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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.

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curiousjim OP
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@dweller 

Sorta tried that already and.  “We would need to test the cable in person to determine where it is damaged.“. Was the reply.

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Just got a second reply   “No easy way unfortunately. We would need to see it in person in order to determine where the connection was bad.”

Sheesh

erik_squires
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True, you need to open it up. 

If there is no screw visible it's probably a situation where part of it screws onto the other.  Grab the end of the connector closest to the wire exit and twist against the rest of the connector.

erik_squires
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PS - Also look at the face of the connector for screws there too. :)

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I wish there was an easy way to share pictures here. It might make this so much  easier!

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