MøKE2 1.2 completed
at least at the mic capsule/body end,... I still need to do the stereo connector end.
img6092:
The journey begins at the 1/8" 3.5mm trs stereo connector. I always end up needing the extra room in the screw on cap. So, first matter, enlarge that hole, and clean up the drill hole.
img6096: Commitment time. This was kind of hard to do.
img6099: My eyes said screw you Moke!
img6100 & 6101: Hiding my soldering skills
img 6102:
Inner brass tubing mounting the rubber shock mount mast. This layer fits inside of the outer tubing, and allows the shock mounting to move freely. I epoxy bedded the inside of this inner tubing piece, which also contained the soldering joint. I covered the soldering jpoint in two layers of heat shrink, with cyanoacrylate gel glue applied between layers.
The rubber mast was epoxy bedded on iserion into the inner brass tube, and the backside was filled with epoxy as well, for a 100% waterproof seal (I've rigged boats and know how to seal through-hull fittings). I cut the inner tubing piece at 5/8" long, which covered the solder joint entirely.
img6103: outer tubing pieces.
I cut these at twice the length of the inner pieces at 1.25" (or as close as an angle grainder would allow).
The outer tubing was epoxy bedded with internal epoxy smeared into the lead-end of the tubings, and, onto the heatshring at the interface, to completely fill the void. Overflow oozed, and was cleaned off. An adjustment was made, prior to the epoxy setting, to ensure that the shockmounting was still viable before the epoxy set the outer tube into place.
img6104 - 05 - 06:
Finished capsule and mic body. I tried to show the epoxy bedding and seal.
I'm going to cover this in heat shrink, and, self adhesive velcro, loop-sided tape (not the hooks), for ease of strapping to stands, and spreaders, etc.
I used:
Mogami W2697 Miniature Balanced Mic Cable - lavalier mic cable
K&S Precision Metals Brass tubing, #'s 8131 inner & 8132 outer (confirmed numbers - previously speculated)
Switchcraft 1/8" 3.5mm TRS stereo male connector - straight
JB-Weld KWIK epoxy (you can fix your tractor with this shit!)