Ravenbar
Active Member
I just ordered a CT-20 cable tester off Amazon(https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0972J2ZR9/?tag=controlbooth-20). It tests all kinds of cables, from HDMI and several USB variants, to Banana jack and Speakon(also Powercon seperately), all the way to 3 and 5 pin XLR.
My main shoirt term use for it is to test the questionable cable pile at the local HS. I'd also considered it in the past for personal tests of USB cables, and other random cables, as my hobbis are so widely varied that they range from blacksmithing to computer programming.)
One thing I'll likely be making for it are adapters to test 6-pin XLR(likely using the RJ-45 connections), although opening it up and changing out jacks is also an option(it supports up to 20 conductors, in 2 sets of 10), perhaps the DIN connector that does 3/5/7/8pins, as I've never seen a DIN cable in that format that I recall. 6pin XLR is what the stage intercom system uses for the wired headsets, although they've added in some wireless headsets into the mix as well. I know there's at least one suspected dead headset cable in the heap, and another that's been run over by scenery and definitely been compromised, as the wires are showing. I'd have ordered a M and F 6pin XLR connector to build adapters with it, but I only work at the school until the musical closes(I only do this show for them every year), and they wouldn'y have arrived until after the show. I may sacrifice the damaged cable for it's connectors to build a pair of adapters, as $13/ea and weeks to arrive is insane for XLR connectors.
Anyone given one of these cheap($60) cable testers a workout, and what are your thoughts?
My main shoirt term use for it is to test the questionable cable pile at the local HS. I'd also considered it in the past for personal tests of USB cables, and other random cables, as my hobbis are so widely varied that they range from blacksmithing to computer programming.)
One thing I'll likely be making for it are adapters to test 6-pin XLR(likely using the RJ-45 connections), although opening it up and changing out jacks is also an option(it supports up to 20 conductors, in 2 sets of 10), perhaps the DIN connector that does 3/5/7/8pins, as I've never seen a DIN cable in that format that I recall. 6pin XLR is what the stage intercom system uses for the wired headsets, although they've added in some wireless headsets into the mix as well. I know there's at least one suspected dead headset cable in the heap, and another that's been run over by scenery and definitely been compromised, as the wires are showing. I'd have ordered a M and F 6pin XLR connector to build adapters with it, but I only work at the school until the musical closes(I only do this show for them every year), and they wouldn'y have arrived until after the show. I may sacrifice the damaged cable for it's connectors to build a pair of adapters, as $13/ea and weeks to arrive is insane for XLR connectors.
Anyone given one of these cheap($60) cable testers a workout, and what are your thoughts?