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Putting a new end on a XLR cable

I have a pair of Tara Labs 3 meter interconnects and I’ve lost a wire connection in the left cable. (It’s playing softer than the right one) For the life of me, I can’t figure out how they built it so I can take the end off, re solder the connection and put it back together. If I can’t figure out how to do it myself, My other options are cutting the end off and buying a good XLR plug or sending it back to the company and potentially paying as much as $500 for the repair.

Anyone here know how to take apart a Tara Labs XLR cable?

Thanks in advance.

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dweller
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My final suggestion is to call Tara and ask for instructions about how to access the wire points. Good luck

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dweller
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There is 1. a screw holding the housing together or 2. the big part unscrews from the little part or 3. they glued it together when it was made (permanent) or 4. something else (the great unknown).

I had a broken connection in my Harmonic Tech XLR so took it to a guitar repair shop who fixed for $20. Good luck

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dweller
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Try unscrewing the ends. Doesn’t make sense to make something that can’t be serviced. Press any buttons present (XLRs usually have a release button). Don’t go nuts but use reasonable force. Good luck

P.S. You may have to sacrifice any heat shrink present. I'm seeing lots of Tara XLRs on Bing images and most have a rubber washer/O-ring that indicates screw together. What color are your ICs?

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Tell the TARA people to answer the question "how can I open the XLR terminal?". They're just giving you some B.S..

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