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Date: Sun Mar 2, 2014 2:11 pm ((PST))
Peter:
I would suggest obtaining some 'Pro Gold G5' cleaner/lube/preservative spra=
y.=C2=A0
Spray a tiny amount on the plug, then wipe it thoroughly back and forth rad=
ially with a piece of paper shop towel or Kimwipe (it should be lintless).
Then spray one more=C2=A0tiny amount on the plug, then insert it into the j=
ack of the M10.=C2=A0
Twist the plug radially back an forth in the jack, remove the plug, then in=
sert it and twist again. You don't need to be rough with it, just do it sev=
eral times.
After this is done you should see a marked improvement in the connection. I=
t worked quite well for me on my M10.
I find that the Pro Gold works well on most any contact surface, including =
XLR plugs and sockets.
On XLRs, I just spray a small amount on the plug, then insert and remove th=
e plug several times from the socket.=C2=A0
The key is not to use much, just enough to get a very light coating on the =
pins.
Here's the link:=C2=A0http://store.caig.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.292/.f
I believe that this stuff is now called 'DeoxIT".
Check around for best prices.
- Greg O'Drobinak
From: Peter Shute <>
To: "" <>=
Sent: Sunday, March 2, 2014 3:17 PM
Subject: RE: [Nature Recordists] Please post this to the group
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Do you have any trouble with rustling of the backpack material, especially =
when you're wearing it? And does your body block the sound from the front a=
t all?
I really need to do something like that, I miss too many good opportunities=
while I'm walking.
Apologies for hijacking the thread. I use an M10 with EM172 capsules myself=
, and I'm happy with it apart from an annoying crackle that's developed in =
the right channel. I think I must have dropped the cable once, and got some=
thing a bit corrosive on the tip of the plug. Cleaning the plug and inside =
the jack with alchohol have improved it a lot, but it often returns a littl=
e as the temperature drops, leaving me with a good mono recording from the =
left channel.
I assume this kind of thing can happen with any 3.5mm recorder. It was exce=
llent for the first year, and hopefully I can clean it up more till it's re=
liable again. That's the price of using non XLR recorders, I suppose. It pa=
ys to be careful from the start.
Peter Shute
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of Dan Dugan
> Sent: Monday, 3 March 2014 7:25 AM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Please post this to the group
>
>
>
> >> I did quite a bit of headband recording at political
> events in the late 60s. Now I prefer to mount mics on my
> shoulders. Makes the wiring easier to handle.
> >
> > If shoulders work ok, why not just mount them on the sides
> of a backpack?
>
> Indeed, I do that when backpacking. The old framed Kelty pack
> with a hiking pole served as a tripod for an overnight set-up:
>
> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3D10152301379925844&set=3D
a.218994505843.165956.766705843&type=3D3&theater
>
> This was a four-channel setup, you can see one of the rear
> mics to the left of the burnt tree trunk over at the edge of
> the canyon. This is 49 Palms Oasis in Joshua Tree National Park.
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