Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In this video I show how to build a simple mic cable with no shrink wrap and discuss some tips and trick to make soldering and testing XLR cables easier and faster.

Part 1 Making XLR Cables- youtu.be/S6prsGkbZi4
Part 2 Stripping and Shields - youtu.be/o1T2lpl2Tcs
Part 3 Quality and Faults - youtu.be/kRQYUim554M
Part 4 Making a Quad Cable - youtu.be/IFcHe1ttrs0
Part 5 Soldering Irons - youtu.be/doOdYYDG9NU
Part 6 Gold or Silver Connectors - youtu.be/_c69twCBxxU

00:00 Intro
01:09 insulation to solder cup distance
02:58 stray wires and fraying
03:42 excess stripping
04:12 matching wire lengths
05:17 clustered wires in a quad cable
06:14 shrink wrap
07:06 solder blob
07:48 chassis ground connection
12:50 soaking the shield wire in solder
13:55 shrink individual and overall
15:03 strain relief vs strip length
16:27 wiring faults
16:58 outro

The first part of a multi part series on mic cable termination. In this video I describe many of the aspects I will cover in future videos and show how to make an XLR cable

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