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Re: Rat-eaten cables & field soldering irons

Subject: Re: Rat-eaten cables & field soldering irons
From: "Bernie Krause" bigchirp1
Date: Sat Apr 28, 2012 4:09 pm ((PDT))
For some reason the dimensions noted in the URL I provided are
seriously in error. Mine's a bit under 7" in length and 3/4 inch in
diameter, and weighs just under 2.5 oz.

Bernie

On Apr 28, 2012, at 4:01 PM, Bernie Krause wrote:

> My favorite is the Weller Portasol. For example: http://www.cooperhandtoo=
ls.com/brands/CF_Files/model_detail.cfm?upc=3D037103169389
>
> Bernie
>
>
> On Apr 28, 2012, at 12:13 PM, John Brenneman wrote:
>
>> Thanks Bernie, got to have one!
>>
>> John
>> On Apr 28, 2012, at 11:54 AM, Bernie Krause wrote:
>>
>>> Field soldering irons are really cool. A bit wider than AA batteries
>>> and maybe 6" long. They weigh only a few ounces and are self-
>>> starting.
>>> Really great for lots of things. The most useful tool in my kit, I
>>> always bring one with me.
>>>
>>> Bernie
>>>
>>> On Apr 28, 2012, at 11:15 AM, John Brenneman wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Bernie,
>>>>
>>>> Maybe some very small crimp sleeves ,tape and a couple feet of
>>>> spare
>>>> cable might due in leu of soldering iron and shrink tubing?
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>> On Apr 28, 2012, at 10:05 AM, Bernie Krause wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Good cables are really expensive. And those wee critters love to
>>>>> nibble on the rubber and wires which are hard to repair in the
>>>>> field.
>>>>> I've lost a few myself...mostly while recording in deserts, but
>>>>> also
>>>>> in Rwanda while recording mountain gorillas. The rats were
>>>>> everywhere
>>>>> on the mountain and even ate the ticking out of my sleeping bag
>>>>> and
>>>>> favorite North Face jacket. (The nearest cable shop was 1500 mi.
>>>>> away
>>>>> in that part of the world so it was fortunate that I had a small
>>>>> repair kit with me.)
>>>>>
>>>>> Bernie
>>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 28, 2012, at 9:43 AM, John Brenneman wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for the advice Bernie,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I envisioned something like that , sort of like a suspension
>>>>>> bridge
>>>>>> to my mics. Guess I had been lucky up until this happened.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> John
>>>>>> On Apr 28, 2012, at 5:59 AM, Bernie Krause wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Rabbits and rodents have to gnaw on things to keep their teeth
>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>> curling around and growing into their wee brains. They
>>>>>>> especially
>>>>>>> love
>>>>>>> expensive coaxial mic cables. When recording, always take a
>>>>>>> number of
>>>>>>> thin metal stakes about 25 - 30 inches (63 - 76cm) long with a
>>>>>>> loop
>>>>>>> at
>>>>>>> the top through which to thread your cables, thus keeping them
>>>>>>> off
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> ground and inaccessible to critters.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bernie
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Apr 27, 2012, at 2:29 PM, John Brenneman wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi fellow recordists. I camped and recorded last thursday and
>>>>>>>> Friday in Pinnacles Natl. Monument in California.Here are 2
>>>>>>>> recordings made with mics in the same location at 8:30 PM and
>>>>>>>> 6:30
>>>>>>>> AM the next morning in the Pinnacles campground beneath large
>>>>>>>> Valley
>>>>>>>> Oaks with a bog nearby.
>>>>>>>> http://soundcloud.com/johnny-b-11/evening-in-pinnacles
>>>>>>>> http://soundcloud.com/johnny-b-11/dawn-in-pinnacles-
>>>>>>>> campground-4
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Unfortunately during the morning recording I lost the Right
>>>>>>>> channel
>>>>>>>> and only determined later that a rabbit had chewed most of the
>>>>>>>> way
>>>>>>>> through my mic cable. Mogami must be tasty. Has anyone out
>>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>>> experienced this problem? I hope it won't be a common
>>>>>>>> occurrence.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> While hiking with my parabolic mic I chanced upon a Steller's
>>>>>>>> Jay
>>>>>>>> that was making vocalizations I've not heard before. It was
>>>>>>>> foraging
>>>>>>>> on a large sycamore down in narrow little Bear Creek gulch and
>>>>>>>> sounding a bit thrasher-like. It went on and on and I recorded
>>>>>>>> several 30+ second cuts . Here is a short take before logistics
>>>>>>>> put
>>>>>>>> too much stream and wind noise into the recordings. http://soundcl=
oud.com/johnny-b-11/stellers-jay-pinnacles-4-20-12
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hope all works well as I'm still learning about sharing
>>>>>>>> recordings.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> best regards,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> John Brenneman
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
>>>>>>>> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via
>>>>>>>> Bernie
>>>>>>>> Krause.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Wild Sanctuary
>>>>>>> POB 536
>>>>>>> Glen Ellen, CA 95442
>>>>>>> 707-996-6677
>>>>>>> http://www.wildsanctuary.com
>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>> SKYPE: biophony
>>>>>>> FaceBook:
>>>>>>> http://www.facebook.com/TheGreatAnimalOrchestra
>>>>>>> http://www.facebook.com/BernieKrauseAuthor
>>>>>>> Twitter:
>>>>>>> http://www.twitter.com/berniekrause
>>>>>>> YouTube:
>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/BernieKrauseTV
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ------------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
>>>>>> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
>>>>>> Krause.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Wild Sanctuary
>>>>> POB 536
>>>>> Glen Ellen, CA 95442
>>>>> 707-996-6677
>>>>> http://www.wildsanctuary.com
>>>>> 
>>>>> Google Earth zooms: http://earth.wildsanctuary.com
>>>>> SKYPE: biophony
>>>>> FaceBook:
>>>>> http://www.facebook.com/TheGreatAnimalOrchestra
>>>>> http://www.facebook.com/BernieKrauseAuthor
>>>>> Twitter:
>>>>> http://www.twitter.com/berniekrause
>>>>> YouTube:
>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/BernieKrauseTV
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
>>>> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
>>>> Krause.
>>>>
>>>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Wild Sanctuary
>>> POB 536
>>> Glen Ellen, CA 95442
>>> 707-996-6677
>>> http://www.wildsanctuary.com
>>> 
>>> Google Earth zooms: http://earth.wildsanctuary.com
>>> SKYPE: biophony
>>> FaceBook:
>>> http://www.facebook.com/TheGreatAnimalOrchestra
>>> http://www.facebook.com/BernieKrauseAuthor
>>> Twitter:
>>> http://www.twitter.com/berniekrause
>>> YouTube:
>>> https://www.youtube.com/BernieKrauseTV
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------
>>
>> "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
>> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
>> Krause.
>>
>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Wild Sanctuary
> POB 536
> Glen Ellen, CA 95442
> 707-996-6677
> http://www.wildsanctuary.com
> 
> Google Earth zooms: http://earth.wildsanctuary.com
> SKYPE: biophony
> FaceBook:
> http://www.facebook.com/TheGreatAnimalOrchestra
> http://www.facebook.com/BernieKrauseAuthor
> Twitter:
> http://www.twitter.com/berniekrause
> YouTube:
> https://www.youtube.com/BernieKrauseTV
>
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> ------------------------------------
>
> "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
> Krause.
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

Wild Sanctuary
POB 536
Glen Ellen, CA 95442
707-996-6677
http://www.wildsanctuary.com

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