KABEL DMX MOGAMI DMX 512 CABLE - XLR Three Pin, 5 Feet

What is the Difference Between 3-Pin DMX Cables and Microphone Cables for DMX Lighting? you go ahead and try using microphone cables to run your DMX lights, and everything works fine. So what happened to the haters who told you that you can’t use microphone cable for DMX? It works, right? The truth is, it does “work”...BUT: The but comes in because, we can get away with using microphone cables for DMX, and it does seem to work most of the time. However, sometimes this doesn’t work right, and you get problems such as STROBING, FLICKERING or Loss of Signal.

The difference lies in the physical cable itself. If you buy a product such as these ones, which is labeled as a “DMX Cable”, it meets this specification. Microphone cable is a lower impedance (ohms), and the difference in capacitance and twisting ratio makes it terrible for DMX signal.

DMX512 Cabling specifications are in ANSI E1.27-1 (Portable) and E1.27-2 (Permanent) published by ESTA/PLASA. You can check them out here: http://tsp.esta.org/tsp/documents/published_docs.php
DMX cable is designed and built for signal at a much higher bandwidth(amount of data) and frequency (above our hearing range). It’s a digital signal.
There are tons of data packets traveling down that cable on a constant basis – this is very different from analog audio signal. If you use microphone cable, you can and probably will eventually have problems with signal loss, dropped signal or interference. Got it? Be sure to choose 3-pin or 5-pin depending on the fixtures you own!
Do keep in mind that if a fixture has both 3 and 5 pin plugs, you may go “DMX In” 3-pin and “DMX Out” 5-pin or vise-versa.

Mogami DMX 512 Cable:
XLR jack : Neutrik Original NC3MXX/NC5MXX & NC3FXX/NC5FXX
Diameter : 5mm

Length :
5feet = 1.5m
10feet = 3m
25feet = 7.6m
50feet = 15m
100feet = 30m

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