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Combo jacks are two separate connector sets in the same package, routed differently. There should be no phantom voltage on the TRS connectors, in fact, I have never seen a case where they do.
Quote from: heathen on December 21, 2018, 11:03:20 AMHow is the feel of that cable? Consistent with what you were aiming for?Yes, I'm very happy with how it came out. It is EXTREMELY flexible, even the main run covered by the outer jacket. I've never encountered a cable assembly of any type that is anywhere near this flexible. Covering the fanouts with techflex was an absolute must, as they are really thin.The fact that the inner jackets have channel numbers printed on them and the individual conductors have color-coded hot wires made it easy to keep track of what was what.I have 30ft of this stuff left, and will definitely be making more in the future.2 sets of cables just went up in the YS, BTW.
How is the feel of that cable? Consistent with what you were aiming for?
Quote from: voltronic on December 21, 2018, 11:39:39 AMQuote from: heathen on December 21, 2018, 11:03:20 AMHow is the feel of that cable? Consistent with what you were aiming for?Yes, I'm very happy with how it came out. It is EXTREMELY flexible, even the main run covered by the outer jacket. I've never encountered a cable assembly of any type that is anywhere near this flexible. Covering the fanouts with techflex was an absolute must, as they are really thin.The fact that the inner jackets have channel numbers printed on them and the individual conductors have color-coded hot wires made it easy to keep track of what was what.I have 30ft of this stuff left, and will definitely be making more in the future.2 sets of cables just went up in the YS, BTW.I'm currently building a snake with Mogami 2931 (the 4-channel version of 2930). Mogami owes a lot of its flexibility to the loose-fitting outer sheath. It allows the 4 inner cables to slide around freely when coiling, preventing kinks and twists. I was concerned about the durability of those 4 little cables at the ends of the snake (the fan-out). But each cable has a twist of cotton strings inside to add tensile strength, along with a steel ground wire (in addition to the copper shield). I think they're pretty tough little cables, if the fan-out survives for a year I'll consider it a success.
I'm currently building a snake with Mogami 2931 (the 4-channel version of 2930). Mogami owes a lot of its flexibility to the loose-fitting outer sheath. It allows the 4 inner cables to slide around freely when coiling, preventing kinks and twists. I was concerned about the durability of those 4 little cables at the ends of the snake (the fan-out). But each cable has a twist of cotton strings inside to add tensile strength, along with a steel ground wire (in addition to the copper shield). I think they're pretty tough little cables, if the fan-out survives for a year I'll consider it a success.That wire you are referring to is definitely not steel. It's the drain wire, which contacts the inside of the braided copper shield. It is just a copper wire that has been tinned. Steel would be pretty lousy from a conductivity standpoint. You might be thinking of wires used by DPA and Schoeps which have a thread of Kevlar running through to add tensile strength. Nothing like that in the Mogami snake cable, but those cotton threads seem to do a nice job while keeping things flexible, as you point out.When you make your connections, that drain wire is what you solder to Pin 1; not the shield itself, which you trim back all the way. This is so much easier than having to unbraid, twist, tin, and solder the actual shield to pin 1 as you would need to do if there was no drain wire.http://www.mogamicable.com/category/bulk/snake/
Joining late, but here's my two cents worth.Mogami, Canare, Belden all make great cables. So what else differentiates them?Price, size, and handling. Is the cable stiff or flexible, does it coil nicely or is it a pain? Is the smaller diameter flexible not as durable?I'd order a few feet of each, then pick based on physical characteristics.