africantigercow wrote on Mon, 17 January 2011 12:08 |
Do I Unscrew the old cables from the centre of the old capsule, remove the old capsule from the mic, replace it with the new capsule (soldering any leads that were previously attached to the old capsule, to the new capsule) and then loosen the screws from the centres of the new capsule before placing the screw through the circular piece at the end of the lead and then back into the mic? |
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How much should one tighten the screw at the centre of the diaphragm? Does the tightness of the screw affect the sound? |
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What does the plastic above the capsule do? |
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Also, what would you consider the condition of this capsule? Does it look all original? Is it likely to perform to spec? |
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P.S.: the dent in the diaphragm is not nice. While it does not look like a hole (bad for the damping of diaphragm movement), its depth may interfere with the free movement of the diaphragm against the back plate, which is only 40 Post by: ssltech on January 18, 2011, 08:31:54 AM Even if it's touching the backplate at rest, it still won't stop it from producing sound, it would just alter the free movement of the diaphragm to a greater or lesser extent... think of a tapping drum skin with a finger gently touching it in one spot as an analogy. -It might be quite acceptable, and if you turn it so that it's the REAR diaphragm surface, it wouldn't have any significant effect in cardioid; just omni and fig-8. I've certainly had a diaphragm which had a similar dent, which the owner was entirely happy with... and it was on the FRONT diaphragm. -Your mileage may indeed vary. As for cleaning; I've seen worse capsules be perfectly fine, and it'd be impossible to judge merely by the picture. You be the judge; -try it, and see. Keith Post by: MagnetoSound on January 18, 2011, 11:03:32 AM If you're very lucky, that dent could be right over one of the holes in the backplate and be no trouble at all. Or it might not. Post by: africantigercow on January 19, 2011, 02:15:30 AM I guess the best thing to do is to slap it on my mic and see how it sounds... |