3guk Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Guys, I rembember a few years ago finding a site where I could but XLR testers that tested if a cable was working by using phantom power. Does anyone know of the site that sells them as I have lost mine. It was called a rat I think or something like that. I am pretty handy with a solding iron and if anyone could show me a schematic I would also be prepared to make one. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AdamJames Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Can you not buy a chassis female, chassis male. Use a 9V battery, split it over 3 ways, but use push switches in each split. Connect each battery split to the pins on one connector. Then on other chassis connector, solder an led to each leg, then connect it back to the battery. B+---------/_-----------XLRM GND (XLR cable) XLRF---------LED-----B-B+---------/_-----------XLRM Pin1 (XLR cable) XLRF---------LED-----B- B+---------/_-----------XLRM Pin2 (XLR cable) XLRF---------LED-----B- Make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamplighter Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 An led with a 6k8 resistor between XLR pin 1 ( -ve ) and XLR pin 2 ( +ve ) with the same between pin 1 and pin 3 does the trick. Use 2mm Leds and sleeve the connections. Both leds light if circuit ok, one only if pins 2 or 3 faulty, neither light if pin 1 not connected or all pins shorted. It will not show a short between 2 and 3 or a phase reversal. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3guk Posted April 30, 2005 Author Share Posted April 30, 2005 Thanks lampligher. Its there is a slightly more complex version that is made. Anyone know where to get it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanG Posted April 30, 2005 Share Posted April 30, 2005 Does anyone know of the site that sells them as I have lost mine. It was called a rat I think or something like that.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> The nice people at Rat Sound sell the Rat Sniffer and Sender which I think is what you're looking for. (Incidentally, has anyone come across any of the Rat/Radian Microwedges in UK venues? I'm really curious to see how the sound.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshwah Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 I saw the radian wedges that dave rat designed at the AC Trade show I believe that Fusion distrubute them sadly I didn't get to hear them altho id love to they are meant to sound really good apprantly quite hifi was the description I got from a guy I no who used them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueShift Posted May 1, 2005 Share Posted May 1, 2005 if in doubt you can always buy a CT100 for around 40 GBP which is the business! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3guk Posted May 1, 2005 Author Share Posted May 1, 2005 Isnt the CT100 more of a box rather than a pocket tester? Anyone know where I can buy the rat in the uk ? Moderation - yet another pointless double post merged into one. How much longer is it going to take for this to sink in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted May 3, 2005 Share Posted May 3, 2005 Anyone know where I can buy the rat in the uk ?<{POST_SNAPBACK}>You can find contact details for Rat Sound very easily via the link earlier in this topic - why not just contact them and ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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