Recent content by gabrielrey

Thanks everyone! I'm blown away by the amount of useful information here, and how generous you all are with your time and expertise. It is a huge help.Since I'm not talking about much length (and this will all by inside a box in an A/V room), I will go with cable that is the closest to the DMX...

One more quick followup -- why would screw terminals actually be much better than connectors in terms of oxidization? Wouldn't you have the same problem with oxidization? Is it just that it makes it easier to just strip a little more wire and reconnect (versus having to solder a new connector)?

Thanks for the replies, that's all very helpful!JD -- I looked at the board I'm going to use again, and it actually has screw terminal connectors, so I'll probably just use those. Maybe I'll buy a connector that I can hook up to them for testing purposes. The DMX playback unit I'm getting does...

Hi everyone!I'm working on a permanent architectural installation that uses DMX. The final install will use one DMX cable, to go from a standalone DMX playback unit to an LED dimmer. The units will be right next to each other, so I'm looking for a very short cable. Quality and reliability are...