Microphone Cable

13 years ago

I'm making a short mic cable from components and ended up with a cable configuration that I haven't used before. It's a three wire cable with only the white conductor shielded (I'm used to two conductors with the shield around both).
For a three-pin XLR connector, would I connect the shield to GND, white to 1 and red and black to 2 and 3?
It's just a short lead for the pulpit mic but we also use some wireless equipment and could be susceptable to interference.
TIA
R3

Sort by:Oldest

Comments (7)

Elmer J Fudd
13 years ago
Mic cable is cheap, it's hardly worth screwing around with a DIY..
randy427
Original Author
13 years ago
This cable has to snake through a tight space where the connector cannot feed. It should also have in-wall insulation, which OTS cables do not.
Related Professionals
St. Louis Interior Designers & Decorators · Ottumwa Interior Designers & Decorators · Everett Interior Designers & Decorators · Clarksdale Carpenters · Oneonta Carpenters · Green Bay Carpenters · Jonesboro General Contractors · Cape Coral General Contractors · Kissimmee General Contractors · Westminster General Contractors · North Adams General Contractors · Flint General Contractors · Grand Rapids General Contractors · Oshkosh General Contractors · Gillette General Contractors
yosemitebill
13 years ago
Are both ends of the cable balanced XLR connectors, or is one end an XLR and the other end an unbalanced 1/4" connector?
randy427
Original Author
13 years ago
Both are 3-pin XLR.

This post was edited by randy427 on Tue, May 14, 13 at 22:12
yosemitebill
13 years ago
Pin 1 should be the shield/ground. While pins 2 and 3 would both typically be shielded, in this case, I would run the white shielded conductor as pin 2 and the other unshielded conductor as pin 3.
randy427
Original Author
13 years ago
Many thanks.
yosemitebill
13 years ago
Hope it all works out. If not, post back and I'm sure I can help you get it figured out.