Posted by Ty Ford on 08/07/07 11:43

On Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:59:40 -0400, tonsofpcs wrote
(in article <1186415980.611796.133790@b79g2000hse.googlegroups.com>):

> On Aug 3, 3:23 am, Larry in AZ <usen...@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com>
> wrote:
>> Now, I know what you're meaning by "breakaway." My original conception was
>> something that safely pulled out if the cable was stepped on or tugged.
>
> I don't know about the rest of the folks here but I don't see a
> breakaway as such as a good thing. If someone steps on your cable,
> you lose audio?!!? It is probably best to just have a lot of extra
> slack on the cable and have it running in a way/place that no one
> should be stepping on it.
>

You don't know what a breakaway cable is then. it's VERY helpful.

A breakaway cable has a multipin connector about 12-16 inches back from the
two XLRs and 1/8" TRS plugs. They stay plugged into the camera when you
disconnect the multipin connector. That's what breakaway means.

The benefit is that you don't need to disconnect and reconnect three cables
each time you breakaway and re connect.

This is a very valuable feature. It saves a lot of time and confusion, e.g.
which XLR goes where.

Regards,

Ty Ford



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