Another thing:
Open the XLR plugs. There is a lug which connects to the housing of
the plug. Solder a wire between this lug and pin one on both XLR's.
Klas.
At 04:46 2008-01-19, you wrote:
>Thanks for the ideas. I'm still actively trouble shooting this. I'm
>wondering if a silicone spray or Wd-40 is too much to spray? In the
>mean time, Cornell is sending me a loaner cord that connects the Nagra
>to the Telinga Mic to see if it's just the cord. I also tried Roger's
>idea with the grounded copper wire but it didn't allleviate the
>static. There is definately something that's out of wack since any
>metal part that I touch either on the mic or the Nagra causes an
>electric pop or tick sound as if there is static electricity or
>something isn't grounded right and then inbetween that there is the
>intermittent static (faint crackling). Luckily this is happening here
>in the states and not hundreds of miles from the nearest road in a
>dugout canoe somewhere in the Amazon Basin! I've still got a window of
>time to figure it out before I fly south. All of the input has been
>greatly appreciated.....
> Kyle
>
>--- In Dan Dugan <> wrote:
> >
> > >Start the easiest way by spraying a very thin oil into all
> > >connections, both at the mic and at the handle output. Also spray
> > >between the moving part / tube around the plug itself and at the
> > >thread. Here in Europe we have something called CCR 5/56, which
>often helps.
> >
> > Good idea. Here it's called Caig Labs DeoxIT (sic). Old-timers call
> > it Cramolin.
> >
> > -Dan Dugan
> >
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