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  1. Thanks, I've manage to open it up using 2 pairs of pliers but Im not sure where the fault is? I can see there's at least one resistor soldered in place and another wire connected to the main ridgid rod centre that runs up to the back of the microdot connector Did you find the same fault in the same place each time?
  2. Would you have any photos you could share of the parts unscrewed and whats inside please Matthew? Were you able to repair them without further problems? What brand are yours? DPA? Deity? other Chinese knockoff? and would you have a link for where to purchase please? I can see where the join is on my DPA ones, they are €105 to buy new from DPA so I might try opening them with 2 pliers before I throw mine out!
  3. Just to confirm the DPA 56 Ta5f microdot adapters I bought and used were all made by DPA and bought through a national distributor for DPA. The 2 microdot adapters that failed were DPA made.
  4. I use my DPA 4060s with many different devices so I have kept them terminated as microdot but I have had to get the microdot ends on the mics rewired several times due metal/solder fatigue caused by people screwing the microdot end instead of holding it still and turning only the adapter to screw it on. I have had 2 of DPA's microdot 56 Ta5f adapters fail and they are unrepairable. Wiggling them in a lectrosonics transmitter causes break up, glitch/spalt sounds and audio drop out. I tried electrical cleaner but this didn't help. Making the same movements whilst in the transmitter with other adapters caused no problems so clearly they are broken somewhere inside. Pity they aren't unscrewable to access and repair inside. When recently purchasing a Tentacle Track E I was pleasantly surprised to be offered a Tentacle microdot to screwable mini jack adapter at a fraction of the price of a DPA one! So far so good....
  5. It would be nice to be able to see the health/charge state of these internal batteries!! Did anyone find a guide about how to change the batteries in the MixPre10T series? I have found them for the 6 series alright but nothing for the mixpre recorders What are the batteries inside the MixPre10? Perhaps a 2032 but what is the rechargable? Someone mentioned an AA rechargable above?
  6. Might be the Schoeps and nothing to do with the Tacit. Ive heard interference with Schoeps before Tacits were invented. If you removed the Tacit from the audio chain did the interference suddenly disappear?
  7. Are Rycote still improving the Tacit? or has the design settled down? I have noticed that just touching the plastic part of the XLR that screws into the back of the metal barrel creates noise so Im thinking I should send it back to see if something is loose inside. I have gotten interference also while using them with a Sennheiser 8050 so Im wondering if I have older versions (Shell to shell attached, as mentioned earlier in the thread). Is there a quick and easy way to check what version I have? Also did Rycote ever sell a barrel version of the Tacit? This was mentioned in the thread above but I've never seen it on their site or for sale anywhere... so perhaps that idea was scrapped?
  8. Got a link Joon or could you email me the information?
  9. Sound Devices fixed the problem after I sent the unit back and also posted a page on their site explaining this known issue with unbalanced devices.
  10. Thanks for your reply Nate - very helpful! Im going to run the smartView Duo on a separate hawkwoods battery pack so that its not in my audio chain. Have you ever had problems with bncs from the camera causing interference? I had terrible problems on a shoot recently and I think it was the bnc cable roll that the hire company provided for the director's monitors
  11. Hi, Im looking at buying a SmartView Duo, not the 4k, and Im wondering can I power it from an NP1 battery using a HawkWoods SQN4s? Im wondering if owners of the SmartView could tell me how long I would get before having to change battery? At the moment I only use NP1s so it would be handy to keep it that way if the SmartDuo isnt too power hungry and not have to buy a different type of charger and batteries. I'll buy a bigger battery for the new cart at some stage when I have time... Thanks for any tips!
  12. The unit is no longer holding its time code settings despite the blue flashing light and a battery attached which has a charge. This was all working fine before it was sent away for the mod 14.
  13. Shure UK modified my 664 under warranty so that inaudible noise (80khz) created when using unbalanced devices on its inputs no longer shows on the level meters. Since I got it back the spring device (Push to eject) on the SD card slot no longer works. It worked fine before it was sent off and had always worked fine. Normally you push the card and a spring pushes it out so that its easier to grab and take out but that spring no longer works since I got the unit back. If I push the sd card nothing happens so I have to remove the CF card in order to get a grip on the SD card. The 664 still sees the SD card and records to it and formats it but I am concerned that if part of the mechanism isnt working that part of it might come loose and which could mean the card gets stuck or that it blocks a card being inserted. Im thinking the only way that mechanism could have been damaged is if someone pulled the card out without pushing it in first to allow it to pop out itself. Has anyone else experienced this on their 664 or any other device using SD cards?
  14. Sound Devices have finally owned up to the fact that there is an issue with some of their range of 664s - check your serial as per this page: http://www.sounddevices.com/notes/mixers/664/664-xlr-ins-with-unbalanced-outs/
  15. Yeah is it the 664 in your mind you refer to? the one that works like a dream ... I mean is a dream.
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