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----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Sussman" <psussman@pactor.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>; "Richards"
<jruing@ameritech.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 7:12 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Weak Output from 706 Microphone and your
recommendations.
> >From a technical point of view, I think a determination needs to be
> made as to whether this is a microphone problem or a rig problem
> This could be anything from a defective mic to a dirty pot in the
> rig.
>
> The easiest way to make this determination is by like/kind substitution.
> Connect the suspect mic to another rig -- or connect a known good mic to
> the rig in question.
>
> Otherwise, you're spending money to fix/replace a mic that may not
> even be defective.
>
> Just a thought!
>
> 73 de Phil - N8PS
>
> --------
>
> Quoting Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>:
>
>> Geeze... what IS on that little microphone circuit board?
>> It cannot be too much, maybe just a bias voltage card
>> that modifies and provides 2 - 5 volts to the electret
>> condenser mic element. I suspect you could figure that
>> out easy enough - maybe a broken connection, or a
>> component that has puked - like a switch, but probably
>> just a bad connection for some reason. Maybe even a
>> broken contact where the cable attaches or a broken
>> cable internal wire where strain relief puts pinch pressure...
>> or even a break in the little wires that traverse the goose neck
>> between the base and the mic head... or...or...
>>
>> But microphones are rather easy to make, so I doubt the
>> board is all that complicated. I am thinking the mic
>> element has lost the bias voltage it is looking for...
>>
>> Happy trails.
>>
>> I would not spend $100 to fix it. You could get a really
>> decent sounding dynamic mic for anywhere from $20
>> and up.
>>
>> ================= JHR =================
>>
>>
>> Paul K. wrote:
>> > I have a model 706 desk mic that has lost most of the out put.
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