oddioguy wrote: The tube is a new one on me. I'd suggest further investigation....pictures or perhaps even a part number??
As for the sockets, sounds like you are describing circular DIN connectors which were fairly common on European gear even into the '70's. As for a wiring convention, I'm unfamiliar with any standards, so here's a Wiki link... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIN_connector
I'd say "experiment"....you can't hurt anything.
Gordie wrote:I have seen these tubes before, mainly on old grundic tape decks. Dont know
if I have any but will look.
Those old mic inputs I used at cfbc and cbc in the 60s. (Canon connectors)
They had to be big cause the wire was monsterous/
you had to have a 2000 watt solder iron to make the connections. The
solder then was at least 1/8th thick.
macrae11 wrote:Definitely DIN connectors. They all look like 5 pin to me. If they're anything like most DIN wiring these days pins 2, 3, and 4 are the only ones doing anything. The other two are either redundant, or not even hooked up.
From memory it's 2-cold 3- hot 4- ground.
That could be way off though.
Malcolm Boyce wrote:Those do look like DIN connectors. Are they all 5 pin, or some 3 and some 5?
humeurs wrote:This weekend if I have the time I may try to fit these two inputs with XLR conenctions. This sort of thing can be done , right ?
Drumwaiter wrote:humeurs wrote:This weekend if I have the time I may try to fit these two inputs with XLR conenctions. This sort of thing can be done , right ?
So long as you know the pin-out, shouldn't be a problem. You just have to make sure that your hot goes to hot, ground goes to ground as so on. I can't see the pictures of what you are talking about at work. But I'll have a look when I get home.
I'd offer a hand or a shop, but I think Alain and I are busy this weekend testing/troubleshooting our onboard patchbay.
humeurs wrote:If I'm ambitious enough I'll post pics of my progress if anyone cares to see that sort of thing.
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