Trey LaCroix Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 My DPA 4098 was recently manhandled by a camera operator during a car shot and the microdot connector got tweaked a bit. I sent it in to DPA and they told me that they could not repair a microdot connector and that I would have to buy a new one. I could have sworn that people have had them repaired? Any insight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalton Patterson Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 What TX are you using it with? Are you using a Microdot-TAF adapter? No repair, it's trash. It's a molded connector, I dissected one once, I'll post pics if I get motivated. The issue is not the actual microdot collet, it's the hair thin cable thats lost connection somewhere along the inside of the molded connector. I suggest chopping it off and selling an unterminated 4098. Put that toward a replacement. unterminated DPA mics still fetch a fair amount. Best, D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 the microdot cannot be repaired because some glue is used during the assembly of the connector. only a new one can be installed after cutting off the old connector... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NathanWBS Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 The microdot itself can't be repaired but it can be replaced in most cases, we do this often. Most of our customers tend to end up getting the mics hardwired instead as it is cheaper to repair and in some cases more reliable than the microdot connector. I think the reason they have said no in this case is because of the design of the mic itself which is unfortunate. The price of the replacement microdot connector is around £20+VAT here in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trey LaCroix Posted January 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 I didn’t know you could put a ta5 connector on the 4098. I do this for my lavs. That might be the way to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Constantin Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 4 hours ago, Trey LaCroix said: I didn’t know you could put a ta5 connector on the 4098. I do this for my lavs. That might be the way to go... yes, I just wish Lectro hadn’t come up with the Lemo for their SSMs. Depending on circumstances I choose different tx for the 4098, so I‘m stuck with the MicroDot. That said, my experience with the MicroDot isn’t that bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakobk Posted January 10, 2020 Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 I never had to change a microdot connector on my dpas but I changed some cos11s to microdot. It is a bit tricky and it took me a while to find a good connector (it sadly is not from the original brand)... It won't look as nice as the dpa ones but works... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trey LaCroix Posted January 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2020 18 hours ago, Dalton Patterson said: What TX are you using it with? Are you using a Microdot-TAF adapter? It was an SMV and yes, I was using the TA5 adapter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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