XLR connections on the snow

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Is there any fear that water may get in and create problems? I suppose if there were connectivity between the prongs there would be all sorts of serious crap that would start happening to the signal.

Is there any solutions short of getting something longer than my 50ft which I use in conjunction with a 30ft and 15ft connections when I need to extend it? Should I just get a 100ft? They get expensive but I don't know about taping bagging, that could slow us down considerably at times and still risk it a bit.
 
It shouldn't be an issue. Unless the connections are old and loose, I doubt any snow will get inside the barrel. The barrels will be cold, so snow won't melt. When you go back into a warm climate, you might, but I doubt it.

I've seen some XLRs with gaskets once, but I have no idea what brand.

If you have any doubts, wrap tape around the connections.


A larger issue is your cables stiffening up. Cold cables are anywhere from difficult to imposable to handle. (Ever try to put away 200 feet of coax cable in 40 below? You can't. :()

 
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Virtually all the XLR connectors I've got, Neutrik and other brands, have a gasket on the female connector. I'd be more concerned with water getting into the cable end of the connector. A couple wraps of tape and some extra care when you warm the cables up afterwards and you should be okay.

To avoid connections, you could pick up 100' of bulk Canare cable and a couple XLR connectors from Trew or wherever and make the 100' cable yourself for around $75 if you can manage a couple minutes of soldering.
 
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