[BC] XLR Connector wiring and phase...

[seaberg1@sbcglobal.net]

Your e-mail caused me to take a look ! I have an Electro Voice 666 mike and 
cable
and you are correct the Cannon UA-3-11 female connector does have the center 
pin
marked G.  Other pins are marked 1 & 2 in normal fashion.

Bob -- W3MDM

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Smerdon" <psmerdon at fastmail.com.au>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] XLR Connector wiring and phase...


> Maybe somebody was used to working with the old cannon UA connectors - 
> where the "center" pin was ground. It was even marked "G". Have a look 
> towards the bottom of this page http://www.coutant.org/666r/index.html
>
> Then there's the 3/5 pin DIN connectors.
>
> Whatever possessed Cannon to make pin 1 the ground in the XL series?
>
> Peter S.
>
> Jack Antonio wrote:
>> KTVN Channel 2 - 4925 Energy Way - Reno, NV 89502
>> 775-858-2222 - Fax 775-861-4298
>>
>>
>> Back in the mid 70s, we bought a 2 ghz transmitter from a well known
>> manufacturer.  The audio input was an XLR, with either pin 2 or 3 wired
>> as ground (can't remember which), not a mistake, the book showed it that
>> way.
>>
>> Jack Antonio
>> KTVN
>> 4925 Energy Way
>> Reno, Nevada 89502
>> 775-858-2222
>>
>>
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