Members Miko Man Posted June 11, 2013 Members Share Posted June 11, 2013 I'm just entering the LED lighting world with some Blizzard Fab 5 fixtures. I will probably get an Obey 40 controller as an entry-level board. I know to run a DMX terminator at the last fixture, and that DMX signal needs to be daisy-chained (unless you have a DMX splitter). I plan on buying purpose-built DMX cables. Besides the impedence difference from mic cables, and five-pin vs three-pin connector issues, what else do I need to know? Blizzard warns against connector to shield bonding on their wickicle-ready fixtures; I can double check cable with a DDM to avoid that problem. What else do I need to know about DMX cables? Any brands or sources to avoid in particular? (I already know that cheap stuff is often a poor value, but are there particular "gotcha" things to be aware of?) Thanks. Mark C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted June 11, 2013 Members Share Posted June 11, 2013 Nope, not really. Sounds like you have the facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Miko Man Posted June 11, 2013 Author Members Share Posted June 11, 2013 Thanks, Moe. I'm trying to avoid the noob mistakes, especially when spending my own money on my own gear. Mark C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nchangin Posted June 23, 2013 Members Share Posted June 23, 2013 Expensive @#% #$3#$ #$^#$^@#$^ cables.I bought dmx cables with black ends, then I make sure keep mic cords with silver ends so they don't get mixed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mate_stubb Posted June 23, 2013 Members Share Posted June 23, 2013 nchangin wrote: Expensive @#% #$3#$ #$^#$^@#$^ cables. I bought dmx cables with black ends, then I make sure keep mic cords with silver ends so they don't get mixed up. I do something similar - I wrap a band of colored duct tape on the dmx cables so that they don't get mixed up with mic cables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratGuy22 Posted June 23, 2013 Members Share Posted June 23, 2013 Colored heat shrink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Miko Man Posted June 23, 2013 Author Members Share Posted June 23, 2013 Black connector bodies with "white" colored ring for DMX; silver bodies and green rings for audio, for me. My gear is "branded" with green tape/paint/heat shrink. Mark C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratGuy22 Posted June 25, 2013 Members Share Posted June 25, 2013 Nice!! I sacrificed a 50' XLR cable to make A bunch of 2' light cables. I have since bought a 50' proper DMXIS cable that will be sacrificed once I find the time! I put about 2" of red heat shrink on the male end for DMX, and slowly putting blue on the rest, just as an identifier as being mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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