1. Re: Best way to build simply DIY stereo mics.

["Peter Shute" pshute2]

Definitely don't apply the solder to the iron, you should apply it to the p=
arts being soldered. A tiny bit on the iron helps transfer the heat faster =
and get the parts hot enough to melt the solder. I did it the wrong way for=
 decades and never understood why it was so hard.=0D
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Do you have a flux pen? Smearing that on the parts first really helps a lot=
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There are lots of soldering instruction videos on Youtube, so you can see h=
ow it's done.=0D
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It does seem simple, so much so that I wonder if I am doing something wrong=
.  I have a solder gun, and solder...I clamp the mic wires to the pos and n=
eg leads on the RCA plug, melt a small ball of solder on the tip of the iro=
n, touch it to the wire/plug lead and let it cool(all takes just a second o=
r two).    Yet...the mics still sound much noisier then if I just twist the=
 wires(off the mic capsules), around the pos/neg leads of the plug and try =
them that way.  The only difference is the solder, so I don't know what I'm=
 doing wrong!=0D
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Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Best way to build simply DIY stereo mics.=
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> if I can avoid solder altogether, given I've NEVER soldered anything=0D
> before(and which may be my issue with my other mics) I will.=0D
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Paul,=0D
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I can only encourage you and anyone else who works with wires to get=0D
the hang of soldering. It really is quite simple and gives you the=0D
freedom to make up leads and adaptors as you want them. It remains the=0D
only secure way of making a connection.=0D
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When I was working I used to cut the ends off all my mic cables about=0D
once a year and resolder them. Only once did I have a lead go down on=0D
me and that one came from our tech stores.=0D
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sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Krause.=
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