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Gear / Technical Help => Microphones & Setup => Topic started by: Phil Zone on October 15, 2013, 09:11:34 PM

Title: Church Audio CA-14 Voltage
Post by: Phil Zone on October 15, 2013, 09:11:34 PM: does anyone know what the max voltage is for ca14's? the reason is i just bought a littlebox with an 1/8 input and dont want to watch the mics explode, melt, and light on fire :'( so if anyone knows if it can take the 20v the littlebox would put out, please share.

thanks
Title: Re: Church Audio CA-14 Voltage
Post by: EarlyMorningRain on October 15, 2013, 09:38:53 PM: well just a guess of course as I know little to nothing on the topic, but I would think 20v is a bit too much for smaller mics like the Church mics and SP mics and the like. Especially when the run off a 9v battery.

Hopefully others with more knowledge will chime in
Title: Re: Church Audio CA-14 Voltage
Post by: Phil Zone on October 15, 2013, 10:28:00 PM: Quote from: Jon Stoppable on October 15, 2013, 10:00:06 PM
littlebox does not supply 20V to the minijack input, only 9V (unless you have one of the very earliest models, which is 10V on low and 16V on high).

Thanks Jon,
So when should I put it on high or low for the right 9 volts
Title: Re: Church Audio CA-14 Voltage
Post by: LikeASong on October 16, 2013, 05:35:03 AM: 20 volts surprised me a lot :o 10 makes more sense. Select the lower setting, I don't think there's any problem by supplying 10 volts instead of their recommended 9... Although Chris himself will probably chime in and state the truth ;)
Title: Re: Church Audio CA-14 Voltage
Post by: Church-Audio on October 16, 2013, 10:40:51 AM: Quote from: Phil Zone on October 15, 2013, 10:28:00 PM
Quote from: Jon Stoppable on October 15, 2013, 10:00:06 PM
littlebox does not supply 20V to the minijack input, only 9V (unless you have one of the very earliest models, which is 10V on low and 16V on high).

Thanks Jon,
So when should I put it on high or low for the right 9 volts
9 volts is ok 12 volts is ok but that is the max.

Chris