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Title: Right Angle V3 Power Cable
Post by: gratefulphish on June 06, 2007, 02:24:18 PM
I know that several people have made these before, including the missing Leegeddy, as well as apparantly JohnP.  For you industrious cable makers out there, making these would be a great idea.  Whenever a V3 pops up in the yard sale, with a right angle power cable, all of the immediate PMs are asking about the cable.  From what I understand, the basic plug needs to be notched with a dremel, with the cable run through, and filled with the same epoxy that people use in making the shorty RA XLRs.  A little strain relief/heat shrink and it should be good to go.  I have a spare power plug if anyone is up for doing this, and will obviously be happy to pay for the work.  You could probably sell quite a few here.  Anyone up to the challenge?
Title: Re: Right Angle V3 Power Cable
Post by: thegreatgumbino on June 06, 2007, 02:35:35 PM
FWIW, I've got all the parts to make them, just been bogged down the last couple weeks with other issues. 
Title: Re: Right Angle V3 Power Cable
Post by: BWolf on June 06, 2007, 02:41:07 PM
FWIW, I've got all the parts to make them, just been bogged down the last couple weeks with other issues. 

and i'm first in line...  :D
Title: Re: Right Angle V3 Power Cable
Post by: gratefulphish on June 06, 2007, 11:58:06 PM
FWIW, I've got all the parts to make them, just been bogged down the last couple weeks with other issues. 

and i'm first in line...  :D

Right after me?  ???
Title: Re: Right Angle V3 Power Cable
Post by: thegreatgumbino on June 07, 2007, 08:21:38 AM
FWIW, I've got all the parts to make them, just been bogged down the last couple weeks with other issues. 

and i'm first in line...  :D

I got the parts a while back after Brad begged me to make him one!   ;D
Title: Re: Right Angle V3 Power Cable
Post by: Chuck on June 07, 2007, 12:08:06 PM
I have a ghetto version I made. I'd be interested in one too, if you have enough parts...
Title: Re: Right Angle V3 Power Cable
Post by: rokpunk on June 08, 2007, 12:00:39 AM
is there a right angle plug that fits and locks to the v3? i didn't think one existed. please post the part number if it exists.
Title: Re: Right Angle V3 Power Cable
Post by: BWolf on June 08, 2007, 09:20:32 AM
is there a right angle plug that fits and locks to the v3? i didn't think one existed. please post the part number if it exists.

no, there isn't.  you have to take the regular one, cut the plastic covering and metal leads down as far as you can, notch it so the cable comes out the side, apoxy it, and then shrink wrap it.  its kind of a pain in the ass.  the actual connection wouldn't be modified, just the black plastic piece and the metal leads on the inside the housing...
Title: Re: Right Angle V3 Power Cable
Post by: Chuck on June 08, 2007, 10:00:48 AM
is there a right angle plug that fits and locks to the v3? i didn't think one existed. please post the part number if it exists.

no, there isn't.  you have to take the regular one, cut the plastic covering and metal leads down as far as you can, notch it so the cable comes out the side, apoxy it, and then shrink wrap it.  its kind of a pain in the ass.  the actual connection wouldn't be modified, just the black plastic piece and the metal leads on the inside the housing...

This is exactly what I did, except i couldn't get the shrink wrap done right...  :-[
Title: Re: Right Angle V3 Power Cable
Post by: rokpunk on June 09, 2007, 09:07:38 AM
I have found that my straight V3 cable works fine in my bag after taking it, putting more heat shrink on it, and simply bending it to a 90 degree angle while the heat shrink is still hot. It sticks out the back of the V3 less than a right angle XLR does.
Title: Re: Right Angle V3 Power Cable
Post by: F.O.Bean on June 09, 2007, 11:27:24 PM
thats the only thing i dont miss about my v3. thank god my V2 has a 4-pin. i have a leegeddy rt-angle 4-pin>3-amp fuse>3 x rc connectors so i can hook my v2 up directly with a 4-pin>7.2v rc batteries :)
Title: Re: Right Angle V3 Power Cable
Post by: Jimna on June 10, 2007, 07:51:37 PM
thats the only thing i dont miss about my v3. thank god my V2 has a 4-pin. i have a leegeddy rt-angle 4-pin>3-amp fuse>3 x rc connectors so i can hook my v2 up directly with a 4-pin>7.2v rc batteries :)
i thought you were ditching the v2?  480>722 all the way ;)
Title: Re: Right Angle V3 Power Cable
Post by: Nick's Picks on June 20, 2007, 07:34:56 AM
you can also sort of make one from the normal connector just by bending it..., a little epoxy and shrink tube...viola!
not super pretty, but sturdy and easily able to take the weight of the V3 w/o issue.

putting two of the connectors together to make the RA...its still sort of large.  I haven't used that setup, but i've seen a few of them.  Didn't like it.