Evoforce
10 kW
I've been able to conquer almost everything life throws at me but soldering these 5 pin mini xlr connectors infuriates me! You would have to know me to know that I am calm, collected, and methodical when working on things even when things don't go as expected. 99% of the time I do not get angry. But these little things and I have a bad history.
Today (and tonight) I had all 13 sailor words escaping from my soul. I bought a couple of controllers that had other flat connectors for the hall sensor wires and I needed to change them back to match all of my other equipment to xlr. To start with I am swamped with so many other things so that pressure is riding on my shoulders also. Anyway, I had a previous fail with the only connector I had in stock where I attempted to use a little heavier gauge wire from old computer power supplies. That attempt was a fail because the outer shell of the connector would not ultimately slide over the wires without nicking them. That was back then, and I'm surprised the neighbors didn't call the Coast Guard back then because surely a ship of sailors somehow wrecked on my property back then. Well, call back the Coast Guard cuz them sailors musta had their buried treasure stolen... Same 13 words being tossed around. Almost had this adapter cord together and it fell apart! Grrrr what a waste of my flipping time. Some of my soldering equipment had worn out so I replaced it with cheap stuff and am paying the price. I hate the little solder points on these xlr's and the small crimps on these other flat connectors. My crimps for these other connectors are cheaply made so they don't like to slide into the housing after crimping. f#$#% Feel free to contribute your angst to my thread so I can feel better! Pleeeeese!!
Today (and tonight) I had all 13 sailor words escaping from my soul. I bought a couple of controllers that had other flat connectors for the hall sensor wires and I needed to change them back to match all of my other equipment to xlr. To start with I am swamped with so many other things so that pressure is riding on my shoulders also. Anyway, I had a previous fail with the only connector I had in stock where I attempted to use a little heavier gauge wire from old computer power supplies. That attempt was a fail because the outer shell of the connector would not ultimately slide over the wires without nicking them. That was back then, and I'm surprised the neighbors didn't call the Coast Guard back then because surely a ship of sailors somehow wrecked on my property back then. Well, call back the Coast Guard cuz them sailors musta had their buried treasure stolen... Same 13 words being tossed around. Almost had this adapter cord together and it fell apart! Grrrr what a waste of my flipping time. Some of my soldering equipment had worn out so I replaced it with cheap stuff and am paying the price. I hate the little solder points on these xlr's and the small crimps on these other flat connectors. My crimps for these other connectors are cheaply made so they don't like to slide into the housing after crimping. f#$#% Feel free to contribute your angst to my thread so I can feel better! Pleeeeese!!