I had a rather unfortunate incident about a year ago with an MKH 60/30 pair=
.
The Rycote (on a tripod) got collected by a freak wave on a storm beach, an=
d fell backwards into the sea.
I was close to my accommodation, so legged it back and quickly stripped bot=
h mics down.
The connector end of both mics were completely sodden, but the capsules had=
remained dry.
A lot of washing under the tap and then very gentle drying brought the 60 b=
ack to life.
This has a die cast alloy casing that completely encompasses the component =
side of the circuit board, so it had allowed less ingress of water.
Conversely, the 30 had no such screening, and the pot cores in the mic were=
damp.
The 30 produced an interesting range of whistles and very low output, so I =
thought I had a big bill on the way.
I left it in a sealed bag with a packet of silica gel, and after 2 days it =
had recovered. (Phew !!)
I was surprised at how little shielding there was on the 30, bearing in min=
d that is contains radio frequency oscillators !
However, I have never had any interaction problems with the 60/30 or a 40/3=
0 I use in a parabolic reflector.
I hope you get to the bottom of the problem.
Regards from the UK. Andy
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