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7.2 Plug soldering guide
You will need a lot of cables for different purposes - see the following figures to make sure you have got the right
ones.
Use custom-made RCA cables for all connections which use RCA sockets (centre post = signal (+ve) and
sleeve = ground/screen).
Unbalanced use of
mono 1/4" jack plugs
Ring
Balanced use of
stereo 1/4" jack plugs
Balanced use with XLR connectors
1 2
3
2 1
3
Input Output
Tip =
Signal
Tip =
hot (+ve)
Sleeve =
Ground / Shield
Sleeve =
Ground / Shield
Tip
Tip
Sleeve
Sleeve
Strain relief clamp
Strain relief clamp
Ring =
cold (-ve)
For connection of balanced and
unbalanced plugs, ring and sleeve have
to be bridged at the stereo plug.
1 = Ground / Shield
2 = hot (+ve)
3 = cold (-ve)
For unbalanced use pin 1 and pin 3 have to be bridged
Fig. 7.1: Un-/balanced jack plugs and balanced XLR connectors
7. CONNECTIONS