Great tool for anybody who plays in a band

SexyGreyFox

SexyGreyFox

SexyGreyFox

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Yeah I know these type of things have been out for years but for 40 years I've always got by with a meter to fix faulty leads.
I bought one of these the other week and the same night helped to locate the exact place of the break in the guitar lead so I could fix it just before we went on.
Yes it can be done with a meter but you need 2 people where this just needs one and you haven't got to look for needles or a display to drop but look for LEDs.
Since then I've used it another 2 times including a break in my bass drum loom.

http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/CT100.aspx
 
Maccy said:
So you just plug each end of the cable into it and it tells you which part is faulty?
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Basically.

What you do is plug each end in then gently twist the cable back & forth going up the length of the cable until you see where the intermittent break is.
Normally it would be within about 2" of the plug where it would keep getting bent on stage but other times it could be the wires coming off the plug (like one I did tonight).
I forgot about 2 x 6 metre cables that had the intermittent break halfway down so they went in the bin.
I should have bought one years ago but they weren't as good as this one.

I also took delivery of 2 of these guitar stands today - very neat - http://www.staggmusic.com/products/products_detail.php?langue=uk&oneid=951
 
Can I ask how much you paid for it? Looks pretty neat, but wonder how long it'll last, being a Behringer unit...
 
Maccy said:
Can I ask how much you paid for it? Looks pretty neat, but wonder how long it'll last, being a Behringer unit...
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Apparently they recently moved factories and their stuff is supposed to be really good now.

last year I bought this and it's the best desk I've had in 40 years -

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I also bought 2 150 watt active stage monitors and they are excellent.
 
Yeh I remember you posting about the speakers and that mixer, both still going strong with no issues?
 
Maccy said:
Yeh I remember you posting about the speakers and that mixer, both still going strong with no issues?
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Touch wood no issues at all.
I have 2 of these stage monitors and about to buy a third at £150 :eek: - http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/F1220A.aspx

I use them with my main band Disturbin The Peace linked to a Soundcraft FX16 but with my other band Mistreated I link them to the Behringer mixer and they sound way better (obviously there must be a mismatch somewhere).
In Mistreated we have vocals, guitars and drums coming through also.

Behringer had a right bad reputation but it seems they are now coming through it (but I still have doubts because of experiences).

I paid £30 for the tester which seems to be a common price with the p&p.
I buy all my accessories from Audio Spares and it was £30 but it came with loads of other stuff I'd ordered.
 
I've just gone through our bag of leads and all OK.
So what you basically do is plug each end in, press reset and then waggle the lead all over and in different places.
If the error LEDs come on you know you have a problem somewhere so you slowly bend until you find the 1" where the intermittent is coming from or look at the plug.

I haven't tried this yet but it also has a mode for Installed Cable Testing.
In other words you can't plug both ends in but you can still check the cable - magic.

Go here and you can download the manual - http://www.behringer.com/EN/Products/CT100.aspx
 
Thanks for the tip, I'll definitely look into that - we usually gig with a couple of toolboxes but something quicker than meters would be ideal. Another thing well worth having is a power tester for checking power cables / adapters / plugs / fuses, or (ideally) a power distribution unit with current monitoring when working off generators, as they quite often chuck out a really dirty power signal which can play havoc if you have a lot of high-ampage kit (particularly lights and subs, I've found).

As for Behringer, I have one or two of their bits and pieces and they are all well built and solid, and were very cheap. The sound quality of any of it isn't good but for the price it's hard to argue. I'm sure they are improving :)

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arty said:
Another thing well worth having is a power tester for checking power cables / adapters / plugs / fuses, or (ideally) a power distribution unit with current monitoring when working off generators, as they quite often chuck out a really dirty power signal which can play havoc if you have a lot of high-ampage kit (particularly lights and subs, I've found).
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Do you have a link for such a magic box?
 
Talking about spikes from generators we play a big open air gig every year called Night of The Dog and one bloke was moaning they had wired up the generator wrong.
There had been problems but when we went on 2nd from last, our set went without a hitch.
The last band went on and during the first song the PA blew and the only sound was backline and monitors.
They turned the monitors round and anybody who wanted to watch them had to stand right at the front in a huge field of 3000 people.
I felt so sorry for the band but the PA guy had 2 digital mixers and a digital 32 band graphic that had blown and he wasn't a happy chappy.
 
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