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Re: Battery Boxes

Subject: Re: Battery Boxes
From: "Steve Pelikan" pelikan45224
Date: Tue Mar 13, 2012 6:19 pm ((PDT))
Chris: I'm sure people can/will suggest sources but...

..but this is something that you actually CAN do and I encourage you to do =
it.

I had a "buy it, I'm all thumbs, don't understand this and that"  attitude =
until someone told me to "just do it". It was quite liberating, moderately =
fun, and no more expensive that buying the first gadget pre-made.

Now I do have a cheap soldering iron and one of those little "wire stripper=
" pliers. If I hear a funny fizz I'm totally happy to take apart connectors=
 and check/redo them --- plus all sorts of other small tasks. I've built va=
rious connectors, switches, attenuators, battery power supplies that make m=
y life easier/happier and I'm happier because I really know what they are, =
how they work, and that I can rebuild/fix/replace them at will.

So please consider giving it a try. I suspect you'll be happy for taking th=
e plunge. I was and I have "more thumbs" that you do!

Look for the web site with the 9V batter and the "Altoids box" container...=
 that one works for lots of folks.

Best,

Steve P



--- In  "chrishails50" <> wrote=
:
>
> Very interesting discussion of Peter's M10 / PiP mic problems. Two questi=
ons:
>
> 1) For those of us with little electronic knowledge, and many thumbs inst=
ead of fingers, can anyone recommend a reliable commercially made battery b=
ox for Pip mics suitable for use with the M10 and LS11 ? I'd rather buy one=
 than waste time botching one up with my limited skills
>
> 2) I note that 9v supply seems to be the norm, is there ever any danger o=
f supplying too much power to a pip mic and burning it out when using these=
 small machines like M10 and LS11 ?
>
> Thanks for advice.
>
> Chris
>








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