hi, I'm trying to lighten my bag for an ENG shoot and want to make a lighter boom mic cable. Do you have a recommendation for a suitable type of cable please? I found the CANARE L-2E5, which seems to fit well. Sommer Cable offers a bunch of cables, but the thinner ones are said to be suitable for fixed installations, so I'm worried they won't be very stiff cables. Thank you for the recommendation.
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Hi everyone. You all might have experienced that (at least those working with their gear for more than 20 years) SOME cables start to ooze some oily stuff after a long time stored. I have read that it can come from some type of plasticizer included in the composition of the outer PVC shell. What is weird for me is that some cables from the same origin are doing it and some don't. For example I have a Sanken COS11 that I have had for quite some time now maybe 15 years. It is still in good shape and perfectly working but the cable is oozing oil ! No matter how I wipe it, it keeps on coming back. Strangely, I have a second one that I bought together with the o…
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So here's my humble setup. I want to thank all the members of this forum for the years of discussions or shared experiences, pictures, details and specs that helped me. this board is a goldmine in terms of informations and important details to look after the facebook groups, reddit (at some point), and other users on other platforms are also useful , but since my beginnings in location sound (with a zoom H6, oktava mics, rode vlimp and g3's strapped on my guitar strap), I always go back lurking on JWSsound. So Here's the result of years of lurking and inspiration. and savings. I said to myself, one day I will po…
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Just finished the main build for this cart today. All 80/20 profiles with Rackman Aluminum Drawers. Still have a few things to add but it's functional for now. Booms go on the left side, carpets on the right.
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Hi, I'm trying to make a male 5pin XLR to Female 3pin XLR x 2 for Sony Venice. Does anyone know how the wiring goes? I am pretty new to making my own cables but I've made a few normal XLR cables. Thank you
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A long shot here but… amp is fried on this powered speaker i used to use in the field, and at one time there was repair services for what must have been a common problem with these powered speaker modules. I sat so long on the repair that repair kits or repair services seem no longer available. Anyone here ever replace a powered amp module in a speaker? Would still like to try n repair even with dif amp manufacturer or convert to passive speaker
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Hi there, I'm planning on adding a figure 8 mic to my blimp for stereo recording. It looks like the accepted standard is to run both 3-pin XLRs from the mics inside the blimp into a single 5-pin XLR fixed to the shock mount base. There even is a corresponding pinout in AES14, so that part is sorted. Which type of cable should I use for the run between the 5-pin XLR at the pole top and the recorder inputs? Of course the optimum would be a multicore with separately shielded twisted pairs but I imagine that being a bit cumbersome for field use. Also, 2-pair multicore is not that common, they usually start with 4 pairs. Every commercial sol…
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So... I started my transition into the Axient Digital line earlier last year. For months I had been sitting on a number of transmitters, in the hopes of a receiver solution that would suit the layout of my cart. I live and work in New York, and thus I've always valued having as mobile, and lightweight a cart as I can get away with, and the full-sized Shure rack receivers just weren't going to work with my setup. Further considerations of mine were: The hope for DANTE integration, and a relatively high channel density (higher than Shure's AD4Q, at least). When the ADX5D was announced, I figured all of my problems would be solved by pairing these with the…
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Hi guys I have a COS 11 that's intermittently crackly at the mic end (just where the cable enters the capsule) which tells me the cable is on it's way out. Has any one had the same problem and cut and rewired from that end or does this mean the demise of said mic? Is the cable moulded into the capsule and therefore irreparable or can I breath new life into it. The mic isn't that old and want to avoid buying another one if I can possibly help it.
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hi!! i just came on this site and saw that there’s a lot nagra threats. i got my first nagra yesterday and absolutely love it. i got it from danish radio station, Danmarks Radio, and i learned that one of the knobs is fixed/locked. i read somewhere they did this on the radio stations so journalists couldn’t screw anything up while recording. i’m a musician myself so i wanted to ask out here if anyone knows how i can “unlock” the knob. it is the ALC compression in front of the machine (see picture). the guy that i got it from had a theory that it might be some hex nut, that’s tightening it from inside, so i wanted to ask on this site if anyone know what it is or/and have …
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This is my first prototype of a foam “hollow in the middle” windscreen. I like the Schoeps B5d “hollow” windscreen, but wanted a simmular windscreen for the MKH50/40. With the addition of the windscreen to my kit I am no longer limited to my Cinela Leonard or just the standard foam windscreen. One of the most difficult parts to source was a plastic sleeve that would not scratch the microphone's finish. Now for some testing.
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Hey Guys, Decided that I want to start making my own cables/adapters to custom fit my needs. I was just wondering does anyone know a site or place in the L.A. area where I can buy XLR cable in bulk? As well as a connectors? Also, are there differences in the quality of the cable when buying in bulk or is it all the same or in the connectors. Obviously I'm sure it's MAINLY in how you solder it and such. But I just want to make sure if there are differences in manufacturer's before I buy. If anyone has any links or info at all, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks!
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Anchor speakers make very good 50 watt playback units, they run on batteries for 6 to 8 hours and they are made in America. I bought a Liberty 4500 on eBay for $50.00. Why so cheap? The DC batteries are lead acid, if they fail, and they do, the speaker will come up for a few seconds and die. Swap in new batteries and you are good to go. Also did the same thing on one of their Explorer series and it worked as well. It will cost you more to ship than the cost of the unit. Let's keep this to ourselves, don't want the competition on eBay to be too big. ;-)
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I was wondering what people are doing to attach their axle to an 8020 cart build? It seems like an 1/2" thru axle would be the strongest option but I cant seem to find any means to attach it to the profiles. Thanks
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Anyone here have experience - better yet pictures - opening an audioroot or other smart battery? I have one bad cell in a pack and would like to play around with it without destroying it.
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I want to make some power cables to an 833 from my smart battery. Any recommendations on a source of 4 core dc power cable? Needs to be 4 core to carry power and battery telemetry.
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Hi all, I am in a predicament. Our lovely DPA 4035 headset microphones are starting to fail - these are lovely, bulky headset microphone arms with DPA 4007 capsules on the end that get used in broadcast. We suspect it is just a worn-out cable at the top of the arm, but I can't seem to get it disassembled to repair or replace. DPA are no help. They no longer sell parts for the microphones, nor service them. Any thoughts on how I might get inside this thing? The capsule doesn't seem to unscrew at all. The tragedy is - if I can't get these things repaired, Rode headsets have been suggested as the replacements...
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Schoeps CMC1SO as tiny, elegant table mic. K&M table stand fitted with Lemo connector on both sides to use with Zaxcom ZMT4
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What is the audio cables for AES? Need to use like 110obm high quality cable, cannot use the normal audio cable? I use on Lectrosonics DSR4 , SRB with AES plate, and install in Lectrosonics Octopack with audio cable to Sound Devices Scorpio.
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