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Re: 3.5mm recording input crackle

Subject: Re: 3.5mm recording input crackle
From: "Dan Dugan" dandugan_1999
Date: Sun Oct 27, 2013 12:34 pm ((PDT))
> My M10 recently suddenly developed a bad crackle in the left channel (nothing 
> to do with my recent ME66 problem). It seemed to be ok when I rotated the 
> plug away from particular positions, so I got by like that for a while. Today 
> I cleaned the plug with alcohol, and it seemed a bit better, so I also 
> cleaned the inside of the socket on the recorder with alcohol on a cotton 
> bud, and now it's difficult to find a position where it crackles. Hopefully 
> this is a permanent fix.
> 
> I assume I must have dropped the plug on the ground, and then transferred 
> some dirt or moisture to the recorder socket. I guess this is one of the 
> hazards of not using XLR connectors. I'm considering taping a spare socket to 
> the cable so I can leave it plugged in and protected until I'm ready to plug 
> it into the recorder. What does everyone else do to avoid this problem, those 
> of you who use 3.5mm connectors?

The answer is a shot shot of Caig DeoxIT D-5 on the plug, then insert and 
rotate. All better. Nothing better. It will have to be repeated, the 3.5mm 
connector is unreliable by design. Caig makes little spray cans and other 
applicators to go to the field with you. Us older guys remember it as Cramolin.

-Dan





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