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Static electricity killed my NT5?
I was testing my Rode NT5 for recording by tapping the capsule with my finger
and I felt a static electricity spark when I touched the mic and now the mic is not working. Did I just kill my NT5? It worked fine my last recording session. I swapped mic cords and console channels and the problem appears to be with the NT5 itself. Tim Sprout |
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Static electricity killed my NT5?
In article , Tim Sprout wrote:
I was testing my Rode NT5 for recording by tapping the capsule with my finger and I felt a static electricity spark when I touched the mic and now the mic is not working. Did I just kill my NT5? It worked fine my last recording session. I swapped mic cords and console channels and the problem appears to be with the NT5 itself. Sounds like it. I assume you were tapping the case and did not actually had the grille removed to touch the capsule, right? When you make a microphone at a low price point like the NT5, and you're trying to get it to sound as good as possible, you start leaving off a lot of things that you might have at a higher price point, like protection diodes and clamps. It's likely not a difficult repair job, send it in. And get a humidifier, it will not only prevent this sort of thing but also make pianos and guitars happier. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Static electricity killed my NT5?
"Scott Dorsey" wrote in message news In article , Tim Sprout wrote: I was testing my Rode NT5 for recording by tapping the capsule with my finger and I felt a static electricity spark when I touched the mic and now the mic is not working. Did I just kill my NT5? It worked fine my last recording session. I swapped mic cords and console channels and the problem appears to be with the NT5 itself. Sounds like it. I assume you were tapping the case and did not actually had the grille removed to touch the capsule, right? When you make a microphone at a low price point like the NT5, and you're trying to get it to sound as good as possible, you start leaving off a lot of things that you might have at a higher price point, like protection diodes and clamps. It's likely not a difficult repair job, send it in. And get a humidifier, it will not only prevent this sort of thing but also make pianos and guitars happier. OT: Humidifiers don't really work well with pianos. Pianos need systems that will humidify and de-humidify when needed, preventing extreme expansion and contraction. (Think of the cake on the Little Rascals....weee.....woooooo.....weee......woooooo. ....that's what a piano goes thru with each humidity level change. Dampp-Chasers© are the only thing that will help a piano combat changes in humidity. I've been installing them for 30+ years and highly recommend them over any room humidifier. Poly --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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Static electricity killed my NT5?
On 27/03/2017 8:21 a.m., polymod wrote:
I assume you were tapping the case and did not actually had the grille removed to touch the capsule, right? When you make a microphone at a low price point like the NT5, and you're trying to get it to sound as good as possible, you start leaving off a lot of things that you might have at a higher price point, like protection diodes and clamps. Dunno if NT5 has clamping diodes or not, but they don't generally skimp, and it would presumably add less that $1 to the manufacturing cost. There are presumably some static discharges that nothing normal would protect ! geoff |
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Static electricity killed my NT5?
On 3/26/2017 8:12 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
In article , Tim Sprout wrote: I was testing my Rode NT5 for recording by tapping the capsule with my finger and I felt a static electricity spark when I touched the mic and now the mic is not working. Did I just kill my NT5? It worked fine my last recording session. I swapped mic cords and console channels and the problem appears to be with the NT5 itself. Sounds like it. I assume you were tapping the case and did not actually had the grille removed to touch the capsule, right? When you make a microphone at a low price point like the NT5, and you're trying to get it to sound as good as possible, you start leaving off a lot of things that you might have at a higher price point, like protection diodes and clamps. It's likely not a difficult repair job, send it in. And get a humidifier, it will not only prevent this sort of thing but also make pianos and guitars happier. --scott Yes, I was tapping the case, the grille was not removed. I have put in a service request to RODE. This mic has a ten year warranty. Neither the cardioid or omni capsule work so I assume I will send in the mic body. Thanks Scott and everyone for the helpful replies. Tim never to repeat this mistake Sprout |
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Static electricity killed my NT5?
In article , Tim Sprout wrote:
Yes, I was tapping the case, the grille was not removed. I have put in a service request to RODE. This mic has a ten year warranty. Neither the cardioid or omni capsule work so I assume I will send in the mic body. The truth is, you really can't protect the input stage of the mike (except by using a tube instead of a fet), but there's a lot you can do to keep static from getting to the input stage. Unfortunately, the Rode skips some of those things, and it's maybe academic since nothing can help when the capsule itself is off (or being replaced). Thanks Scott and everyone for the helpful replies. Tim never to repeat this mistake Sprout This is what warranties are for! Rode has a good one and they are very good about support! --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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