I had a similar experience with a MS set (MKH30/40) in the Ecuadorean Amazo=
n region (Rio Napo), Andrew. Woke up early one morning in the forest to fin=
d my mics completely silent and the Rykote windscreen completely soaked. I =
took the mics out of the Rykote, removed the foam wind protection from the =
capsules, and lit a kerosene lamp directly under the mics, far enough from =
the capsules so that it got some measure of heat without leaving any carbon=
deposit. Took about half an hour and all worked well, again. No problem, s=
ince.
It was unusual, because typically, the MKH series will work just fine in hi=
gh humidity. This night's humidity might have been the limit, though. Every=
thing was soaked.
Bernie Krause
On Mar 23, 2013, at 3:13 PM, "gwwarbler" <> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I just got back from a trek up Cerro Pirre in the Darien of Panama, and w=
hile up there I encountered a problem with my MKH20 microphone. We spent a=
number of nights camping and walking in extreme humidity and heavy rain, a=
nd on the last day of the trip I noticed there was a sheen of dampness on t=
he mic, and no sound coming into the recorder when everything was turned on=
. I tested the cable and mic inputs on the recorder with another micrphone=
, and both of those worked fine, so I'm pretty sure it's the MKH. My quest=
ion is, has anyone had a problem like this in the past, and if so what have=
they done to fix it? I put the mic in with a silica gel tin made for dryi=
ng things out, and it hasn't helped. Many thanks for any advice that anyon=
e can offer,
>
> Andrew Spencer
>
>
>
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