Topic: mic/battery box repair suggestions

[johnnyb]

Can anyone recommend a shop that does wiring repairs, I bought the dpa mics with the CS battery box and Cores has not picked up the phone and i really need to get this fixxed,male plug is from the box is cracked and resulting in one channel recordings,. thank you for any all suggestions.

johnny

[Nick Graham]

I bought the dpa mics with the CS battery box and Cores has not picked up the phone

Good luck with that...

Wish I could offer any type of help, but unfortunately - it seems Len is up to his regular excellent customer service.

[sml42]

In my experience, Len doesn't respond to emails... never had a problem getting a hold of him on the phone though. CS customer service is pretty poor I've found. I've ranted about CS before, about how I was jerked around and will never deal with them again...

I'm guessing your dpa's are terminated in a 5-pin mini-XLR connector, right? What I did with mine, was to physically cut this off, and send the mics back to dpa (via my local dpa distributor, search around on www.dpamicrophones.com) and have them re-fitted with a pair of dpa microdot connectors. I also bought a dpa battery box.

At the time I didn't realise, you can actually power the dpa from a SP battery box. So, what I should have done was to chop off the 5-pin mini-XLR connector, and replace with a 1/8" jack plug, then I could have used it with the SP battery box I already had! (And, I would have saved a ton of $ into the bargain). If you're handy with a soldering iron I'd definately recommend this route.

+t for your troubles

best regards,
stephen

[Ray76]

Can anyone recommend a shop that does wiring repairs, I bought the dpa mics with the CS battery box and Cores has not picked up the phone and i really need to get this fixxed,male plug is from the box is cracked and resulting in one channel recordings,. thank you for any all suggestions.

johnny

we have a couple of in house gurus too. Marc(leegeddy) and ToddR are very good with that sort of thing...if they arent tied up, it might be worth it to ask em. i dont know how busy they are tho.

[Kyle]

I'm guessing your dpa's are terminated in a 5-pin mini-XLR connector, right? What I did with mine, was to physically cut this off, and send the mics back to dpa (via my local dpa distributor, search around on www.dpamicrophones.com) and have them re-fitted with a pair of dpa microdot connectors. I also bought a dpa battery box.


best regards,
stephen

This is a good idea. Get the micro-dot connectors and then pick up the DPA MMA6000. It is a miniature micpre that does an excellent job.


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http://www.dpamicrophones.com/module.php?MID=101&itemid=MMA6000&PID=&function=pdescription

[Ray76]

I'm guessing your dpa's are terminated in a 5-pin mini-XLR connector, right? What I did with mine, was to physically cut this off, and send the mics back to dpa (via my local dpa distributor, search around on www.dpamicrophones.com) and have them re-fitted with a pair of dpa microdot connectors. I also bought a dpa battery box.


best regards,
stephen

This is a good idea. Get the micro-dot connectors and then pick up the DPA MMA6000. It is a miniature micpre that does an excellent job.


edit:

http://www.dpamicrophones.com/module.php?MID=101&itemid=MMA6000&PID=&function=pdescription

QFT. I highly reccomend it as well. Very clean, and clear as a bell.