Ben, I'd love to take a look, but I'm just getting a 404 forbidden when I t=
ry to view that page.
From: Ben Cook <>
To:
Sent: Monday, May 7, 2012 3:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Best way to build simply DIY stereo mics.
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Hi Paul,
Here's one I prepared earlier. Pardon my going on about these but I'm kind =
of proud of how they turned out, functionally and aesthetically.
http://i.imgur.com/iONVv.jpg
Ben
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rote:
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> Thanks Peter(and the rest of you who have weighed in on this thread!). =
=C2=A0All of this is helping, and giving me a considerably clearer idea of =
the direction I need to go. =C2=A0I've tallied up my parts costs so far, an=
d I can it appears build a nice set of pretty weather resistant stereo mic'=
s using the Primo capsules, for right around $40. =C2=A0 That's including b=
uilding a weather resistant housing for the capsules, and not just heat shr=
inking them(indeed, no heat shrink shall get near them!). =C2=A0 The main h=
ang up I had was=C2=A0committing=C2=A0to either making them detachable from=
the cables(using RCA's) or direct wiring. =C2=A0 At this point...I'm going=
to build one set of each and see if there is any difference in sound quali=
ty. =C2=A0 I figure I can always use the=C2=A0permanent=C2=A0one regardless=
, and if the RCS connected one is of lower sound quality...I simply remove =
the RCA plug from the mix and use the capsules over in a=C2=A0permanent=C2=
=A0rig. =C2=A0The
soldering information and
> opinions, as well as those on the wiring, were most=C2=A0helpful! =C2=A0=
Anyway..thanks again guys!
>
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> Sent: Sunday, May 6, 2012 6:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Best way to build simply DIY stereo mics=
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> Definitely don't apply the solder to the iron, you should apply it to the=
parts being soldered. A tiny bit on the iron helps transfer the heat faste=
r and get the parts hot enough to melt the solder. I did it the wrong way f=
or decades and never understood why it was so hard.
>
> Do you have a flux pen? Smearing that on the parts first really helps a l=
ot.
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> There are lots of soldering instruction videos on Youtube, so you can see=
how it's done.
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> Peter Shute
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> Sent: Sun May 06 14:42:32 2012
> Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Best way to build simply DIY stereo mics=
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> It does seem simple, so much so that I wonder if I am doing something wro=
ng. I have a solder gun, and solder...I clamp the mic wires to the pos and=
neg leads on the RCA plug, melt a small ball of solder on the tip of the i=
ron, touch it to the wire/plug lead and let it cool(all takes just a second=
or two). Yet...the mics still sound much noisier then if I just twist t=
he wires(off the mic capsules), around the pos/neg leads of the plug and tr=
y them that way. The only difference is the solder, so I don't know what I=
'm doing wrong!
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> From: Avocet <<brini%40dsl.pipex.com>>
> To: <naturerecordists%40yahoogroup=
s.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 5, 2012 8:34 AM
> 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
> > before(and which may be my issue with my other mics) I will.
>
> Paul,
>
> I can only encourage you and anyone else who works with wires to get
> the hang of soldering. It really is quite simple and gives you the
> freedom to make up leads and adaptors as you want them. It remains the
> only secure way of making a connection.
>
> When I was working I used to cut the ends off all my mic cables about
> once a year and resolder them. Only once did I have a lead go down on
> me and that one came from our tech stores.
>
> David
>
> David Brinicombe
> North Devon, UK
> Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum - Ambrose Bierce
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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.
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