DIY Breakaway Cable

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Cedric Akins

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Hey guys I am wanting to make my own breakaway cables. I have found a Neutrik 8-pin connector kit and I am wondering where to get the remote audio wire. If any of you guys know where to find this please let me know?

Also is there a standard wiring set up for this type of cabling? It would be great if somebody could share any information on this subject. Thanks.:)
 
Please can you rephrase this in English.

Breakaway cable for what? to do what?

Signed: Confused of Oxfordshire :undecided
 
Google "Betacam breakawy cable." You will see what it is. Basically it is the cable from the mixer to the camera with the ability to seperate with one plug during setups.
 
You need to get some three-pair audio mic/line cable, sometimes labeled as snake cabling or multi-pair cable. Each pair will have it's own ground/shielding. Plus, of course, all the connectors. And for durability's sake, get some heat shrink to cover each individual pair as they split out of the main casing at either end of the snake.

I wish you luck. Soldering those little, multi-pin connectors isn't the easiest task in the world. I can make XLR cables 'til the cows come home, but my hands aren't anywhere close to setady enough to solder the tiny pins on things like TA5 connectors or little Hirose. For those, I resign myself to the added cost and buy ready-made, or for repairs have the dealer do the work.
 
Cedric Akins said:
Google "Betacam breakawy cable." You will see what it is. Basically it is the cable from the mixer to the camera with the ability to seperate with one plug during setups.
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I would, but you did not say anything about "Betacam" in your original post.

But I think C2V has now answered you.
 
one of the best place to buy 4 channel Mogami W2931 cable is redco.com (1 channel isnt used)
Trew sells a 3ch version. But the standard is the 2931

Realize that making this cable is pretty intensive. You'll need to tie all your grounds together as the 8 pin neutricon connector doesnt have 9 pins in order to keep all grounds separate.
Also make sure you stick to the standard pin configs that remote audio and PSC are.

Parts are gonna cost you about $100 bux if i recall, and i bet a good 5-8 hours working on it if you arent used to it. At that point you have to ask yourself, is it worth saving an extra 100 bux?

Especially if yours looks and holds up like crap in the real world.
 
The link above is broken : (

I've soldered these cables for myself before and they do take some time and skill soldering but you will save some money.

It's true that making them interchangable with the standard pinouts will allow you to interchange them with existing 'beta snake' cables and allow you to re-sell them at a later date if you want to upgrade.
 
Hey thanks guys. I finally finished the cables this week. The Neutricon connector I needed was on back order. After I got it I just slipped the wired end into the unit and they work perfectly. Also I got the 3-pair remote audio cable from trew audio's website
 
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