Hey there,
Thought I'd share a little detailed info on upgrading the transformers in the ribbon microphones that I've got available. This will apply to the various versions out there. The TBone, the PPA, Nady, etc.
I'll use the Cinemag 9888 as the upgrade example.
On the Cinemag transformer, the primary pair is red/brown wires, the secondary pair is the orange/yellow wires, with the white wire connecting to ground(if it's the canned version).
So the upgrade is simple as desoldering the existing wires, mounting the new transformer, and connecting the new traffo wires to their appropriate spots. Mapped a different way:
stock / Cinemag:
red / red
white / brown
(here you need to be aware of phase of the motor, and swap orang/yellow appropriately)
green/ yellow
black / orange
with the white wire of the Cinemag going to ground.
Hope this helps.
I do a fair amount of ribbon replacement in microphones these days, visit here if you have a mic in need of repair:
www.shinybox.com/service.php
Regards
ju
Thought I'd share a little detailed info on upgrading the transformers in the ribbon microphones that I've got available. This will apply to the various versions out there. The TBone, the PPA, Nady, etc.
I'll use the Cinemag 9888 as the upgrade example.
On the Cinemag transformer, the primary pair is red/brown wires, the secondary pair is the orange/yellow wires, with the white wire connecting to ground(if it's the canned version).
So the upgrade is simple as desoldering the existing wires, mounting the new transformer, and connecting the new traffo wires to their appropriate spots. Mapped a different way:
stock / Cinemag:
red / red
white / brown
(here you need to be aware of phase of the motor, and swap orang/yellow appropriately)
green/ yellow
black / orange
with the white wire of the Cinemag going to ground.
Hope this helps.
I do a fair amount of ribbon replacement in microphones these days, visit here if you have a mic in need of repair:
www.shinybox.com/service.php
Regards
ju
