You sure they didn't actually mean Cat5 Cable? What fixtures are you using?
I'm guessing it's three 10' DMX cables, each with an A5M on one end and an A5F on the other end..
Exactly. Those are Switchcraft model#'s, and many still use those terms even if the connectors are Neutrik. Your fixtures are Philips/Color Kinetics ColorBlaze72s (if 6' long) or ColorBlaze48 (if 4' long). I believe you can use either Cat5 or 5pin XLR DMX cable to daisy-chain data to the units. It sounds like if they had sent the 3x 10' DMX cables, you wouldn't have needed to use your own Cat5 cables....So is an A5M the male end of a 5 pin XLR, and an A5F the female end?
Exactly. Those are Switchcraft model#'s, and many still use those terms even if the connectors are Neutrik. Your fixtures are Philips/Color Kinetics ColorBlaze72s (if 6' long) or ColorBlaze48 (if 4' long). I believe you can use either Cat5 or 5pin XLR DMX cable to daisy-chain data to the units. It sounds like if they had sent the 3x 10' DMX cables, you wouldn't have needed to use your own Cat5 cables.
Am I right?
Funny how those XLR connectors evolved! The Cannon XLR connector was the original. (XLR-3 F/M) Then Switchcraft got into the act and we all started calling them A3F and A3M, but if anyone asked, we would say, "You know, XLR connectors." So for some reason, subsequent connectors all went with the Switchcraft style numbers, so we say "Yea, I need some A5Fs... ah... You know, XLR A5F's by Neutrik..." (Actually, NC5FX)
Confused yet? This will do it! Neutrik now has out a unisex XLR connector called the convertCON ! There, that should do it!
[URL="http://www.neutrik.com/fl/en/audio/204_67260377/convertCON_productlist.aspx"]Neutrik convertCON
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Yes! But why. when in "female" mode, does it have 4 pin holes???
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