If you read through the list archives, you'll find many postings about peop=
le (including me) nervous about soldering capsules.
My EM172s came with short leads attached, so I was able to wire them up wit=
hout any direct soldering. Unfortunately one of them fell off during constr=
uction, so I did have to solder. Following advice given here, I was able to=
do it without doing any damage.
I had some previous soldering experience so I had an advantage, but it woul=
d be a pity to limit yourself because of this. There will inevitably be lea=
ds to solder, so it would be worth getting a soldering iron and learning. P=
ractice is cheap, and there are many soldering tutorials on Youtube.
Peter Shute
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of stu.linux
> Sent: Thursday, 18 July 2013 1:02 AM
> To:
> Subject: [Nature Recordists] Mic capsules question: rapid
> 35-0190 vs Panasonic WM-61A
>
> Hello,
> New recordist and user to the group here - i plan to have a
> go at building my first DIY microphone. Ideally i would of
> liked to have used primo em172 capsules but i have to be
> realistic, with no soldering experience and at =A310 per
> capsule it could end up being quite expensive if i make a
> mistake.
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