Hi all,
Just wondering what the normal practice is for connecting an XLR cable?
In particular how you connect the ground. Ignoring the shield for a moment, there are two ground connectors. There's the pin and there's usually a connection for the plug casing if it's metal.
What is considered good practice? Ignore the casing? Connect both?
Thank you.
Just wondering what the normal practice is for connecting an XLR cable?
In particular how you connect the ground. Ignoring the shield for a moment, there are two ground connectors. There's the pin and there's usually a connection for the plug casing if it's metal.
What is considered good practice? Ignore the casing? Connect both?
Thank you.
Hi sorry for asking here. I ve good a three core cable (Ramm Elite 8) with the three conductors and a wire connected to the shield. Id like to assemble a XLR cable using EIZZ connectors; they just have three pins and no possibility to connect the shield wire to the connector shell ground.
What should I do?
Connect the shell wire together with the signal ground, to the connector pin?
Try to solder a jumper to the shell internal surface, so that I can connect it to the shield wire?
Buy another set of XLR plugs with a specific hole accepting the shield wire?
Thanks in advance
What should I do?
Connect the shell wire together with the signal ground, to the connector pin?
Try to solder a jumper to the shell internal surface, so that I can connect it to the shield wire?
Buy another set of XLR plugs with a specific hole accepting the shield wire?
Thanks in advance
Normally in the cables, the shield is connected to pin 1, hot to pin 2, cold to pin 3 and nothing to the shell. Inside AES-48 compliant equipment, pin 1 is connected straight to the shell and the chassis.
It's a bit strange, because it means that when you connect two cables rather than a cable to equipment, the shells are not connected to anything at the point where you connect one cable to the next. I've also noticed that inside some vintage Sennheiser MD-21 microphones, the case is not connected, so I used to short pin 1 to the shell in cables meant to be used with an MD-21.
It's a bit strange, because it means that when you connect two cables rather than a cable to equipment, the shells are not connected to anything at the point where you connect one cable to the next. I've also noticed that inside some vintage Sennheiser MD-21 microphones, the case is not connected, so I used to short pin 1 to the shell in cables meant to be used with an MD-21.
Thanks for your reply. I don't understand. My cable has three wires (hot, cold, neutral) + shield wire. Shoud I connect it to the neutral pin, together with neutral wire? I don't think so. Id rather connect it to the chassis ground through the connector shell; unfortunately ther's no way to connect this wire to the shell.
Some xlr plug have a hole for the shield wire; mine, the Eizz one, has no holes.
Regards
Some xlr plug have a hole for the shield wire; mine, the Eizz one, has no holes.
Regards
What is your application, knowing that would be helpful. Microphone, line level and AES I/O may treat pin 1 and shell differently. I unfortunately have to deal with all 3 in my home system which runs AES for digital, balanced for Audio, and phantom power for measurement microphones. Cables rarely use the shell, but bulkhead connectors generally make a provision for grounding them if desired. (Should be to chassis.)