Gbout2 said:Rook mistake of desoldering backplate, front and back diaphragm wires without "clearly" marking where the new wires return for solder. Anybody perform this mod that can show pics of where to solder the new capsule wires? Thanks in advance!
mister b said:Gbout2 said:Rook mistake of desoldering backplate, front and back diaphragm wires without "clearly" marking where the new wires return for solder. Anybody perform this mod that can show pics of where to solder the new capsule wires? Thanks in advance!
Maybe this post help ...
http://microphone-parts.com/pages/akg-perception-capsule-swap-tutorial
Regards
ln76d said:I followed mparts link and i wonder what's the sense of replacing original capsule to RK87...
bxt403 said:So after getting a P420: I realized that it's not like the Perception 420. The P420 I got ended up having all the parts that need to be replaced being surface mount.
bxt403 said:So after getting a P420: I realized that it's not like the Perception 420. The P420 I got ended up having all the parts that need to be replaced being surface mount. There's little to no room to install a 470pF (or 1000pF) polystyrene cap: the 470pF surface mount capacitor's on the underside of the switch board.
The only mod I could do was replace the 220pF capacitor with a 680pF WIMA one I had leftover from building a MicParts S3-87.
The location is different than for the P220 but it's still easy to access. I decided to keep the stock capsule installed but I'm seriously impressed how great the mic sounds by simply changing out the 220pF capacitor with a 680pF one.
The only problem is that the capacitor I used needs to be desoldered if I ever need to disassemble the mic any further (like to access the top-side of the switchboard). Considering how good mic sounds now: I doubt I ever will.
kingkorg said:I find the capsule phenomenal. Coupling is just fine if you ask me. The only further mod i did, which made it realy shine, is custom headbasket which got rid of all internal reflections. I got crazy smooth response from the mic. Without random dips in the high end. I can post measurements later. Sound samples as well. However it left me with very ugly mic. I use it as mono overhead on drums, so the looks are not that important.
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