Instrument and Speaker Cable Tester

We’ve been looking at a series of cable and equipment testers recently. These tools help give us ideas when troubleshooting systems and how to proceed. If you know a cable is bad it is much easier to replace it than your other pieces of equipment. So, here’s another cable tester we use and love!
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The Cable Tester 9000!
Ok well… maybe it’s called the Elite Core CT-04C Cable Tester. This tester easily checks the connection and continuity of XLR mic cables, TRS instrument cables, Speaker cables, Speakon (2, 4, and 8 pole) cables, MIDI cables, 1/8" TRS (3.5mm), RJ45 CAT5e, DIN, 3 Pin and 5 Pin DMX.

You simply plug each end of your cable into the appropriate connections and turn the knob to check each pin connection. LED's confirm each conductor continuity and connection status of each wire. This is such a useful tool for us! It allows us to check every connection we terminate before we install that cable on any job site. If we are having an issue with a cable this is a quick and simple way to check and make sure that the cable is not the problem. 
It can be really helpful to have cable testers as part of your toolbox. They can save you so much time and sometimes turn a seemingly big problem into a simple fix.