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Connecting => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: dfung60 on January 03, 2020, 08:57:59 AM

Title: Cable Tester (with 5-pin DIN!) is a daily deal at B&H
Post by: dfung60 on January 03, 2020, 08:57:59 AM

I've had an old Whirlwind cable tester box for decades now.  Recently, I've been seeing many cable testers that do more than just the 1/4" phone jacks and 3-pin XLRs, and include Speakons, RJ-45s and more. There's one that's a Dealzone sale today at B&H Photo (bhphotovideo.com) for $30 that included something I haven't seen elsewhere - 5-pin XLR connections!  So, I guess if you want to check out your Series bass cable, you ought to jump on this.


https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1112371-REG/kopul_cbt_12_12_in_1_cable.html (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1112371-REG/kopul_cbt_12_12_in_1_cable.html)


$30 (instead of $40).  Looks like this is good through Saturday.


The 5-pin XLR connector is used on DMX lighting boxes which is probably how it got on here.  But I expect that it will work with your Series cable as well.

Title: Re: Cable Tester (with 5-pin DIN!) is a daily deal at B&H
Post by: lbpesq on January 03, 2020, 11:43:51 AM

This looks like a rebranded and different color version of the same cable tester Jazzyvee posted about last year.

http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=24688.msg246549#msg246549

I picked one up then.  Very versatile unit.  And the B&H version is $13 cheaper than I paid for mine!

Bill, tgo

Title: Re: Cable Tester (with 5-pin DIN!) is a daily deal at B&H
Post by: dfung60 on January 03, 2020, 06:35:23 PM

Ah yes...  very true.  This B&H one appeared to be the same unit that Musicians Friend had as a Stupid Deal of the Hour on NYD with the addition of the 5-pin jack.  I'm sure they all started out side by side in a factory in China.


I did buy one of these, but had to comment that amid the forest of connectors, they left off the 1/8" headphone jacks which have the shortest lifetime of any cables that I ever use.  Similarly, the put USB-A and -B connectors on there, but didn't put a micro-USB on there which would have been a good addition.

Title: Re: Cable Tester (with 5-pin DIN!) is a daily deal at B&H
Post by: lbpesq on January 03, 2020, 07:36:14 PM

The B&H unit, as well as Jazzy’s and mine, has the 1/8” / 3.5 mm jacks.

Bill, tgo

Title: Re: Cable Tester (with 5-pin DIN!) is a daily deal at B&H
Post by: dfung60 on January 04, 2020, 05:27:11 PM

???  I see 1/4" jacks (traditional guitar phone jacks), but not the 1/8" minis (like modern consumer electronic analog headphones). 

Title: Re: Cable Tester (with 5-pin DIN!) is a daily deal at B&H
Post by: lbpesq on January 04, 2020, 05:58:34 PM

Now that you point that out, I realize the one I bought is a little different.  I have the 1/8” sockets, but no USB.   Here’s a link to the one I purchased:


https://reverb.com/item/683024-osp-ct-04c-cable-tester (https://reverb.com/item/683024-osp-ct-04c-cable-tester)


Bill, tgo