Hi Everyone,
I had a pair of C480B mics that were defective and refused to pay the minimum $250 fee that AKG quoted me to repair them. So, I contacted Russell Technologies and asked if I could get a KM84 circuit designed onto an AKG board layout. I created the pcb outer contour in AutoCAD with all hole sizes and positions, and I found exact replacement switches on the Mouser website. To start, the mics looked very much like the ones in this photo:
http://cdn.recordinghacks.com/images//mic_extras/akg/C480B-cutaway.jpg
I removed the plastic capsule connector and the XLR connector from the original pcb and reused them on the new board. This is my first total mic rebuild and I'm so happy with it that I thought I'd post a pic here.
However, after trying several times, I could not upload a jpeg to my message; I kept getting errors. If anyone can tell me how to get my picture up, I'll do so.
Cheers!
Gord
I had a pair of C480B mics that were defective and refused to pay the minimum $250 fee that AKG quoted me to repair them. So, I contacted Russell Technologies and asked if I could get a KM84 circuit designed onto an AKG board layout. I created the pcb outer contour in AutoCAD with all hole sizes and positions, and I found exact replacement switches on the Mouser website. To start, the mics looked very much like the ones in this photo:
http://cdn.recordinghacks.com/images//mic_extras/akg/C480B-cutaway.jpg
I removed the plastic capsule connector and the XLR connector from the original pcb and reused them on the new board. This is my first total mic rebuild and I'm so happy with it that I thought I'd post a pic here.
However, after trying several times, I could not upload a jpeg to my message; I kept getting errors. If anyone can tell me how to get my picture up, I'll do so.
Cheers!
Gord
