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Product Description

Comprehensive Audio / Signal Cable tester.

This is an absolute must for the gigging musician.

Versatile lead tester for use most audio leads. The product can test the following leads:
8 Pole Speakon 4 Pole Speakon (it will also test a 2 Pole Speakon in the 4 pole sockets) Banana Plugs 3.5 mm jack (mono and stereo) 6.35 mm (mono and stereo) Phono (RCA) XLR Cannon (3 pin and 5 pin) DIN (3, 5,7 and 8 pin) 4 pin Mini DIN.

As well as testing standard cables using all of the connectors above, this unit also tests adaptor cables - so if you have an XLR to jack adaptor, just plug into the XLR on one side of the tester and a jack socket on the other and off you go. Any combination of connectors is possible.

You get a clear indication of what is going on with your cable. Bright LEDs show which pins are connected to which, rather than cheaper testers which either give a pass/fail or have displays that are difficult to decode. With this, it's easy to see what's going on. It's also very quick too - no messing around. This means you can also check things like TRS insert cables, and XLR ground lift or polarity reverse adaptors, and it will tell you exactly what is going on.

As you can see from the photo, there are eight sets of LEDs. This means that all pins on DIN leads are checked, not just three!

One other really neat feature - which doesn't appear on any other testers in this price bracket, like the CableCop - is the ability to check for shorts between signal cores and the shell of the connector. This is the main cause of earth hums in PA systems and eliminating it is often very difficult. Here, you get a clear indication (via another LED) if the problem is present, and you can easily tell which connector is the problem.

The unit runs from a 9V battery. The battery sits in a drawer on the front of the unit for easy access - far better than some other testers we have used in the past where you need to unscrew the unit to replace the battery - usually when you are most short of time.

The casing is metal and extremely sturdy and will stand the rigours of being 'on-the-road'

 

Specifications

Brand
Soundlab
Weight
0.4kg

Customer Reviews

CABLE TESTER (11 Type) - Will test almost every plug imaginable.