[TenTec] Don Watters

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richards" <jruing at ameritech.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 11:02 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Weak Output from 706 Microphone and your 
recommendations.


> 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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