Thank you all for your kind words about our FEL preamps and cables. As ment=
ioned the 3.5 SJ preamp does not pass PIP on to the microphone, there just =
isn't enough current available after powering the amp. =0D
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The cables Vicki mentions have moulded right angle 3.5 mm plugs, gold plate=
d (for better or worse!), the cable is thin and light weight, yet fully scr=
eened so ideal for small recorders.=0D
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http://www.micbooster.com/products/felconnectorsand.html=0D
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Peter, our postage charge is only 1.50 GBP so it should not increase the co=
st of an order too much, though it will take a week or more to reach you.=
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I have sourced plugs from various places but don't recall where =0D
exactly. I know I bought some right angled gold-plated plugs ready- =0D
wired, with bare wires at one end, from FEL in UK, and these have =0D
proved very useful.=0D
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On 28/10/2013, at 10:32 AM, Peter Shute wrote:=0D
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> Do you know anywhere to buy that connector locally, Vicki? The =0D
> postage from the UK doubles tha price.=0D
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> I only use this particular recorder with PIP mics, so no chance =0D
> it's an incompatibility problem.=0D
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> I assume what was meant by "unsuitable for field work" was that =0D
> there's a more suitable solution, but it's not in my price bracket.=0D
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> Peter Shute=0D
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>> m("yahoog","naturerecordists");=">=
roups.com] On Behalf Of vickipowys=0D
>> Sent: Monday, 28 October 2013 8:45 AM=0D
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>> Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] 3.5mm recording input crackle=0D
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>> I've happily used Neutrik right-angled gold-plated 3.5 plugs=0D
>> with my LS10, no problems, and they've had quite a lot of use=0D
>> too. I take care not to jiggle the connector when I am making=0D
>> a recording. Right- angled plugs are good because they don't=0D
>> put as much strain on the socket. When I switch over from=0D
>> using PIP electrets to a mono K6 mic I always turn off the=0D
>> PIP via menu before using the self-powered K6.=0D
>> If you don't, that can cause crackles.=0D
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>> Someone said that 3.5 connectors 'are not suitable for field=0D
>> work', of course they are! Whatever equipment you use, work=0D
>> around the limitations. We have some truly wonderful=0D
>> equipment available these days, compared to what was on offer=0D
>> twenty years ago.=0D
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>> Vicki=0D
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>> On 28/10/2013, at 8:22 AM, Peter Shute wrote:=0D
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>>> Dan Dugan wrote:=0D
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>>>> The answer is a shot shot of Caig DeoxIT D-5 on the plug,=0D
>> then insert=0D
>>>> and rotate. All better. Nothing better. It will have to be=0D
>> repeated,=0D
>>>> the 3.5mm connector is unreliable by design. Caig makes=0D
>> little spray=0D
>>>> cans and other applicators to go to the field with you. Us=0D
>> older guys=0D
>>>> remember it as Cramolin.=0D
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>>> I'll bear that in mind in case it gets worse. I'm seeing some=0D
>>> conflicting advice now:=0D
>>> - Use gold connectors to avoid tarnishing problems.=0D
>>> - Don't use gold connectors because tarnishing can be worse=0D
>> when the=0D
>>> gold wears through.=0D
>>> - Use a short "socket saver" cable permanently plugged in to avoid=0D
>>> wear.=0D
>>> - Don't leave connectors permanently plugged in, they'll corrode at=0D
>>> the point of contact.=0D
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>>> It sounds like there is no perfect solution, and I will=0D
>> just need to=0D
>>> be careful. I will work out some kind of plug protector so the tip=0D
>>> can't hit the ground if I drop it, and I'll start cleaning=0D
>> the tip and=0D
>>> socket occasionally (with alcohol or DeoxIT instead of just=0D
>> my shirt),=0D
>>> and I'll twist the plug a couple of times each time I insert it.=0D
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>>> Peter Shute=0D
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