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Is anyone bringing a 5-string Sadowsky, NYC or Metro? I have a yearning to try one.

Cheapest way to do it is to prepare some paper labels and then anchor them to the cable with clear heat shrink. I have mine done 500 at a time.

Depends on quantity. There is usually an artwork set-up charge and then cost per unit, the more you have done the cheaper it is. What are you wanting to do?

Welcome Chris. Plenty of Bcers in the Surrey Delta.

[quote name='4stringslow' timestamp='1470088591' post='3103268'] Sorry, but I disagree. Yes, the voltage and amps can vary between the input and the output but the point that they BOTH vary such that when you multiply the input volt/amps and the output volt/amps you'll find the power is much the same. I say much the same because no device is 100% efficient so power out will always be less than power in, with the 'lost' power heating things up. Think about your 130 amp welder with its 13A fused plug. Max input power is 230V x 13A = 2990W. This is the maximum amount of power available to the sharp end of the welder, so if you select a 130A arc then the maximum voltage across that arc will be 2990 / 130 = 23V (again, in practice some power is 'lost' inside the welder as heat because nothing is 100% efficient). This is generally why mains powered arc welders don't electrocute you - because the output voltage is quite low. Watts are watts, there are no 'reduced amperage' watts. If the amps are reduced, so are the watts, unless the voltage is increased to compensate. It's basic thermodynamics - you can't get more power (watts) out than you put in. [/quote] What he said. Power In (electrical energy) = Power Out (electrical energy + heat)

Assuming that the cable is of adequate rating, the lowest rated item in the lead is the IEC connector. Most IEC connectors are rated at 10A so a 10A fuse is perfect.

Yes that would achieve it or make yourself a very short XLR-F to XLR-M cable and not connect pin#1.

Earlier this year I sent 15 dead ones back to Neutrik and they were replaced. They've changed the construction of the latest ones and they are much more reliable. I'm happy to supply just the jacks if any member wants to DIY.

I would remove and reseat all the valves as a first step. If no change then it is probably one of the power valves that is dodgy. Ideally you need to get to look at it with an oscilloscope.

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1469102613' post='3095740'] I can't tell from the picture, but in any event there would be no primary connection for 110 versus 220. There would be dual sets of input wires to the transformer, allowing it to be wired like so: [/quote] It's definitely not wired like this Bill. The blue going into the connection block is Neutral and the thre,e brown/white, brown/red and brown, wires at the other end of the block are 220, 230 and 240 respectively. The black wire comes from the input fuse and is connected to the 240-volt terminal.

I've just had a look inside my Prodigy and the mains transformer is most definitely 220/230/240 only. There is no primary connection for 100/120 so it looks like they have different transformers for different markets. It would also explain why the European version took much longer to appear. Looking at the tightness and complexity of the wiring from the transformer I would not want to attempt to change the transformer. I think a step-down transformer is the best solution. Transformer input connections

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1468926824' post='3094333'] Couldn't agree more. Go for OBBMs wired solution if you are on a budget! (You do do the instrument and iem combo cable don't you?) [/quote] I have made a few in the past using stereo mic cable but this is a bit of a compromise for the tone purists as it's not proper instrument cable. Saying that no-one has complained of poor frequency response so I guess they are all happy with them. I did find a cable that had an instrument core and a stereo monitor core but it is quite expensive to get 100m and since the Referendum the pound has dropped and now it's very expensive, so it's back to genuine stereo mic cable.

[quote name='FuNkShUi' timestamp='1468910773' post='3094169'] Illegal operating frequency?!? How is this policed? Is it likely to cause problems if we went for that unit for example? [/quote] Some one used to sell this illegal brand through Amazon last year and I reported them to Offcom. Apparently Offcom regularly check the likes of Ebay etc for illegal wireless equipment offered for sale in the UK and get the adverts stopped and products confiscated. I would steer very clear of cheap illegal wireless kit.

The GK MB500 cannot have a speaker load lower than 4-ohms so each cab will have to be 8-ohms. That means that the power will be split equally between the cabinets, but not evenly between the drivers. I had a similar problem and opted for a 2 x12@4-ohms and a 1x12@8-ohms which gives a combined impedance of 2.667-ohms. Fortunately all the speakers are 8-ohms and are effectively wired in parallel so the power is divided equally between the three. The only way to run this set-up was to change the amp to one which will operate down to a load of 2-ohms.

[quote name='nash' timestamp='1468444158' post='3091029'] My new rig. [/quote] Nice to see that the Precision is still going well.

[quote name='jeigenbass' timestamp='1467666044' post='3085278'] Thanks! So does that mean I would never be able to add another cab safely? not even another 4 ohm one or in parallel (my amp has two outputs)? [/quote] If the amps spec says no lower than a 4-ohm load then that is it. You should not any lower regardless of how many spare sockets there are.

Everybody buying before the price rockets up?

The PA100 is a valve amp and uses a multi-tap transformer to match the output stage to the speaker load. It always gives the full output. You must never run a valve amp without a load connected. The power output of Solid State amps however varies depending on the connected load as you say in your last line. Solid-state amps can be run with no load connected.

It makes no difference at all Si. There will be some who say that separate cables is more secure because if one cab or a cable fails then the other will continue but how many times have you heard of it actually happening.

Bought an Mesa amp from Dan on Sunday. It was despatched on Monday. Delivered today, Tuesday. Excellent. What more can I say except thank you.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1465297040' post='3066839'] I remain unconvinced about buying cables designed for the mid range. What if you prefer a scooped tone? [/quote] That's easy Jack, it's just a matter of not connecting the strands in the central conductor that carry the mids.

[quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1465288147' post='3066718'] And the "singerproof XLR" he made for me, is still going. [/quote] That's nice to hear. I'd often wondered if she'd managed to destroy it yet.

I added a sub-woofer to my TV. It helps. I ran a couple of Facebook threads a few weeks back complaining about the sound on the Michael McIntyre show where all the vocals were drowned in the mix. In a follow on Dave Swift commented about how he despairs of the BBC's sound, especially on the Later show, and it appears some of the band do too.