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Re: desiccating AT3032 mics

Subject: Re: desiccating AT3032 mics
From: "Dan Dugan" dandugan_1999
Date: Wed Jan 4, 2012 9:58 am ((PST))
That should work fine, I've seen rigs like that for drying pressed plant sp=
ecimens. I recommend a little fan inside to circulate the air to even out t=
he heat, and a thermometer to monitor it.

-Dan

On Jan 4, 2012, at 9:50 AM, michael trommer wrote:

> I've heard of people constructing a drying box using a light bulb as heat
> source - there are plans on the web, including this one:
>
> http://www.instructables.com/id/Light-boxclothes-dryer/
>
> Good luck...
>
>
>
> On 12-01-04 12:45 PM, "Dan Dugan" <> wrote:
>
>>> I have heard of someone who had to dry out a couple of microphones and =
they
>>> put them in an oven at a very low temperature, which sounded very scary=
. But
>>> it did the job, your method would seem to have less 'fear' factor! :-)
>>
>> I thought about putting the mics into the food dryer directly. A-T warns=
 to
>> keep them under 110 degrees F. My Excalibur dryer has good temperature
>> regulation and goes down to around 90 degrees, so I just might use it in=
 a
>> motel between sessions=85
>>
>> -Dan
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>> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause=
.
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