Hi. I'm pretty clueless when it comes to DIY, beyond say reattaching a headphone plug. How hard is it to solder on a new MINI-XLR male connector onto a pair of CSB's? This is the connection that connects the mic pair to the battery box, and has four wires (two pairs) going into it. Does anybody have a diagram for this?
I just want to avoid sending my CSB's away to NJ US from Canada if possible, for what should be a relatively simple repair job. Right guys? *nervous laugh*
and, what's the best source for those MINI-XLR connectors? Is that beyond the scope of my local Radio Shack? (known as "the Source" in Canada)
thanks for any help!
In my own experience, fitting two mic cables into a single miniXLR connector is a PITA.
To give you some visual idea of what's involved, start here (http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=17967.msg232839#msg232839) and read that post as well as the 4 posts following. Basically, you would do what's shown in those pictures except you would be squeezing both mic cables into one miniXLR connector.
As for the wiring that Core-Sound uses, I have no idea what the wire/pin assignments are... but you have two options to find out: email Core-Sound, or email Sound Pros. (I believe Sound Pros knows the Core-Sound pin assignments, as Sound Pros offers a Core-Sound connector mod (http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-CS-INPUT).)
A good (and less expensive) source for miniXLR connectors is Trew Audio (http://www.trewaudio.com/wherewe.htm), and they have a store in Toronto.
Since it's not customary for you to do this sort of DIY, you might want to buy 2 connectors. ;)
Good luck!
P.S. I know you said you didn't want to, but you could always send them back to Core-Sound, or even to Sound Pros, and get them to do it. Sure, it might cost more, but it's no sweat on your part.