xiano8494 Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Hi, We are putting on a show at the Apex in Bury. The Apex has a dual channel wired comms system running on 6-pin XLR. We've got access to a wireless base station that we would like to introduce into the system and we have the ok to do so, however, our wireless base station is two channel but on 2x 3-pin XLR. I have found adapter cables online (Clearcom YC36 I think) but it seems madness to pay ~£100 for what appears to be a fairly simple cable. I found a forum post where someone linked to a pinout for such a cable, but unfortunately, the link was dead. I don't suppose anyone has access to such a pinout so we can construct our own cable? (Or even better, can lend such a cable for the festive period) Failing that, if the cable is in fact much more complicated than it looks, if anyone knows of someone who has one in stock, that'd be great too. Thanks in advance for any help you can give. Kind regards,Alex Davison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjadingle Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Would this be what you're after? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiano8494 Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 That looks like exactly what I'm after, thank you very much! However, I'm slightly confused as to why there seems to be 3x 3pin on that diagram, whereas all the pictures I've seen show just 2x 3-pin. Do you know if I can just leave those pins open?Would this be what you're after? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Just totally ignore XLR pins 4,5 and 6 - just make up a simple 1-1, 2-2, 3-3 cable between the two connectors and it will work perfectly fine. Less than a tenner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Is it tecpro or clearcom - you may have slightly confused the issue by mentioning a clearcom splitter. For tecpro / granite / stonewood that diagram isn't right, the wiring is given here http://www.tecpro.co...proOverview.PDF 1-gnd2-24V3-Audio 14-Audio 25-Audio 36-Audio 4 So if you want the 2 circuits on seperate XLRs, the first one would take pins 1-2-3 straight through and the other would be 1->1, 2->2 and 4->3 edit.... although that would be the same for clearcom. So in fact if you ignore the bottom XLR which is for show relay in, Ninja's diagram would work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard P-W Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Metro/Stonewood use a 6 pin that is NOT the same as Canford Tecpro. Been there, got strange results! The Metro/Stonewood wiring is Pin 1 - GndPin 2 - 24VPin 3 - Audio APin 4 - GndPin 5 - 24VPin 6 - Audio B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Metro/Stonewood use a 6 pin that is NOT the same as Canford Tecpro. Been there, got strange results! Haha, the wonderful world of non standards. And there was me thinking Metro/Stonewood was compatible with Tecpro in all respects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 But the good news is that 1,2 and 3 on BOTH is a straight pin to pin clink which is what the OP needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 But the good news is that 1,2 and 3 on BOTH is a straight pin to pin clink which is what the OP needs. He says it's a 2 channel radio interface, if he wants both channels he will need to do some special wiring for the 2nd channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiano8494 Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 Perfect, thanks. Now just got to wait for the CPC site to come back online so I can order what I need! Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Ah - got it! Do we know what kind of comms system Apex have? Probably Tecpro, but I can't remember from my last visit there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbuckley Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 And just a warning - there are two, physically incompatible types of 6 pin XLRs... To quote the old song: If it won't fit, don't force it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunray Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 And just a warning - there are two, physically incompatible types of 6 pin XLRs...Never come across 2 different types, more info please. Edit: OK found it Which is the 'standard'? I've never had an issue... yet but haven't used any for a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.elsbury Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 The twin clearcom pack I have used the Switchcraft layout, if that helps. (But I purchased a neutrik connector) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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