Adam White Posted November 6, 2017 Report Posted November 6, 2017 Hey! I have a mic (DPA 4060) with a torn outer jacket, halfway up the cable. Microphone seems fine, no damage to the shield or cabling itself. Anyone have repair methods to share? A particular gauge of heat-shrink, type of tape, or liquid repair? cheers Adam Quote
Philip Perkins Posted November 6, 2017 Report Posted November 6, 2017 You can try liquid tape (horrible messy smelly stuff) and/or heatshrink tubing. But you will probably want to consign this mic to your "backup" or "B" group since it's damaged and is now prone to breaking at that point. Quote
Ilari Sivil Posted November 6, 2017 Report Posted November 6, 2017 I'd put on some electrical tape as first aid, probably Advance brand since it doesn't gunk up that easily. A more permanent solution would be proper adhesive lined heatshrink tubing, but that might even require reterminating to get it on there. Quote
NathanWBS Posted November 7, 2017 Report Posted November 7, 2017 We typically use heat shrink on most lav mics that have this issue, we only have the black varient but here is the link to the grey version which might blend in a little better: http://cpc.farnell.com/pro-power/13634gry/heatshrink-2-1-grey-2-40mm-100m/dp/CB10994 The general order code is 13634 for the black, it may be avilable in other colours than just black and grey if you look around. Quote
Eric Toline Posted November 7, 2017 Report Posted November 7, 2017 A fast fix is to smooth the cover down and coat area with clear nail polish. Quote
Adam White Posted November 9, 2017 Author Report Posted November 9, 2017 problem: it was a DPA and the shrink tubing wasn't going to fit over either end of the mic. Had to cut the microdot and terminate permanent w. ta5. Not such a bad thing! Quote
soundtrane Posted November 10, 2017 Report Posted November 10, 2017 6 hours ago, Adam White said: problem: it was a DPA and the shrink tubing wasn't going to fit over either end of the mic. Had to cut the microdot and terminate permanent w. ta5. Not such a bad thing! what i do most of the time... Quote
NathanWBS Posted November 10, 2017 Report Posted November 10, 2017 12 hours ago, Adam White said: problem: it was a DPA and the shrink tubing wasn't going to fit over either end of the mic. Had to cut the microdot and terminate permanent w. ta5. Not such a bad thing! 5 hours ago, soundtrane said: what i do most of the time... Cheaper to repair/replace this connector too! Quote
AlbertoGarciaAltez Posted November 11, 2017 Report Posted November 11, 2017 Bondic. www.notaglue.com Quote
ryanpeds Posted November 16, 2017 Report Posted November 16, 2017 You can also find 3:1 or 4:1 heatshrink to get it over the connector or mic end and then shrink it down. Try heatshrink.com Quote
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