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Re: Problem mic, no sound

Subject: Re: Problem mic, no sound
From: "Dan Dugan" dandugan_1999
Date: Sat Jun 10, 2006 6:46 am (PDT)
David wrote,

>I have a pair of WL183's recording and using PIP on a Sony MZ- RH10. One
>of the mics decided to play up. The problem is the only sound I can get
>is humming with the occasional crackling. Can get a thud noise when give
>the mic a good  tap.
>
>What happened. Did some fiddling around with both mics on the Fri.
>night, getting ready to go away for the weekend. On the Sat morning when
>recording, only 1 mic was working. After some checking, both connections
>were working ( swapped the mics over). Later in the day the a wire on
>the connection on the good mic did go. Swap connections over, which got
>me through the weekend. On the bad mic, there was a lot of crackling
>coming through when recording which was expected.
>
>Do I assume the worse? Any advise appreciated.

Try swapping the capsules; they unscrew. That will tell you whether 
it's the capsule or the body/cable that's a problem.

If the capsule's good, the solder joints in the connector would be 
the prime suspect.

-Dan




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