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Post by tchaik on Nov 30, 2009 7:14:28 GMT -5
because of the placement of my amps, i will be in need of some 15-20 ft mono-8th inch jack trigger cables to run from the pre-pro to the amps. i checked monocable and they seem to only have the stereo types.
does anyone know of a source for these cables?
tchaik...........
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Post by jlafrenz on Nov 30, 2009 9:20:48 GMT -5
The stereo version will work for a trigger cable.
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Post by tractng on Dec 1, 2009 12:39:58 GMT -5
I read that the yellow cable is ignore. The red is positive and white is negative for the stereo 3.5 from monoprice. Then just wire that your ad/ac adapter.
Would hooking up the wrong polarity damage the amp?
tnt
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Post by tractng on Dec 1, 2009 13:20:54 GMT -5
I will stop by radio shack today. So no need to test the polarity of the ac/dc adapter to determine the polarity? Just making sure cause somebody from avsf... said it will toast  . Will this work? You mean I have to solder?  www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062452tnt |
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Post by orange5814 on Dec 1, 2009 13:37:59 GMT -5
You should be just fine doing this. If you have a multimeter, just hook up the AC/DC adapter to the end of your "new" trigger cable, and then check the polarity before you wire up the mono 1/8th jack at the other end. I believe the Emotiva amps specify how they want the polarity right on the back of the unit itself. If I recall, the "tip" is hot (+) and the "sleeve" is negative (-). I wouldn't worry about toasting the amps, like knuckleheadjones said, "it just won't trigger the amp."
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Post by orange5814 on Dec 1, 2009 13:39:21 GMT -5
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Post by jlafrenz on Dec 1, 2009 15:29:34 GMT -5
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Post by tractng on Dec 1, 2009 19:52:40 GMT -5
I think in my case, I need the wall wart cause the onkyo 805 trigger will only work for zone 2. Thats what I read. I bought the cable you listed from monoprice but different in lenght. I cute out one end and saw red, white and yellow. tnt |
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Post by Trey on Dec 8, 2009 13:57:50 GMT -5
I made a trigger cable the other day for my XPA5. I took a Motorola 5v mini usb wall wart, cut the end off and spliced on a mono 3.5mm plug. Center (tip) is positive. White stripe on the wall wart cable was positive.
Works well. No need for 12v.
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Post by zstar on Dec 8, 2009 17:03:50 GMT -5
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Post by Trey on Dec 9, 2009 10:52:38 GMT -5
That is a stereo cable, not mono but people say it will still work.
Post two above says yes...it will work.
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Post by bfisher on Dec 13, 2009 12:25:29 GMT -5
yes - mono and stereo both work fine - I've tried both successfully. Coincidentally, I use the monoprice cables |
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Post by mal01 on Dec 13, 2009 14:15:51 GMT -5
I got some of the monoprice one`s but they are very thick because they are stereo. I don`t use them now. Try here. www.cablesforless.com |
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Post by topcat on Dec 14, 2009 13:05:01 GMT -5
Use the cheapest you can find. All they do is "trigger" on/off. there is no affect on the audio/video quality.
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Post by atroder on Dec 14, 2009 17:43:56 GMT -5
I found a seller on ebay offering a set of (10) 3.5mm Mono plugs for around 6 bucks and change (including shipping). Should be easy to make custom trigger cables. Just search for "3.5mm mono plug".
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