Re: [MV] Carbon Mic Elements.

From: Patrick Jankowiak (eccm@swbell.net)
Date: Tue Jan 28 2003 - 21:08:50 PST


That was it! the electrical part was a test before and afterwards.

Ryan Gill wrote:
>
> At 10:18 AM -0500 1/28/03, Ted Hintopoulos wrote:
> >You radio buffs......
> >
> >Is there any interest in replacement mic elements for either the H33F handset
> >or the M-29A hand microphone?
> >
> >I found a possible source that may panout. I'll need to purchase AND check
> >a few
> >to be sure that they do in fact work.
> >Carbon mics don't age well.
> >Of my 6 H33s, only one
> >works at all, and of my 3 M29s none do.
> >I am working on a dynamic mic substitute, but need more time to develope one
> >that has the flexibility and utility of the old carbon unit.
>
> Something that the old radio techs on the WS-19 set list have
> mentioned is that if you heat up the carbon module in the oven for a
> while (low as possible for several hours) it will dry it out.
> Moisture isn't good for them, it makes the granules stick together.
> Then after you take it out, rap it flat on the table in a nice solid
> manner several times. That breaks the granules inside back up.
>
> Try that on the ones that don't work now. It may fix them.
>
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> --
> Ryan Gill rmgill@SPAMmindspring.com
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