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Putting a new end on a XLR cable

I have a pair of Tara Labs 3 meter interconnects and I’ve lost a wire connection in the left cable. (It’s playing softer than the right one) For the life of me, I can’t figure out how they built it so I can take the end off, re solder the connection and put it back together. If I can’t figure out how to do it myself, My other options are cutting the end off and buying a good XLR plug or sending it back to the company and potentially paying as much as $500 for the repair.

Anyone here know how to take apart a Tara Labs XLR cable?

Thanks in advance.

curiousjim
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audphile1
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Assuming you narrowed it down and the cable is the problem, $500 sounds excessive. Is that what Tara Labs quoted you for the repair or you suspect it will cost that much? Just curious. Those are most likely neutrik connectors that don’t cost more than $10. 
 

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curiousjim OP
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@audphile1 

Yeah, I thought it was crazy too, that’s why the post.  I was hoping for something like $50 + shipping.  The problem is has to be one of things, a broken connection in one of the two hot wires or a hot wire that’s broken, somewhere in the cable. 
I’m going to hope someone here knows the answer.  If not, I’m going to slice and dice and lose a couple of inches off my left IC.

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carlsbad
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I googled a photo and it isn't obvious to me how to take them apart but a person with more experince should be able to figure it out.

However, before you go to al the trouble get a meter and check the resistance of each wire.  If you have continuity (0 ohms) between the pins on each end, then it isn't the cable.  

Jerry

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dweller
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There is 1. a screw holding the housing together or 2. the big part unscrews from the little part or 3. they glued it together when it was made (permanent) or 4. something else (the great unknown).

I had a broken connection in my Harmonic Tech XLR so took it to a guitar repair shop who fixed for $20. Good luck

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