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Schoeps MK41 Cap Repair - Where? Pic Included
« on: February 21, 2013, 06:13:47 AM »
This MK41 was a little hard to thread on my new KCY Clone from followingbob and I found the show that was recorded has slight static in one channel.
I decided to reverse the caps to see if it was the cap or the cable & when I carefully unscrewed the cap it fell apart.

Where can I get it fixed? Anyone here on the board? Off to Schoeps? If so how do I go about that?

Thanks for any help.
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Re: Schoeps MK41 Cap Repair - Where? Pic Included
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2013, 06:36:07 AM »
I may be mistaken, but I think you have to send them back to Germany for the authorized repair.  Either directly or through your distributor...

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Re: Schoeps MK41 Cap Repair - Where? Pic Included
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2013, 09:36:48 AM »
This MK41 was a little hard to thread on my new KCY Clone from followingbob and I found the show that was recorded has slight static in one channel.
I decided to reverse the caps to see if it was the cap or the cable & when I carefully unscrewed the cap it fell apart.

Where can I get it fixed? Anyone here on the board? Off to Schoeps? If so how do I go about that?

Thanks for any help.
Datfly



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Re: Schoeps MK41 Cap Repair - Where? Pic Included
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2013, 09:55:28 AM »
Don't worry. Call Redding audio:

Redding Audio, LLC
101 N Plains Industrial Road
Building 4
Wallingford, CT 06492
Phone: (203) 269-1808
Fax: (203) 269-1810

E-mail: sales@reddingaudio.com

They are the USA authorized distributors. They will handle sending it to Schoeps for you. If you wait until they send a whole bunch of stuff if won't cost you anything to ship. If you want to speed it up you can pay extra for rush service.

Schoeps repairs everything they've ever made, and any product that is still in production they guarantee to fix it for the estimate. It shouldn't be too expensive.

Since you have to do this, you might as well send all your other schoeps stuff in...

I had a mk6 repaired recently, cost $250 after all was through. And that's a complicated thing they don't even make anymore.

You should be fine. Call redding today.
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Capsules: Schoeps mk41v (x2), mk22 (x2), mk3 (x2), mk21 & mk8
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Re: Schoeps MK41 Cap Repair - Where? Pic Included
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2013, 10:50:30 AM »
Send it off to me and I will fix it for you..

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Re: Schoeps MK41 Cap Repair - Where? Pic Included
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2013, 11:10:01 AM »
is this a result of over tightening and the center pin broke?

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Re: Schoeps MK41 Cap Repair - Where? Pic Included
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2013, 11:12:40 AM »
As Noahbickart suggested above, call Redding. Hopefully your repair doesn't cost too much.
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Re: Schoeps MK41 Cap Repair - Where? Pic Included
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2013, 11:31:05 AM »
I have never seen that type of failure reported on TS.  Over tightening the capsule could never cause this.

Contamination of the capsule interior, and the parts that are touching that fabric and have touched fingers, are very serious concerns.  You have touched those parts so they are now contaminated.  Cleaning them is not trivial.  They need to go to Redding, and likely Germany.  In the meantime, I would put them in separate plastic bags.

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Re: Schoeps MK41 Cap Repair - Where? Pic Included
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2013, 11:32:38 AM »
This MK41 was a little hard to thread on my new KCY Clone from followingbob and I found the show that was recorded has slight static in one channel.

How hard was it to thread on?  I assume you mean it was hard to turn?  Did it turn easy and then become hard to turn near the end?

Edit: This is one of the reasons why I am not rushing my active products to market.
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Re: Schoeps MK41 Cap Repair - Where? Pic Included
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2013, 12:55:10 PM »

Contamination of the capsule interior, and the parts that are touching that fabric and have touched fingers, are very serious concerns.  You have touched those parts so they are now contaminated.  Cleaning them is not trivial.  They need to go to Redding, and likely Germany.  In the meantime, I would put them in separate plastic bags.

I have to second this advice; sending them back to the factory for authorized service is the only recommended solution as servicing them is not trivial. Potential contamination should absolutely be a concern and even a fingerprint can negatively affect the high-impedance signal paths involved. There might be other repair factors, some being trade secrets, that can only be done correctly by Schoeps. For example, does the torque on the retainer ring when reassembled affect performance? Even if you knew what the torque should be, you might not have the proper tools for measurement. Only the factory can assess the repairs needed and perform them correctly.

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Re: Schoeps MK41 Cap Repair - Where? Pic Included
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2013, 01:23:11 PM »
My comment above and now is not in any way meant to demean the work of schoepsnbox, who has done amazing work for our community for a long time,

But...

Given how cheap and relatively quickly a fully authorized repair can be done via redding, I think to do otherwise is foolish.
Recording:
Capsules: Schoeps mk41v (x2), mk22 (x2), mk3 (x2), mk21 & mk8
Cables: 2x nbob KCY, 1 pair nbob actives, GAKables 10' & 20' 6-channel snakes, Darktrain 2 & 4 channel KCY and mini xlr extensions:
Preamps:    Schoeps VMS 02iub, Naiant IPA, Sound Devices Mixpre6 I
Recorders: Sound Devices Mixpre6 I, Sony PCM m10

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Re: Schoeps MK41 Cap Repair - Where? Pic Included
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2013, 01:27:25 PM »
My comment above and now is not in any way meant to demean the work of schoepsnbox, who has done amazing work for our community for a long time,

But...

Given how cheap and relatively quickly a fully authorized repair can be done via redding, I think to do otherwise is foolish.

100% agreed!
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Re: Schoeps MK41 Cap Repair - Where? Pic Included
« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2013, 01:43:24 PM »
Also you'll get the cool new printed serial numbers.
Recording:
Capsules: Schoeps mk41v (x2), mk22 (x2), mk3 (x2), mk21 & mk8
Cables: 2x nbob KCY, 1 pair nbob actives, GAKables 10' & 20' 6-channel snakes, Darktrain 2 & 4 channel KCY and mini xlr extensions:
Preamps:    Schoeps VMS 02iub, Naiant IPA, Sound Devices Mixpre6 I
Recorders: Sound Devices Mixpre6 I, Sony PCM m10

Home Playback: Mac Mini> Mytek Brooklyn+> McIntosh MC162> Eminent Tech LFT-16; Musical Fidelity xCan v2> Hifiman HE-4XX / Beyerdynamic DT880

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Re: Schoeps MK41 Cap Repair - Where? Pic Included
« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2013, 01:46:37 PM »
Also you'll get the cool new printed serial numbers.

True ;)
Schoeps MK 4V & MK 41V ->
Schoeps 250|0 KCY's (x2) ->
Naiant +60v|Low Noise PFA's (x2) ->
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