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.

128x128curiousjim

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

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

A local technician should be able to easily handle this repair for far less than $500. Where are you located?

Also, if the connection between the conductor and XLR connector has failed, you would likely get no sound rather than a "softer" sound. Are you sure the cable is the problem?

@mushniksflorist 

If one of the hot wires is broken the sound will get softer. If the ground wire is broken, there will be no sound. Connection one is bad. I’m assuming it’s the connection. I’ve never had a wire break mid cable, but I’m sure it happens.

@dweller 

No screw that I can see and other than the collet with their logo, there doesn’t seem to be anything that comes off.