elektraLite MY 150 - Manual (Page 8)

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DMX has a maximum running distance of 330 feet. When long distances are involved then there is a tendency
for electrical noise to be evident. In which case a DMX terminator will be required. The terminator helps prevent
corruption of the DMX signal. To make a DMX terminator simply solder a 120 ohm resistor across pins 2 and 3
of an XLR male connector. Then place that connector at the very end of the DMX cable run. In other words at
the last MY 150.
It maybe the case that you will need to connect a 5 pin XLR to the 3 pin XLR. In a normal DMX wiring
configuration, the 5 pin is soldered identically to the 3 pin. So in the 5 pin
1: Ground
2: Signal (-)
3: Signal (+)
Pins 4 and 5 are not used. Be very sure you read the pin numbering on the connector when you solder up the
connector. Do not just wire up the three pins to the left or right because the male and female connector has the
pins on different “sides” of the connector! Read the pin numbers.