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<blockquote data-quote="Scott Helmke" data-source="post: 10443" data-attributes="member: 96">I&#039;ve been trying to make sense of what&#039;s needed for installing Lemo connectors for Sennheiser wireless.&nbsp; I talked to one of the experts at Sennheiser and got some useful stuff, but figured it was time to ask the community what they knew. Turns out my company already had the $200 ring spanner which looks it should cost $10, and I already had the 5mm hex crimp dies from something else. I also made my own version of the ring spanner out of a flathead screwdriver, cutting it into the necessary shape with a Dremel tool. The homemade version is good for taking apart an existing connector, since they tend to use thread-locker on that part (warming it up with a heatgun helps too).There&#039;s at least two different versions of the same plug - one needs a crimper, the other appears to only need the ring spanner for assembly. So that&#039;s one question right there. One piece of good news is that Sennheiser sells just the crimped part for the crimp version, which is very cool. But the customer lavs that I&#039;ve been disassembling have used the non-crimp type of strain relief.Anybody have some insights on this, and perhaps a &quot;here&#039;s the part you really want to use&quot; part #?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Scott Helmke, post: 10443, member: 96"] I've been trying to make sense of what's needed for installing Lemo connectors for Sennheiser wireless. I talked to one of the experts at Sennheiser and got some useful stuff, but figured it was time to ask the community what they knew. Turns out my company already had the $200 ring spanner which looks it should cost $10, and I already had the 5mm hex crimp dies from something else. I also made my own version of the ring spanner out of a flathead screwdriver, cutting it into the necessary shape with a Dremel tool. The homemade version is good for taking apart an existing connector, since they tend to use thread-locker on that part (warming it up with a heatgun helps too). There's at least two different versions of the same plug - one needs a crimper, the other appears to only need the ring spanner for assembly. So that's one question right there. One piece of good news is that Sennheiser sells just the crimped part for the crimp version, which is very cool. But the customer lavs that I've been disassembling have used the non-crimp type of strain relief. Anybody have some insights on this, and perhaps a "here's the part you really want to use" part #? [/QUOTE]

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