Charlieg

I'm looking for some inexpensive LED Pars to replace a set in one of my venues which are all starting to fail. Does anyone know of any good places to look for a decent LED par which won't break the bank? Think the horrible cheap, plastic, three pin DMX ones you hate to use. I don't need anything nice, as these are just for a room wash in a bar, and they will live rigged in one place until the day they also die. Also not looking for any extended features. The simpler the better. 4ch RGB'DIM? 3ch RGB? I'll make it work! Any suggestions?

To clarify, I get continuity on both cores and shield with a cable tester and with probes. This is by bridging an xlr over two of the inputs on stage end and then having the cable tester up on the desk end of the multi. I've opened up the connector on the desk end and it's perfect visually. Haven't had the chance to open up the patch panel yet so I cant rule it out.

Update for anyone interested. I tried swapping over the lines patched in to the desk, ran desk channel 19 down multicore channel 18 and vice versa. Phantom was present on multi channel 18 but not 19, suggesting to me that the problem definitely lies along the cable run and not with the desk. I reckon the issues must be with a connector either desk, or stage end. It will be a while now until I have the chance to swap any connectors or take the panel apart, so for now it looks like I'll just have to avoid using that channel for a source requiring phantom. Not ideal, but manageable with our current schedule. Unless anyone else has a suggestion that I can try in the meantime?

Hi everyone and thanks for the responses so far. So, firstly, I have tested that the desk is definitely outputting phantom from that channel by plugging a di with a short xlr straight in to the desk. Also, I've rung out that line on the multi by connecting it to another known good channel at one end with a male to male adaptor and then hooking up a cable tested to the other end. This shows solid connection on all contacts. All cables and multicore have neutrik connectors. My next test will be to run that mixer input down a different multi channel. Will give it a go and report back!

Thanks for the response. I should have added, no shorts on either cores or screen. 1-1, 2-2, 3-3 with no faults, but still no phantom!

Hi All Got a show in at the moment where every channel of our 32ch multicore is being used. The first 16 are being used for rf recievers and the remaining 16 used for band channels (mix of mics and active DIs). Having a strange issue where a previously healthy channel (one of the band channels) is now refusing to carry phantom power to an active DI. The channel will pass audio with a dynamic mic but anything that requires phantom is dead. I've ruled out it being a faulty DI, XLR cable or desk output and so my next conclusion is a faulty channel on the multicore. This multi is a fixed venue install with a static rack patch at stage end and a set of tails at the other which by and large lives completely static, connected to the house desk. up until now it has been rock solid. I've put a cable tester across the channel in question, looped through several known good channels, and all three cores are showing full continuity. Still I cant get phantom power down this line. Until the show is out next week more invasive testing wont be possible. Anyone ever run in to this gremlin before? Any suggestions appreciated!