Yes please, thanks so much. I also always wonder what should I do with the unused wire when coverting from XLR to RCA? Just not use it or double the ground? Advic
Yes please, thanks so much. I also always wonder what should I do with the unused wire when coverting from XLR to RCA? Just not use it or double the ground? Advice?
Ok. Hope this makes sense:
Source end:
Twist together the inner and outer drains and solder together.
Now remove the foil ( or similar shield but I’m presuming there’s a foil shield) from the conductors, to expose one RED and one White conductor.
Carefully cut off 12mm ( my suggestion you may do more or less) of the white(?) insulation. To expose the inner conductor, peel back the strands( of solid core conductor) and cut off the white PVC (?) core. Twist and solder the strands.( you may have a solid core conductor in which case ignore that bit)
Cut off 7mm (my suggestion you may do more or less) of the Red insulation. Expose the inner multi-strand conductor, peel back the strands and cut off the whit plastic core. Twist and solder the strands.
Cut a 5mm approx length of Red heat shrink and shrink over the Red insulation.
Solder the centre pin to the Red conductor.
Wrap four or five wraps of PTFE tape over the soldered joint and down the insulation.
Wrap four or five wraps of PTFE tape over the outer insulation on to the drains.
The output end is the same as the source, with one difference. The outer drain is cut off in line with the outer insulation and is not connected to the shield.