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> <<> I am going to the cloud forest in Ecuador next month, and then to =
> the lowland rainforest there. I supposed the humidity will be fairly
> high. Will my DAT be unreliable in the high humidity? Could it stop
> working?>>
>
> Maybe, but it's just as likely to stop working in other conditions,
> too. A bigger problem with high humidity conditions is reliability of =
> condenser mics. I spent a week in a rain forest in Costa Rica some
> years back. The Tascam DAT performed flawlessly, however, my AKG 451s =
> folded up immediately, producing ongoing pops as the humidity caused
> arcing between the diaphragm & backplate. Fortunately I had an
> electret condenser AT 825 with me as a backup, & it worked fine,
> although at a lesser level of quality than the AKGs. Generally
> electrets withstand humidity much better than true condensers. If you =
> can't take any electrets, I would recommend keeping your mics in a
> sealed baggy full of silica gel bags. A friend of mine kept his
> Neumann shotguns alive for a week of shooting on rivers in Papua New
> Guinea this way.
>
> > Is it time to invest in my Sound Devices 722?>>
>
> Yes, although for other reasons. No moving parts has a lot going for it.
>
> Scott Fraser
>
These posts have been super helpful. I need to take silica gel protection,=
and I will likely
invest in the new recorder. This is a list of wonderful, helpful people.
George Paul
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