Hi everybody, and hope you are all well! I have an ancient Whirlwind Medusa snake (about 40 yeas old) with a box at each end that has worked flawlessly all these years. Some of the Male XLR jacks are now becoming loose, sometimes causing the whole jack to come out of it's socket when disconnecting it from it's female counterpart. 2 of the 3 rows (# 9 - 16 & 17 - 24) I've been able to tighten up the set screws with a small screw driver, but the 1st row (# 1 - 8) has very little room between the set screw and the wall of the snake box it faces. Other than taking out the rivets, tightening up the set screw and putting in new rivets, does anybody know of either a right angle or ratcheting screw driver or other contraption that would be small enough to allow me to get into that tiny space (about 1/2 an inch) between the set screw and the wall of the snake box to tighten up the set screw? Thanks!
Snake - Tightening Male XLR Set Screws?
- Thread starter Bill Garvin
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Re: Snake - Tightening Male XLR Set Screws?
I've used standard hex bits with a wrench on occasion for this sort of thing. An offset screwdriver is the same concept, but in a purpose-made package. May not be a small enough but, though.
I've used standard hex bits with a wrench on occasion for this sort of thing. An offset screwdriver is the same concept, but in a purpose-made package. May not be a small enough but, though.
Re: Snake - Tightening Male XLR Set Screws?
Hi Rob, and thanks so much for the reply! Using a wrench with a hex bit is a great idea. I will give that a try, and thanks again!
Hi Rob, and thanks so much for the reply! Using a wrench with a hex bit is a great idea. I will give that a try, and thanks again!
Re: Snake - Tightening Male XLR Set Screws?
If it were me I would just replace all the connectors in the box.
If it were me I would just replace all the connectors in the box.
Re: Snake - Tightening Male XLR Set Screws?
Hi Mike, and thanks for the reply! At this point I will be happy to get a jack or 2 tightened up in the 1st row, but something to consider for the future.
Hi Mike, and thanks for the reply! At this point I will be happy to get a jack or 2 tightened up in the 1st row, but something to consider for the future.
Re: Snake - Tightening Male XLR Set Screws?
Don't forget to add some loctite or similar stuff so they don't loosen that easy...
Don't forget to add some loctite or similar stuff so they don't loosen that easy...