« Reply #313 on: November 06, 2006, 08:38:38 PM »
Well the thing that seems to differ in terms of the schoeps vs. the other caps mentioned is that the Schoeps have a seperate conductor on the capsule for polarization. AKG, MBHO,MG and others have only one contact and ground. Richard where did you source the 1 Gig resistors you used? I asssume you are using those to strip the 50-60 volts to polarize the capsule, correct me if I'm wrong.
Thanks,
Nick
1G resistors are from Digikey.com. Something like $3 to $5 each. I need two per capsule. All in all, the parts are not expensive. And, yes, it should be possible to run any cap on the end. Provided you've got a good physical and electrical connection to the capsule. At this point I'm leaning towards a "hard" connection to the capsule for reliability, but anything is possible.
Richard
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