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Title: DPA ORFT/XY bar
Post by: phil_er_up on December 05, 2012, 07:29:42 AM: Hi all,

Have a DPA ORFT/XY bar and I broke one of the black rubber straps that hold the mics in the bar. Does anyone have a good idea for a replacement for the straps? Never seen DPA sell them and not sure how much they would cost?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks.

-p
Title: Re: DPA ORFT/XY bar
Post by: darktrain on December 05, 2012, 07:40:13 AM: Pretty sure if you give em a call they will just send you a couple, They are very cool there, years ago, i needed a new chart for a 4021 and they got me one from the "homeland" and mailed it to me at no cost
Title: Re: DPA ORFT/XY bar
Post by: Colin Liston on December 05, 2012, 08:25:03 AM: If they don't send them to you they will at least tell you the dimensions so you can go buy them at a local hardware store. All they are are rubber gaskets.
Title: Re: DPA ORFT/XY bar
Post by: audBall on December 05, 2012, 08:41:16 AM: Quote from: Colin Liston on December 05, 2012, 08:25:03 AM
If they don't send them to you they will at least tell you the dimensions so you can go buy them at a local hardware store. All they are are rubber gaskets.

Yeah, check out your local Ace. They have a nice rubber o-ring section and many different sizes / gauges. I'm assuming that's all they are.
Title: Re: DPA ORFT/XY bar
Post by: Colin Liston on December 05, 2012, 08:47:30 AM: Quote from: audBall on December 05, 2012, 08:41:16 AM
Quote from: Colin Liston on December 05, 2012, 08:25:03 AM
If they don't send them to you they will at least tell you the dimensions so you can go buy them at a local hardware store. All they are are rubber gaskets.

Yeah, check out your local Ace. They have a nice rubber o-ring section and many different sizes / gauges. I'm assuming that's all they are.

That is exactly what they are. I contact DPA in Colorado a few years ago and the price they wanted was ridiculous and they told me they are just rubber o-rings. They also told me the diameter and the thickness, which I have since forgotten.
Title: Re: DPA ORFT/XY bar
Post by: ttrego2003 on December 05, 2012, 12:28:10 PM: Same thing happened to me, went to auto parts store a try a bunch o-rings they have, works fine.
Title: Re: DPA ORFT/XY bar
Post by: F.O.Bean on December 05, 2012, 01:01:56 PM: They even make HQ rubber hair ties that work too. Local rite aid would have them. But as everyone suggested, I would go to the local hardware store first!
Title: Re: DPA ORFT/XY bar
Post by: vwmule on December 05, 2012, 04:00:40 PM: How do the mics sound in that ORTF set up? I've always run the 4023s with NOLA bars.
Title: Re: DPA ORFT/XY bar
Post by: phil_er_up on December 05, 2012, 06:23:47 PM: Called DPA. They sell 4 packs for 7 dollars - part number is DDS0547 - Rubber Suspension for ORFT bar.
Title: Re: DPA ORFT/XY bar
Post by: F.O.Bean on January 24, 2013, 10:48:13 PM: Quote from: Ben Turnbull on January 23, 2013, 08:10:29 PM
^ Lowes plumbing isle... O rings #13 seem like they will work. $2.47/10 ::)

I got my bands for my schoeps A20S shocks for $5 for 18 at RiteAid
Title: Re: DPA ORFT/XY bar
Post by: justink on January 25, 2013, 12:46:22 AM: pretty sure orthodontic bands would work perfectly. and they're pretty much free by the bag.