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Gear / Technical Help => Cables => Topic started by: ilgross on April 11, 2009, 11:37:27 PM
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Any suggestions?
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There is a standard which almost all manufacturers use for these connectors, (+) on the inside of the tip. Edirol is the exception to this rule for some reason so they have the (-) on the inside of the tip, and the (+) on the outside.
go to radio shack... they have "adapt-a-plug" sets. You need a cable, a "B" tip, and an "M" tip. Plug them together with on side TIP(+), and the other side saying TIP(-). It's about $20 but you are done in a minute.
Or take the cable that probably came with your battery, and find an "M" tip for the R44, and wire it backwards so the (+) is on the outside and the (-) is on the outside.
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Or go to Kind Kables and get a nice one. Same price as the ratshack stuff but it looks a hell of a lot better. Don't understand why folks buy the ratshack stuff when a custom cable w/ tekflex is available for the same $$ ??? :shrugs:
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My Ratshack adapta-plug make-your-own cost something like 6.99 + 6.99 + 14.99 and one of the connections is loose. A couple of times I've moved the battery and the power went off, fortunately not during actual recording. The 3 pieces that make up the plug are frankly cheaply made pieces of crap.
I am now too looking for an actual plug, and will email Kind ASAP.
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Or go to Kind Kables and get a nice one. Same price as the ratshack stuff but it looks a hell of a lot better. Don't understand why folks buy the ratshack stuff when a custom cable w/ tekflex is available for the same $$ ??? :shrugs:
Personally I like the flexibility of the rat shack cable. I find tekflex to be to ridgid to snake around my bag depending on what gear I am using that night/day. Why do you need tekflex on a cable that is protected inside you bag? Plus I bulit my own Hot Swap-able dual battery cable for those long festival recordings.
My Ratshack adapta-plug make-your-own cost something like 6.99 + 6.99 + 14.99 and one of the connections is loose. A couple of times I've moved the battery and the power went off, fortunately not during actual recording. The 3 pieces that make up the plug are frankly cheaply made pieces of crap.
I am now too looking for an actual plug, and will email Kind ASAP.
If the connections are solid and you use some heat shrink tubing you shouldn't have a problem.
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The only reason I mention radshack is because most people want something for tonight, and they didn't think ahead enough to order one from Ed.
Myself... I found a cable with B on the end... and another cable with M on the end, and soldered them together... not exactly rocket science.
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The only reason I mention radshack is because most people want something for tonight, and they didn't think ahead enough to order one from Ed.
Myself... I found a cable with B on the end... and another cable with M on the end, and soldered them together... not exactly rocket science.
Agreed. Don't get me wrong, I am sure Ed does fine work, but this solution hasn't let me down, yet...