All user reviews for the Behringer Cable Tester CT100

2 months of use. before, I use a standard tester.
I have a bad habit of always seeking the cheapest and I buy very to weld but buying the cheapest I made a mistake, a TRS is removed within the CT100 and the tip is stay inside, I seek to recover but to no avail, can not remove the jack socket without damaged circuit boards. Very bad operation that led me to buy 60 bases TRS good quality and brand new cast CT100 for palmer.
this is an excellent time tester and cheap, it is complete and unlike other consoles and mix, this is where the Behringer brand is very strong.
Palmer is two times more expensive, but the jack easily slide in, without clinging.
So, no, I will not repeat the same choice for either the bases or to the tester also I have to replace a Palmer XL Cable Tester (MCTXL)

I bought this quad cable tester I started lugging my regular pedalboard v1, not very secure with patches and not necessarily reliable. And again, have a connection problem, it takes away a lot of time. This little tool allows me to regularly check the status of my jack and XLR cables. I use it mainly in prevention, and in this role is perfect. However, for the assembly / welding, I prefer my multimeter because the CT100 does not have tweezers, so, impossible to test whether the cable itself or the jack alone. That said, the two are very complementary because the function continuity test on the CT is really useful and non-existent with a multimeter (by the way, should not deprive themselves of it either, it costs nothing ...).

I do not use all the functions of the beast, but it could happen. Amateur, I could not see myself putting a large sum in a tool like this. And when I see the number of rooms / studios have one in the closet where u, ue I think I was very inspired. The tweezers would have made a perfect tool, but the value price of a duo CT100 + multimeter to 10 euros, no risk that I change.

Note that the beast is very small, well built, solid, with a small clip to put on a belt. It requires very little battery; Besides the lack of tongs and the fact that he tends to turn himself into a backpack because the selector which changes position with a relatively low pressure, nothing to fault. Two small faults, I should put an 8, I go to 9 because the price is unbeatable.

I came across one that "bote test" Behringer. This is a utensil that is often sold by much competition and that is often not much!

Especially in the case of CT100, the opposite is true. First, it allows testing of various connectors Cables quips. Cables can be tested in the XLR3, 6.35 Jack, Jack 3.5, Bantam, RCA, Din noon.



You will be able to use sockets in any combination, for example jack to XLR, XLR to bantam ... etc ...

LED indicators will show you the correct state of the connection, the cblage taken during the test. But the fact trs o Behringer box, install it by having a small microprocessor that will tell you, among other false and possibly contact their state MMore telling you about how the connectors break occurred. In order to reproduce 'failure', you press the reset button to restore the Afon Systm in his state-detection. You "re-tickle" your grip and the system shows you new o is the default.

So, Behringer arrter did not in so good way. The CT100 gnrateur incorporates a signal, so you'll be able gnrer of 1000 Hz and 440 Hz In addition, it gives you a choice of level between - 50 Mic - 10 dBV, +4 dBu.



And it's not over! With all this, you will be able to test such a connection to your console stagebox Manir complte!

Example: You set up a slice of console in the micro level, you send the Phantom. At the other end of the pair branch you configure your CT100 "Test Tone - 50 Mic." The Casing will tell you the prsence of 48 volts and send a 1000 Hz or 400 Hz to the console! So you can be sure that your pair will work with a condenser microphone.

A BMOL is of the same wear when the quality of gnrateur signal. This much, those who know the quality of gn mdiocre some internal Studer 928 .... Here the product is only a few dollars.

The unit is powered by two LR06 1.5 volt type. Finally, like any product Behringer the price is very reasonable since it is around 55 euros while competition often Exceeds 100 euros!

A direct link to the manufacturer's page HERE (http://www.behringer.com/CT100/index.cfm?lang=fre)

Finally, an essential tool of scne, shooting and even in the home studio!

Used for more than two years.
I would say "the product of the most brilliant Behringer" Before each governed, I send all the ghosts of the console side and I test pairs directly on the stage box to see if they are OK. lighting of two diodes.

Test tone will appreciate. 9to avoid screaming in the microphone or the scratch. here can also search a cut on the signal path!
Other more expensive models do nothing more than the opposite!
I even made an adapter for extension cords.
Little inco, drawback: it turns on its own in the box Cuckoo!
a workshop there are at least 4.
Excellent value for money
Each student leaves with its good and its lethearman CT100.

Purchased there is little to avoid the use of the multimeter in the cable repair, he never leaves me

the XLR adapter, jack, and RCA will still be operational, and any failure in live will be found immediately.

thanks to him, all cables are tested in a few minutes every week or almost and multicore does resists more.

I recently settled input levels thanks to the sound generator, it saved me out a real generator (I did not need a huge precision)

I had a doubt about the low prices. But in fact once again behringer has created a reliable and inexpensive equipment. The quality and performance is not a very important point about this type of material

Audio cable tester (symtriques or not) or MIDI microprocessor.

Cheap (27 Euros in thomann.de), compact and efficient trs.

I just got it and try it.

I bought it for the case I need them, but I may well not make intensive use.

3 modes:

1. Tester Cables
One connects the two extrmits a cable made in two of the unit.
All the usual types are Submitted.

For there is an XLR jack and a mle OUT IN socket.
But for the Jacks 6.35, 3.15 mini-Jack, RCA, MIDI, etc. there are only two female headers of each IN and OUT again.
No possibility of CONTL spciaux of Cables with female connectors (rare).

A matrix of 9 LEDs indicate connections between son.
The three vertical columns represent the base and are taken PIN3/RING OUTPUT, and PIN2/TIP PIN1/SLEEVE.
The three horizontal lines represent the base INPUT and bear the same indications.

The microprocessor tests the bonds between son and lights the LEDs situated at the crossroads row / column of son in touch.

If everything is OK, the LEDs light in a diagonal line.
If there is short circuit more LEDs will light according to the son in touch.

Same principle regardless of the type of connector.

If it is a transient failure, just heckle the cable and the microprocessor keeps the memory of any contact, even a hard trs short, by turning the One of the other three LEDs.
A reset button clears the LEDs to repeat the test until it finds the location where the default occurs.

2. Test audio transmission modulation in the cable
The device sends the sound of a cable 440 or 1000 Hz (optionally with the Reset button) at +4 dBu,-10dBV or micro-50dB.

The mixer / amplifier reoit or not the modulation. 2 LEDs indicate if a voltage is 9V phantom suprieure Submitted between each son and 2 shielding.

Very practical to replace a microphone that does not work and whether is has the microphone, line, or lack of phantom power (condenser microphones, lectrets, botes Active DI).

3. Test "cable installquot;
Cables These are a fixed it is impossible to disassemble to bring the two extrmits the device.
The test is done in two phases:

1. Unplug cable test for short circuit between conductors,

2. Continuity test.
It is then necessary to bypass all the terminals of a cable extrmit. It is advisable to use a sheet which has been short-circuited all son.
The device then measures the continuity view from the other end.

Conclusion:
1. Efficient machine To solve all the problem of cable and why a microphone does not work.
It may therefore be of great service.

2. For the price, was not worth the trouble to do without.

3. Useful:
I do not know if I will use often with Russi without it until now.

That's why I put it a 9 instead of a 10

Edition of April 22, 2006:

I have several vrifier XLR Cables Whereas as impaired for several CRER Cables and Multicore change my sheets to put Jack returns in place of the XLR as original the majority of consoles out in Jacks.

And of course I used my brand new tester To verify the work Run.

Well cap is very practical!

Before a, I vrifiais with multimtre successively trying all possible combinations.

The tester has done all instantannment.

In Checker Cables impaired its function mmorisation of bad contacts or short circuits trs short is extremely convenient as a Controller you never know if we don ' ct is not pass a default transition.

Cables and my "questionable" are IMMEDIATE become "good" without hsitation.

As I ride my consquence note 10 without regret.

It's been 7 or 8 years that I have this tool that I have become essential. Since it has a large fleet of the cables 100 ct monster saves time and money too. No more cables mysteriously out of order, everything becomes clear the connections nearly complete input and output means in the blink of an eye the card at fault. The reset function allows to check any false contacts triturating the cable or connectors. So no cables back in service without the slightest doubt about her. I've never used signal generators! The CT 100 has not left my soldering iron. All venues, all the studios and all the people who repair their audio cables should have this tool. On the contempt on the brand Behringer I think their policy of ultra-low prices attracts a clientele not necessarily objective about the possibilities of a particular machine because if the mark does not upscale it does not manufacture toys either! Evidence presented with TB 100.

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For how long have you been using it?

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Since yesterday evening (arrived in mail yesterday morning)
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Did you try many other models before getting this one?

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No this is my first cable tester, but I must confess that I hesitated a lot between it and the Millennium MCT10
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What thing do you like most/least about it?

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+ The strength of connections. I was reluctant from the mark but I must admit that Behringer have managed to surprise me.
+ Weight. I move perhaps, but I do not feel like a toy to 2 francs 6 in hand.
- Small tweezers (like on the MCT10) to test the condition of a cable before soldering the plugs was not luxury.
- Fortunately, the French manual is available on the Behringer site, and even though I have not quite got it. They would have been nice to say "to XLR cable LEDs should light up like this and for a cable jack mono guitar like that" but hey, I'll learn as and ....

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What is your opinion about the value for the price?

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Good
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Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? ...

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It depends if it takes a long time .... if I slap in the legs after 2 months, I'll probably look elsewhere.

For now, only 9 / 10. We will see later.