Topic: Active Nak cm300 connector modification

[Patrick]

I've been putting this project off for years and the time has come. 

I want to put connectors on the back of my modded/chopped cm300's and make different breakout cables. Currently, the mics are hardwired to about 15' of cable which is usually much more than I need, even for open taping.

I know people have done this in the past, but will the switchcraft tb3m connector be small enough to fit on the back of the housing?  Here is a datasheet. (http://switchcraft.com/productsummary.aspx?Parent=938)  I figure I could epoxy the jack in place if it didn't fit quite right.  Seems like a perfect option for such a job if the size is right.  Thanks for the info!

[jbell]

I would email Busman!  He did a set for me with the minixlr. 

I've been putting this project off for years and the time has come. 

I want to put connectors on the back of my modded/chopped cm300's and make different breakout cables. Currently, the mics are hardwired to about 15' of cable which is usually much more than I need, even for open taping.

I know people have done this in the past, but will the switchcraft tb3m connector be small enough to fit on the back of the housing?  Here is a datasheet. (http://switchcraft.com/productsummary.aspx?Parent=938)  I figure I could epoxy the jack in place if it didn't fit quite right.  Seems like a perfect option for such a job if the size is right.  Thanks for the info!

[Chuck]

Most of the ones that I have seen, including a pair I owned, used a washer and one of those panel mount mini-xlr jacks. The washer was held in the  capsule assembly with the same retaining ring as the un-modified mics.

[kinglerxst]

Can this mod be done to Nak 700's as well as the 300's?

Or is the 700 modded differently?

[jbell]

There are some chopped 700s out there, but I don't think any have been done with a minixlr they are hard wired. 

Can this mod be done to Nak 700's as well as the 300's?

Or is the 700 modded differently?

[kinglerxst]

>There are some chopped 700s out there, but I don't think any have been done with a minixlr they are hard wired. 

Thanks for the info. The 700's seem to be a better mic, but I would definitely prefer to be able to switch out caps, so the xlr modded 300's looks like it'd be the way to go for that.

[Patrick]

>There are some chopped 700s out there, but I don't think any have been done with a minixlr they are hard wired. 

Thanks for the info. The 700's seem to be a better mic, but I would definitely prefer to be able to switch out caps, so the xlr modded 300's looks like it'd be the way to go for that.

The 700's have switchable caps as well.

[Roger Gustavsson]

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=143853.0

I have some pictures of "how to". Do you want them?

You can also do like I did.

http://www.twin-x.com/groupdiy/albums/userpics/chopped_Nakamichis.jpg

http://www.twin-x.com/groupdiy/albums/userpics/short_Nakamichis.jpg



Roger

[Patrick]

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=143853.0

I have some pictures of "how to". Do you want them?

Thanks Roger.  I can't tell from the pictures but is that the Switchcraft TB3M connector inside there?  I don't have my mics in front of me, so if I can make sure that the connector fits, I'm all good. 

[kinglerxst]

>The 700's have switchable caps as well.

I know they do have switchable caps, but can they be modded down to the minimum size like the 300's (Franken-Nak's) and still have switchable caps? It was mentioned the 700's can be chopped down but then become hard-wired which to me means the caps become permanent (cable is hard-wired to the cap), but not exactly sure of how the 700's are modded.

The size of the Franken-Nak 300's is where I'd need to be, but was just wondering if the same thing can be done to the 700's. I would be ok with the cable being permanently attached to a small piece of body that the caps attach to (like a collette I guess), but not really if it's still a "remote" kind of thing where the body is just further down the line.

[jbell]

You can still switch the caps!  It is hard wired to the Attenuator housing.

>The 700's have switchable caps as well.

I know they do have switchable caps, but can they be modded down to the minimum size like the 300's (Franken-Nak's) and still have switchable caps? It was mentioned the 700's can be chopped down but then become hard-wired which to me means the caps become permanent (cable is hard-wired to the cap), but not exactly sure of how the 700's are modded.

The size of the Franken-Nak 300's is where I'd need to be, but was just wondering if the same thing can be done to the 700's. I would be ok with the cable being permanently attached to a small piece of body that the caps attach to (like a collette I guess), but not really if it's still a "remote" kind of thing where the body is just further down the line.

[Patrick]

I know they do have switchable caps, but can they be modded down to the minimum size like the 300's (Franken-Nak's) and still have switchable caps?

Absolutely!

http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,74404.0.html

[kinglerxst]

Thanks all for the 700 clarification. It looks a little longer than the 300 mod with the xlr connection, but probably still do-able for what I would be using them for.

My next question would be.....is anyone actively doing the mod for the 700's? Looks like someone is doing the 300 mod, but is that the case for the 700 as well? I'd probably still go with getting the 300's modded if the 700's are more of a DIY as I'm not really set-up to do it.

[ts]

I know they do have switchable caps, but can they be modded down to the minimum size like the 300's (Franken-Nak's) and still have switchable caps?

Absolutely!

http://taperssection.com/index.php/topic,74404.0.html

I still have the modded 700's. Actually using them this weekend with a Tinybox>M10. I had the AT phantom power modules removed and now use the Tinybox. I sure would like to get that hard wire removed and have detachable cables. I think Chris Church can do it or busman or maybe soemone else on here?

[audBall]

I swear I remember somebody posting pics of their 700s with a minixlr connector in the attenuator barrel.  I seem to recall the guy saying he used a die to rethread the barrel. 

After searching on here for a while last night, nothing turned up.