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Re: Trouble wiring PIP shure mics

Subject: Re: Trouble wiring PIP shure mics
From: Rob Danielson <>
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 12:49:33 -0500
Thanks for the tip. I recorded something suspicous, short legged, 
quick even steps and hoofy already. May be the wire chewin culprit?

I noticed that Shure just raised the prices on the C122 and WL183's, 
the later almost double. Too bad. Might be some dealers ou there 
selling them at the old price? Rob D.

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At 3:51 PM +0000 8/23/05, Rich Peet wrote:
>I have confirmed by building Robs diagram for the WL183 and it works fine.
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>If you want or need to use it with a battery box that is not hard
>either.  It does add the weight and cost of the box, battery
>connector, two line capacitors, one resister on the battery and a
>capacitor on the battery as well. If you want a range of values for
>building one I can draw something and e-mail you off list.
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>Rich
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>PS for Rob. Someone unknown idiot released Wild Pig into Crawford
>County, WI. There is now a self sustaining population of about 150 and
>they likely are on their way to Lafarge in the next few years if not
>controlled by then. If you want to record them you should try before
>the DNR and others manage to kill them.
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>--- In  Rob Danielson <> wrote:
>>  Hi David--
>>  Is there a chance you'll use the WL's just on a minidisc or other PIP
>>  recorder? If so, the way I prefer to wire them is to cut off the four
>>  pin connectors on the end the c-122 cables and solder both cables
>>  into one stereo 3.5mm miniplug. Cuts down on bulk.chance of extra
>>  interference and costs less. Here are the instructions for this:
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>< http://www.uwm.edu/~type/Mic%20Preamps/ShureWR-183WiringNoTA4M's.jpg >
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>>  Should work fine on your MZ N1 HiMD recorder. Let me know. Rob D.
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
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Rob Danielson
Film Department
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee


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