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Re: condom tests

Subject: Re: condom tests
From: Rob Danielson <>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 23:09:10 -0600
At 4:08 AM +0000 1/31/06, Romilly Hambling wrote:
>Back in November there was some discussion about condoms,
>amongst which from Rob D . . .
>
>>  Covering a mic with an unlubricated condom is said to work
>very well
>>  and might allow one to use the other models in high humidity.
>I've
>>  just located some unlubricated ones and hope to test this on
>the
>NT2-A. Rob D.
>
>Rob, any results?

I found unlubricated ones on line-- just need time to run the test. 
When I stretch one out and hold it over my ear it doesn't seem to 
produce a lot of signal loss, which is encouraging. I'm curious too. 
Fairly soon. Rob D.

>I mean on effects on sound of course, and
>against wind, not so much on keeping damp out (!!). Seems a
>temptingly cheap, simple solution to keeping out the elements.
>
>RomillyH


-- 
Rob Danielson
Film Department
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee


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