New cables?

[Tony Lorentzen]

Maybe it's just me being slow, but it looks like RED has released new cables for LCD, EVF and drives. Hopefully we won't see the problems with cracked cables right at the edge of the connector-housing anymore?

 

[Pawel Achtel]

That's interesting. Yes, both LCD and Drive cables got the strain relief cracked almost instantly. :incazzato:

 

[Tony Lorentzen]

"strain relief" - that was the word I was looking for

Yeah hopefully we won't see cracked cables as often with these new ones. It's not like they're cheap...

 

[Pawel Achtel]

The new strain relief looks like genuine Lemo, which is very robust and strong.

 

[Curran Giddens]

Guys, these same images of cables in the Red Store have been there for years. I just got a Red Drive cable about a week ago and it looks the same as the one that came with my first Drive.

 

[Tony Lorentzen]

We need someone from RED to clear this up. I'd be pretty bummed if I ordered a couple of new cables thinking they had new kinds of strain reliefs and then showed up looking with the old one. I just emailed my Bomb Squad rep.

 

[hans de vries]

could you please tell us what he said because I'd be interested in new cables?

 

[Brent Carter]

Running change a long time ago. Went from the strain-reliefs you see in first post to the ones that say "RED" on them.

BC

 

[Tony Lorentzen]

Brent - sounds like people would like the original ones. Any chance? (pretty please)

 

[Brent Carter]

That is not my call and, as you can imagine, a big ripple effect with inventory on-hand, etc. I can put forth the request from the community...

BC

 

[Scott Webster]

+1 for old style cables. Also slightly easier for plugging in EVF and LCD next to each other without the bulk of the surround of the current cables.

 

[Tony Lorentzen]

Brent - also (if possible) it would be nice with the possibility of having a cable with only straight connectors and one with the angled one switched 90 degrees. Would be nice when using the ET drive mount and Action Products drive mount. User is king, right? ;-)

 

[Pawel Achtel]

That is not my call and, as you can imagine, a big ripple effect with inventory on-hand, etc. I can put forth the request from the community...

BC

Thanks Brent. I think, what we experience, is that the strain relief that has the cutouts is not as durable as the smooth LEMO type that is pictured in the first post. I used both types and the smooth LEMO type seems very strong and durable. The RED power cable that I have uses this type and it has been great.

 

[Brent Carter]

Understood.

BC

 

[Tony Lorentzen]

Any news on this?

Personally I think it's misleading that RED is sending you this when you order this.

 

[Brent Carter]

No news, no. We are aware of what has been posted here and when there is more info, I will post.

BC

 

[Tony Lorentzen]

Great - thanks Brent. Much appreciated!

 

[Nathan Garofalos]

Another person for the smooth lemo cables.

 

[Dave Weber]

I have to agree with the smooth. I can not plug my two right angle cables together because they are too fat. I have to plug the LCD in backwards to get them both in.