Topic: Chopped Sony PCM-A10

[RyanJ]

I removed the wires at the board as well as the solder. I tried recording with the internals and nothing comes up. Just has the recorder on standby with nothing on the waveform.

I am at work all day today. But will test some things out this weekend. As well as give an overview on how I did it!

[hipporu]

A good short educational program from SD about noise measurement
https://www.sounddevices.com/microphone-preamp-noise/

[voltronic]

Wow, this is taking rather extreme measures against Zoomies, huh? 

[DavidPuddy]

I love this, nice work. Black epoxy would have made it even better IMO. I wonder if my A-10 is out of warranty... 

[ol' dirty taper]

That's a fun mod. I opted to using black gaffer tape to cover the mics on my A10 to deter questions. There was an A10 sold about a year ago on ebay with the top mic guard broken off and it made me think of doing something similar to this.

Too bad you couldn't fit a pair of XLRs up there. Had sony gone a few more mm wider on the top you could almost fit them.

[yltfan]

I haven't used internal mics since 1979 and don't plan on starting now.

Don't mean to derail the thread, but I gotta ask about your 1979 internals...

[MakersMarc]

I would bevtempted to buy a chopped one.  Don't need or want internal mics.

same for me, fuck the internals. I had them removed in all 7 of my Oade warm mod decks. But they ain't epoxy filled. 

[mccordo]

I used my internals once at a Lettuce show when I was going Busman BSC-1 > V2 > M10 and found the battery for the V2 that I had fully charged that afternoon was dead upon arriving at the venue that night. Since the M10 couldn’t take XLRs I had no choice but to mount it on top of the stand. Listened to a few minutes once and never even processed the files.

Back on topic: IMO this mod is exactly what the A10 needed. I just got a new A10 last week and was already thinking about how to hide the internals. Looking forward to seeing the step by step on how you did it.

[checht]

Awesome mod!

As I don't have a unit on hand, I'd appreciate hearing what the chopped height is.

[johnmuge]

I haven't used internal mics since 1979 and don't plan on starting now.

Don't mean to derail the thread, but I gotta ask about your 1979 internals...

It was a Panasonic cassette recorder, don't remember the model. It didn't do a good job but I recorded The Outlaws, Molly Hatchet, Van Halen in New Haven and Kiss at MSG in 1979. My pictures came out better than the audio.
Edit, I went digging and found The Outlaws 11-24-79 tape #1 from New Haven Coliseum. I'll revisit it and post it if it sounds ok and look harder for tape #2.

[Gone Fishin']

I would bevtempted to buy a chopped one.  Don't need or want internal mics.

same for me, fuck the internals. I had them removed in all 7 of my Oade warm mod decks. But they ain't epoxy filled. 

There are tons of "goop" that will fill.
Sugru comes to mind, if it still exists.


I love this stuff and was fascinated by it the first time it fixed my '66 Bug

[seethreepo]

What about 3d printing a new case or even a new case front minus the Sony branding add in a logo from a medical device.. = super stealth..  I've been thinking about this for a while in terms of a different 007 approach.  (*dont own a 3d printer or know how hard it would or wouldnt be) 


thoughts? 


edited to add  related 3d printer material
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-EiIk32QUU
https://formlabs.com/blog/designing-3d-printed-snap-fit-enclosures/

[RyanJ]

What about 3d printing a new case or even a new case front minus the Sony branding add in a logo from a medical device.. = super stealth..  I've been thinking about this for a while in terms of a different 007 approach.  (*dont own a 3d printer or know how hard it would or wouldnt be) 


thoughts? 


edited to add  related 3d printer material
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-EiIk32QUU
https://formlabs.com/blog/designing-3d-printed-snap-fit-enclosures/

My friend is in the process of creating a 3D printed case as I type 

[RyanJ]

I've updated the first post with my steps on how to make this happen.

I would also be happy to do this for anyone who doesn't want to go through the trouble.

Awesome mod!

As I don't have a unit on hand, I'd appreciate hearing what the chopped height is.

3.75"

Normally it is 4.3" so this has saved some space. I bring a lot of gear in to 007. Plus, I just want a recorder. Not a recorder with mic. I think it looks a lot killer without the mics too!

[dactylus]

Thanks Ryan!