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Sennheiser DC2 DOA


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I bought a Sennheiser DC2 on Ebay, wired everything up and it wouldn't power any of my G3's from my Remote Audio BDS. (+ to tip, - to sleeve) I even wired it up the other way to make sure I wasn't being an idiot. Still nothing when I press the power button.

I got my money refunded, so no worries there. But I still have the unit and it was brand new when I opened it.

Anyone else ever have an issue with these?

Is there any way to test or fix these things? A quick Google search didn't bring up any results.

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I guess that's always a possibility. I talked to the guy who sold it to me and he was very surprised the unit was not working.

He sells AV equipment from liquidating companies, has a perfect feedback score.

He says it's his first refund in 6 years.

It came in Sennheiser packaging and everything looks legit. The wire leads were tinned like it was never used.

I guess stuff happens. But I might try to take it apart because I demand an explanation!

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Indeed, I am using a Switchcraft 761K connector.

Noise on the receiver side? That doesn't sound good. Maybe something is wrong with your DC2?

I'm always looking to cut the cost of my work(batteries being a substantial cost) but not at the expense of a clicking noise..

Rado, PM sent.

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  • 1 year later...

I was wondering if anyone's got any ideas.
I have the same problem with noise on receiver side.

I use Switchcraft connectors for thees DC2 adapters and Ramote Audio BDS.
The nose becomes more noticeable when I start recording with my 744T. Is it possible that it somehow interferes?

Help!

https://soundcloud.com/dominik-pawliszewski/sennheiser-dc2-test-wav

 

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Could be interference. RX output is unbalanced and non-isolated power (eg: BDS) has certainly given problems with grounding issues before. I wouldn't rule out bad shielding on the audio cables either when dealing with digital recorders. Time for some ol troubleshooting.

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I must say, I've had some issues with the DC2's when trying to use them off of a common 12 volt DC power supply on my cart.  I have actually had 2 of them somehow damage a G3 transmitter and a G3 receiver, and in fact causing the "smoke" to be released and necessitating a service trip back to Sennheiser.  Additionally the DC2's also burned out. 

 

I assume it is likely a grounding issue.  When this happened I was clipping the G3's to the metal of my cart.  I don't dare experiment any longer however.  It's too costly to do so.  Now, if I need to use a G3 on my cart, I use batteries in it and Velcro it to the cart.  I'd sure like to solve this issue however.

 

Nowadays, I only use the DC2's in my bag powered by an NP1.

 

Tom

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