Solderless XLR

[kindms]

Saw this postacrd on my desk today and thought it was cool. never seen it before

http://www.btx.com/

[johnw]

Noticed the solderless neutriks in the last catalog Markertek sent me.

[Swampy]

You would have to have somthing like this for field use: http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage.cfm?webpage_id=3&SO=2&&DID=7&CATID=39&ObjectGroup_ID=126

[jdawg]

Just called them, the female 'solderless' XLR's are out of stock till September.  Looking for another retailer now. Any ideas?

Has anyone had luck using these solderless connectors? Should make things much easier with the mini star quad cable.

[johnw]

Just called them, the female 'solderless' XLR's are out of stock till September.  Looking for another retailer now. Any ideas?

Has anyone had luck using these solderless connectors? Should make things much easier with the mini star quad cable.

Markertek has them in stock. If you are hesitant about building cables, they will make them for you out of Canare mini star quad with right angle or straight soldered connectors at a reasonable price. I was quoted ~ $60 + S&H for a 15' pair with straight  and right angle the other end. There is a 7-10 work day build time though and I've had them screw up an order before.

[jdawg]

t, thanks.   yeah, I've got the mini cable already, just needed the connectors.

[willndmb]

do these solderless connectors work well?
i have some silver cable left over and wanted to just make a pair of interconnects
its not worth it for me to get solder and everything else - or is it?

[SmokinJoe]

For industrial applications like serial port communication, this is great... digital communications with +/- 5V swings.

For microphone cables where the objective is to transfer very small voltages very accurately with as little loss as possible, I don't think this is ideal.  Using exotic silver cable with screw on connectors is like running a Porsche with those temporary spare donut tires.

My 2 cents worth.

[JD]

For industrial applications like serial port communication, this is great... digital communications with +/- 5V swings.

For microphone cables where the objective is to transfer very small voltages very accurately with as little loss as possible, I don't think this is ideal.  Using exotic silver cable with screw on connectors is like running a Porsche with those temporary spare donut tires.

My 2 cents worth.

Agreed, a crimped connection is always inferior to a soldered one.

[willndmb]

thanks for the input guys

[newplanet7]

Agreed, a crimped connection is always inferior to a soldered one.

Yep.

[TNJazz]

Using exotic silver cable with screw on connectors is like running a Porsche with those temporary spare donut tires.

Well said.   

[boojum]

Using exotic silver cable with screw on connectors is like running a Porsche with those temporary spare donut tires.

Well said.   

Proof?  Fact or opinion?

[boojum]

I am attaching an interesting publication which discusses the merits of soldered vs crimped connections.  It is worth noting that the company which led the research, Bell Labs, was at the time responsible for overseeing more low voltage audio connections in mission critical applications than any other entity in the world.  Perhaps they may have had an insight.

The principles that Bell Labs developed are the same ones applied by Neutrik in their pressure activated solderless connections.  It is worth a read to gain an insight into the relative merits of each technique.  It was a surprise to me.  Perhaps it will be to you, too.   

[Lil Kim Jong-Il]

I am attaching an interesting publication which discusses the merits of soldered vs crimped connections. 

Did you post the correct article?  The article you posted discusses wire wrapped connections and not crimped connections.  They aren't the same thing.