BluesJacketman
41 posts
Nov 07, 2013
12:39 AM
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I just bought a mic and it has a switchcraft screw on connector and it looks a bit bigger than past mics i've owned with switchcraft screw on connectors.
Are there 2 different sizes?
can anyone recommend were i could find a good priced cable for one this?
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Greg Heumann
2453 posts
Nov 07, 2013
8:57 AM
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There is a "mini" connector that's very rare, but the vast majority are 5/8inch diameter. Then there's the Hohner Roadhouse JT30, which is made cheaply and all components have been copied and reproduced by people who apparently don't know how to measure very accurately. That connector varies in size - not enough to see with the naked eye, but as much as .010" over the standard size, so that standard switchcraft connectors (on a 332 adapter, a cable or volume control) won't fit.
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BluesJacketman
42 posts
Nov 07, 2013
1:40 PM
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thank you for the info greg!
the one on my mic is about the size of a dime is that standard?
Will a 332 cable fit on it?
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Greg Heumann
2454 posts
Nov 07, 2013
5:12 PM
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A standard Switchcraft screw-on connector measures 0.613" in diameter. The diameter of a dime is 0.705" so I think its a safe bet we're talking about the standard connector. The mini connector is significantly smaller - I don't have one to look at but if memory serves they're about 0.375".
There really is no such thing as a "332 cable". 332 is the Switchcraft part number for their screw-on to 1/4inch adapter. The connector that goes on a cable to mate with the male connector on a mic is called a 2501F.
I make cables. They aren't cheap. That's because there's a good deal of labor and cost in making them well. Cheap ones fail very quickly because there is no adequate strain relief that prevents the cable from twisting/spinning inside the spring, which, especially in the presence of unconscious coiling behavior, will lead to very early failure. I charge $25 + $1 per foot so a 20' cable is $45 - and I believe the other guys who know what they're doing (Chuck Gurney, Mark Overman, others) charge the same.
You'll find all this stuff on my web site…..
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/Greg
BlowsMeAway Productions
See my Customer Mics album on Facebook
BlueState - my band
Bluestate on iTunes
Last Edited by Greg Heumann on Nov 07, 2013 5:15 PM
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BluesJacketman
43 posts
Nov 07, 2013
5:57 PM
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thanks greg i'm going to think about my options.
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