OK, that's interesting. I just added the same file to the photos section. D=
irect link here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naturerecordists/photos/album/1293902551/pic/=
list
--- In Paul Willison <> w=
rote:
>
> Ben, I'd love to take a look, but I'm just getting a 404 forbidden when I=
try 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=
.
>
>
> =C2=A0
> Hi Paul,
>
> Here's one I prepared earlier. Pardon my going on about these but I'm kin=
d of proud of how they turned out, functionally and aesthetically.
>
> http://i.imgur.com/iONVv.jpg
>
> Ben
>
> --- In Paul Willison <paulwillison@> wr=
ote:
> >
> > Thanks Peter(and the rest of you who have weighed in on this thread!). =
=C3=82=C2=A0All of this is helping, and giving me a considerably clearer id=
ea of the direction I need to go. =C3=82=C2=A0I've tallied up my parts cost=
s so far, and I can it appears build a nice set of pretty weather resistant=
stereo mic's using the Primo capsules, for right around $40. =C3=82=C2=A0 =
That's including building a weather resistant housing for the capsules, and=
not just heat shrinking them(indeed, no heat shrink shall get near them!).=
=C3=82=C2=A0 The main hang up I had was=C3=82=C2=A0committing=C3=82=C2=A0t=
o either making them detachable from the cables(using RCA's) or direct wiri=
ng. =C3=82=C2=A0 At this point...I'm going to build one set of each and see=
if there is any difference in sound quality. =C3=82=C2=A0 I figure I can a=
lways use the=C3=82=C2=A0permanent=C3=82=C2=A0one regardless, and if the RC=
S connected one is of lower sound quality...I simply remove the RCA plug fr=
om the mix and use the capsules over in a=C3=82=C2=A0permanent=C3=82=C2=A0r=
ig. =C3=82=C2=A0The
> soldering information and
> > opinions, as well as those on the wiring, were most=C3=82=C2=A0helpful=
! =C3=82=C2=A0Anyway..thanks again guys!
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Peter Shute <pshute@>
> > To: "" <=
com>
> > Sent: Sunday, May 6, 2012 6:32 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Best way to build simply DIY stereo mi=
cs.
> >
> >
> > =C3=82=C2=A0
> > Definitely don't apply the solder to the iron, you should apply it to t=
he parts being soldered. A tiny bit on the iron helps transfer the heat fas=
ter 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.
> >
> > Do you have a flux pen? Smearing that on the parts first really helps a=
lot.
> >
> > There are lots of soldering instruction videos on Youtube, so you can s=
ee how it's done.
> >
> > Peter Shute
> >
> >
> > --------------------------
> > Sent using BlackBerry
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From:
> > To:
> > Sent: Sun May 06 14:42:32 2012
> > Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Best way to build simply DIY stereo mi=
cs.
> >
> >
> >
> > It does seem simple, so much so that I wonder if I am doing something w=
rong. I have a solder gun, and solder...I clamp the mic wires to the pos a=
nd neg leads on the RCA plug, melt a small ball of solder on the tip of the=
iron, touch it to the wire/plug lead and let it cool(all takes just a seco=
nd or 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!
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Avocet <brini@<brini%40dsl.pipex.com>>
> > To: <naturerecordists%40yahoogro=
ups.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, May 5, 2012 8:34 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Best way to build simply DIY stereo mi=
cs.
> >
> > > 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
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
> > sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie Kraus=
e.
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
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