Making Quality XLR Cables #4 - Quad Mic Cables (Public)

In this video I terminate a quad conductor mic cable and discuss various aspects of making mic cables, tinning, shrink wrap tricks, and more The video provides a step-by-step guide on how to make quad mic cables that allow multiple microphones to connect to a single input. The process involves using braided shields, neutral connectors, and strain relief to ensure proper labeling, easy pairing of wires, and clean soldering of the wires to the connector. The video also highlights the importance of using clean and wet solder and offers tips on how to test the shrink wrap and check every possible fault for an XLR cable. By following these guidelines, users can create high-quality XLR cables that are resistant to humidity and corrosion. Part 1 Making XLR Cables-    • Making XLR Cables #1 - Solder a Cable & Ti...   Part 2 Stripping and Shields -    • Making XLR Cables #2 - Tips Stripping and ...   Part 3 Quality and Faults -    • Making XLR Cables #3 - Quality and Faults ...   Part 4 Making a Quad Cable -    • Making Quality XLR Cables #4 - Quad Mic Ca...   Part 5 Soldering Irons -    • Making Quality XLR Cables #5 - Best Solder...   Part 6 Gold or Silver Connectors -    • Gold vs Silver (Nickel) Audio/XLR Connecto...   If you like this and other videos I do, please join this channel to get access to more videos, early access to videos as well as to be able to join my weekly zoom chats:    / @daverat   Also check out: https://www.soundtools.com https://www.ratsoundsales.com/ https://ratsound.com/daveswordpress/d... https://www.ratsound.com/ 00:00 Into 00:11 What is a quad mic cable and usage 00:50 Connector type and advantages 02:18 Preparation for the build and loading connector parts on the cable 04:13 Strip length and stripping the jacket 06:14 Pre rigging the conductors 06:55 Stripping the internal quad wires 07:45 Tinning the ends 09:10 Trimming the ends 09:46 Tinning the female connector 10:10 Soldering the female connector - no shrink 10:42 Inspecting the connection 11:15 Checking the strain relief 11:41 Assemble 12:10 Preparing the male cable end 14:05 Tinning the male end 14:35 Preparing the shrink wrap 15:30 Trimming the ends 15:48 Tinning the connector cups 16:00 Soldering to the connector - with shrink 17:00 Soldering the ground wire with shrink 18:18 Heat to the shrink wrap 18:43 Overall shrink 19:35 How much does shrink wrap shrink? 21:37 Assemble 22:00 Testing the cable with a meter 22:36 Testing with the SoundTools XLR Sniffer/Sender soundtools.com 23:22 Outro