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tools you need...
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Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:34 pmby Damien
in the past few weeks many of you have helped me with ccts of fun "tools", a phantom power blocker, inline pads, i also make an XLR tester with 2 leds across pin2-1 and pin 3-1 so i can see if stuff is broken..(apply phantonom and if no lights, either no earth or dead, no red led, no pin 2, no green led, no pin 3)..
what other little toys do you guys have/use/make that live close by and you use regularly..
cheers,
damien
Posted:
Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:54 pmby chris p
A signal generator that can at least do a 1kHz sine at +4dbu(line) and mic levels is really good when building stuff.
Posted:
Wed Jan 28, 2009 1:37 pmby Thirteen
An audio signal probe that I can plug into a mixer channel and trace audio through a circuit. It is often way more effective than an oscilloscope for low level signals.
Posted:
Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:29 pmby Linear
Buy a bear ringer CT100. I use it almost every day.
It is:
- cable tester (XLR/Jack/RCA/Mini Jack/TT Bantam/Midi) and can test any combination of these.
the cable tester has a matrix of lights to show what is connected to what. also has intermittent lights so you can see if a cable is dodgy only part of the time.
- signal generator at +4, -10 or -50, the latter being great when you're trying to work out why you've got no mic signal.
- phantom checker. will illuminate a light if the cable that is plugged in has phantom power.
- also has a light for grounded shield cables.
It can also test cables in situ using a cap at one end.
Handiest bit of kit. Not sure if they ripped off the design but who cares.
Chris
Posted:
Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:40 pmby Thirteen
Linear wrote: Not sure if they ripped off the design but who cares.
Chris
Here's your answer...
http://www.ebtechaudio.com/swizzdes.html and the Deadringer:
http://www.zzounds.com/item--BEHCT100
bit of a price difference though....
Posted:
Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:13 pmby Linear
Linear wrote:
Handiest bit of kit. Not sure if they ripped off the design but who cares.
Chris
OK I take that back - it's a complete, screw-for-screw, feature-for-feature copy!
that's obscene. i should throw the deadringer in the bin and buy a real one.
Chris
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Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:31 pmby Martin
holy crap that really is a copy!
so useful though, to test patchbays etc, TT in one side, TRS in the other etc
75ohm cap on one end of a coax video lead to trace stuff, saves so much stuffing around.. between that and a multimeter you can do most anything
Posted:
Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:31 pmby rob
what a bunch of pricks
any day now i expect to see a deadringer Passive Link in the local audio deli for $19.99
Rob