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CableWoe, or WTF is going on here?

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 5:51 pm
by Slowy
Got a cable; Lava, with a factory connected G&H plug on one end and a not factory Switchcraft on the other.

From working as expected, it's lost all treble and 70% of volume.

For heavens sake, there's only 3 pieces!
I need someone smarter than me to explain please?

Re: CableWoe, or WTF is going on here?

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 5:57 pm
by Zaulkin
Chop the non factory end off and resolder?

Re: CableWoe, or WTF is going on here?

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 6:12 pm
by Cdog
Got a multimeter?

Re: CableWoe, or WTF is going on here?

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 6:15 pm
by Jay
There is some sort of 'short' somewhere. Is all :wink:

Re: CableWoe, or WTF is going on here?

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 6:29 pm
by blackstratblues
Does the hot wire inside have a black plastic film covering It? If that touches the terminal it conducts to ground, causing a signal loss. I learned this the hard way the first time I made a cable from Mogami 2524.

Re: CableWoe, or WTF is going on here?

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 9:35 pm
by jeremyb
Jay wrote: Fri Jun 24, 2022 6:15 pm There is some sort of 'short' somewhere. Is all :wink:
Yeah grab a multimeter and see if you can measure resistance between tip and sleeve, its likely something is touching or one of the soldered connections is partially broken and shorting out.

Re: CableWoe, or WTF is going on here?

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 10:34 pm
by Bg
Slowy wrote: Fri Jun 24, 2022 5:51 pm Got a cable; Lava, with a factory connected G&H plug on one end and a not factory Switchcraft on the other.

From working as expected, it's lost all treble and 70% of volume.

For heavens sake, there's only 3 pieces!
I need someone smarter than me to explain please?
Use another lead. Get it fixed.