Walker Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Hi there, I need to solder an XLR onto the end of a speaker cable with a 1/4" TS on the other end. The solder tips of XLR are marked 1, 2 and 3 - 1 is nine oclock, 3 is six oclock and 2 is 3 oclock (these are the solder tips, not the face that mates with the socket). Where do I solder the red and black cores of the speaker cable? Does anything need to be bridged the same as an XLR instrument cable? I've spent an hour looking for this info, but can't find anything conclusive! Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 http://www.mediacollege.com/audio/connection/xlr-jack-mono.html looks about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Thanks for that Paul 5. I used that for my instrument cables - so is it exactly the same for speaker cable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dincz Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 You really need to look at the cab's connections or check with a meter. Different cabs used different pins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 These are going from stage box (from aux's) to power yammy monitors. We've used double ended TR 1/4 cables up until now, so just need to get the female xlr's on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dincz Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Ah, so signal cables rather than speaker cables. 1 earth, 2 hot, 3 not should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obbm Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Don't use speaker cable. You need either screened pair mic cable or single core screened instrument cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 [quote name='obbm' timestamp='1354381127' post='1885416'] Don't use speaker cable. You need either screened pair mic cable or single core screened instrument cable. [/quote] Oh balls, of course! Doh. Only speaker cable between amp and cab, right? What should i be using for daisy chaining [i]between[/i] powered cabs then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 If each cab has it's own amp then normal screened signal cable. BTW don't your powered cabs tell you what pin is what on the XLRs? Ours do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Thanks for the help gents. Not sure what the cabs say - they are in our practice room. I'll double check next time. This is what I get for being the only band member who knows how to solder! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 generally pin 2 is hot (signal), so that'll go to the tip, but they tend to be printed on the kit these days, or try looking at an online manual - that sort of info is generally in the back pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelfin Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 This may help http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae181/gelfin5959/Wiringplugs.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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