thecr4ne
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I recently acquired an Oktava MK-18, the multi-pattern predecessor to the MK-219. The original phantom power supply was not included, which I've read puts out +60V (I've also read +70V somewhere) instead of +48V. I'm told the mic will work on +48, but the noise floor is substantially higher.
There's a lonely gearslutz post quoting a translated russian text suggesting it could be converted to +48 by simply changing two capacitors, though it doesn't specify which, nor what values.
If anyone's done this before, or is familiar enough with the MK-18 to suggest something, I'd appreciate any help I can get.
There's a lonely gearslutz post quoting a translated russian text suggesting it could be converted to +48 by simply changing two capacitors, though it doesn't specify which, nor what values.
If anyone's done this before, or is familiar enough with the MK-18 to suggest something, I'd appreciate any help I can get.