i have a question to ask… i searched the internet and i have some contradicting information. i’m doing DIY XLR cables. because the neutrik came with an additional tab for shell grounding. should i be connecting it to the common pin 1 ground or leaving it unterminated ?

some say not recomended to connect to ground, some say it’s advisable to connect to the common ground…. what should i do about this ?

switch craft XLR doesn’t have this. so this is the first time i’m seeing grounding on the case.

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The shell ground should not be connected to the 0v signal wire in the cable.

Nearly every XLR I’ve come across pre made they’ve done that. 0v ground, and chassis ground are separate nodes, by connecting 0v ground to shell, with metal XLR connectors you short 0v to chassis ground, which can create ground loops.

Or put simply (no malice intended), there’s a reason they went with a 3 pin plug, and didn’t just use the connector shell for 0v.

Sadly people in general are arseholes and male XLRs are much easier to keep clean and serviceable

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