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Excellent product. But the battery compartment DOH!
OK at first I thought this is the worst designed battery compartment ever. It did not make contact with the terminals well enough to keep contact. I was about to return it when I tried one last time. This time I pushed in and down and I heard a click... and now I think its the best designed battery compartment ever. In and down.
Well this is a must tool for any tech, sound engineer or musician if you are a sole traveller. Bands, buy one. At this price its the cheapest of its kind. But the quality of the unit is unbelievable. This is a tank.
Plug one end of the cable into the correct socket. Plug the other end to the correct socket for it. And config seems to be catered for. Turn the switch to the numbers. The corresponding light will light up. Now you will need to know a little about how your cables should be wired but for guitar leads and balanced xlr, 1 to 1 , 2 to 2 and 3 to 3 should be the norm.
If the connectors are not standard, you can even use the supplied probes to test continuity. It beeps. So no need to hold the probes steady to glance at a light.
With connectors in place, shake the cable whilst testing and you will see if theres a break.
Now it is not going to fix your cables, but it will tell you which ones are good to use and which ones need to go to the repair man or the bin.
Its big and bulky to allow for speakon cables. It is worth every penny.
All you need is a 9v battery. It even has a built in battery check.
Well this is a must tool for any tech, sound engineer or musician if you are a sole traveller. Bands, buy one. At this price its the cheapest of its kind. But the quality of the unit is unbelievable. This is a tank.
Plug one end of the cable into the correct socket. Plug the other end to the correct socket for it. And config seems to be catered for. Turn the switch to the numbers. The corresponding light will light up. Now you will need to know a little about how your cables should be wired but for guitar leads and balanced xlr, 1 to 1 , 2 to 2 and 3 to 3 should be the norm.
If the connectors are not standard, you can even use the supplied probes to test continuity. It beeps. So no need to hold the probes steady to glance at a light.
With connectors in place, shake the cable whilst testing and you will see if theres a break.
Now it is not going to fix your cables, but it will tell you which ones are good to use and which ones need to go to the repair man or the bin.
Its big and bulky to allow for speakon cables. It is worth every penny.
All you need is a 9v battery. It even has a built in battery check.
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Low cost but reasonable quality...
When I was extending my studio I needed to create a very stable dual network - one for audio (AVB) and one for control of the Presonus equipment.
This device helped me no end in ensuring the network connectors were satisfactory as I fitted them and then tested them with this unit.
There are many other cable test features on this unit and for the money it worked well (and still is) for our studio environment where you can get cables creating problems at any time.
Low cost answer to find those dodgy cables, but it is one that does work.
Recommended.
This device helped me no end in ensuring the network connectors were satisfactory as I fitted them and then tested them with this unit.
There are many other cable test features on this unit and for the money it worked well (and still is) for our studio environment where you can get cables creating problems at any time.
Low cost answer to find those dodgy cables, but it is one that does work.
Recommended.
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Solid tool.
Robust build with great functionality. Must have in the tool box for diagnosing faulty cables and at a great price!
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Great value for money.
Looking for a cable tester that works wonders? Look no further. The built quality is great. For the price, I can say you get value for money.
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So far so good!
Let's start with my only complaint: the battery door is a bit hard to close properly. That's all.
It performs exactly as advertised in every other aspect, it measures continuity and in a very clear way. It can measure conversion cables (e.g. 3.5 to RCA) too, which was not clear to me when I bought it, so that's a nice surprise!
Have not used it often/long enough to say anything meaningful about durability or battery life, but it feels very solid. Packaging could be better, as i've had it force open/drop out of the bottom of the box when I dropped it in from the top, but a piece of ducttape fixed that.
It performs exactly as advertised in every other aspect, it measures continuity and in a very clear way. It can measure conversion cables (e.g. 3.5 to RCA) too, which was not clear to me when I bought it, so that's a nice surprise!
Have not used it often/long enough to say anything meaningful about durability or battery life, but it feels very solid. Packaging could be better, as i've had it force open/drop out of the bottom of the box when I dropped it in from the top, but a piece of ducttape fixed that.
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As musician , soundtech and even lighting operator !
Multimeters both digital and analogue do the trick but this device brings just convenience thru its multiconnetors including sound both power signal as midi as ethernet as video bnc and so on and if you still work with non led or arc lamps you can use the 2 leads for continuity!
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Sturdy product, does exactly what it's supposed to.
This tester is a solid build with a clear visual for continuity testing - perfect for sound and lighting technicians. It has become an invaluable product for my toolkit.
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SOLID AND DEPENDABLE
Solid construction with every connection I could possibly need. Has helped me identify problems and saved me throwing out perfectly good cables. An essential piece of kit that I keep within reach for all of my sound engineering projects.
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when you need to check more than 20 cables, this device will help you to make quickly !!! I am pleased! I regret not having purchased it before ...
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invaluable testing tool
I never though a cable tester could be so useful but now the first thing I do when I get any new cables is to run them thru the tester to ensure I won't have any unexpected surprises at the worst possible moment. already saved me once as it detected a doa cable that was imediatly returned and replaced instead of making me waste much more time trying to find why some device on my chain is only working on 1 side
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