Hello all,
Looking for ideas, I have a PlayStation VR that has stopped working, I know the reason is 2 wires seem to have disconnected/cut somewhere in the length of the multicore (~30 wires) shielded cable. I know the 2 wires are cut most likely due to pressure or stretch somewhere in the 2 1/2 meter or so length of the cable, as I have continuity tested all the connections from one end of the HDMI connector to the inside of the VR headset connector.
I have looked at the condition of the cable, it doesn’t look too bad, a couple of small stressed/bend areas about 10mm, spliced the cover and found nothing broken there.
So, I don’t want to be splicing the whole cable in a random fashion or cut it in half and test each half, I am trying to keep the splicing to a minimum.
Would a TDR work in such a short distance?
I have already tried a 40dB EMI/EMC amp with its small loop antennas used in radiated EMC detection, it shows a lot of radiated stuff when moved over the cable cover with the unit switched on, but I was hoping to see an obvious drop in signal somewhere on the cable, but no luck it all looks the same, it was a long shot.
Thanks
Looking for ideas, I have a PlayStation VR that has stopped working, I know the reason is 2 wires seem to have disconnected/cut somewhere in the length of the multicore (~30 wires) shielded cable. I know the 2 wires are cut most likely due to pressure or stretch somewhere in the 2 1/2 meter or so length of the cable, as I have continuity tested all the connections from one end of the HDMI connector to the inside of the VR headset connector.
I have looked at the condition of the cable, it doesn’t look too bad, a couple of small stressed/bend areas about 10mm, spliced the cover and found nothing broken there.
So, I don’t want to be splicing the whole cable in a random fashion or cut it in half and test each half, I am trying to keep the splicing to a minimum.
Would a TDR work in such a short distance?
I have already tried a 40dB EMI/EMC amp with its small loop antennas used in radiated EMC detection, it shows a lot of radiated stuff when moved over the cable cover with the unit switched on, but I was hoping to see an obvious drop in signal somewhere on the cable, but no luck it all looks the same, it was a long shot.
Thanks