Topic: don't do this with your actives.......

[marc0789]

so recently, I'd noticed some one channel static. thought it was the old audio magic interconnects, so bought some leegeddys. ok for awhile, problem crops up again. hook the gear up at home, and discover what I think is a bad active cable in one mic, because I got static when jiggling the cable where it exits the cap.

well, a couple of years ago, I got some wire ties at home depot, to avoid tangling. When I unclipped the cables so I could send the bad one into DPA....voila, the static is gone. What I realized is that over the years, due to environmental factors or whatever, the actives were getting severely pinched. you could see deep marks on the actives. seem fine now. so don't do like me....use something other than wire ties.

[bagtagsell]

gaffers

[todd e]

gaffers

i've used the small black plastic zip ties, not tight, as in the cable can still move around if you give it a good twist.  i've never noticed problems, and that is after recently testing all my gear.  i can't justify putting tape on these cables, esp. if it is going to be on the cables for years.

[F.O.Bean]

thats why i love that techfkex on the leggeddy's/toddr cables, i have wire ties on mine and they are fine 100%

[gewwang]

You're lucky it wasn't the DPA cables. They're about $275 to repair one.

[nickgregory]

yup, I use gaffers on my 4022s and have been happy with the results.

[bagtagsell]

You're lucky it wasn't the DPA cables. They're about $275 to repair one.

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[nickgregory]

You're lucky it wasn't the DPA cables. They're about $275 to repair one.

Doesn't
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Accurately

you get what you pay for

[ethan]

This is what I use to keep my actives from tangling:

http://www.cableorganizer.com/spiral-wrap/

PITA to wrap the cables into the sprial but REAL easy to use and nice to have in the field

[mmmatt]

Electrical tape doesn't get as gooey as gaffers, and I find the velcro ties work better than anything.  I don't have actives but same shit with a thim mic cable.

Matt

[Brian Skalinder]

Electrical tape doesn't get as gooey as gaffers

My experience is just the opposite.  YMMV.

[Sanjay]

I use the ties that came with garbage bags, not twist ties but the ones that have the slot and the pegs to adjust size.  They're wider and stay looser and more flexible than zip ties. 

[Ed.]

won't Goo Gone get rid of any stickiness on the cable?  or is that bad for them?

[mmmatt]

won't Goo Gone get rid of any stickiness on the cable?  or is that bad for them?

it will but it is a pia.  Maybe there are different types of gaffers tape, but the tecnec stuff I have is no better than duct tape after about a month.  Velcro is what I use on all my cables.  You can by a roll of 100 velcro cable ties at lowes for about $6 and that will last most people forever.  Or they have 5 packs at most home improvement/hardware stores for about $3.  Money well spent in my opinion.  I use them more for winding cords than for combining them, but same thing.

Matt

[Ed.]

velcro over your gaff tape, and secure it with a zip-tie.

whoa, easy killer!