countryman B6 repair attempt

I ruined a damaged B6 trying to fix it myself.
"No user -serviceable parts inside."

Philip Perkins
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On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 19:44:06 -0500, Philip Perkins wrote
(in article <1137199446.749761.209590.DeleteThis@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>):

> I ruined a damaged B6 trying to fix it myself.
> "No user -serviceable parts inside."
>
> Philip Perkins
>

If you have the right drugs to make you smaller, say, small enough to where
the conductors look as big as lamp cord, you might be able to fix it.

Unfortunately, that would make most soldering irons about the size of a
baseball bat.

Otherwise send it back to the mother ship.

Regards,

Ty Ford


-- Ty Ford's equipment reviews, audio samples, rates and other audiocentric
stuff are at www.tyford.com
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I burned through at least 6 Countryman B6's last summer on "Poseidon".
They were unrelaible at best and the repair turnaround from Countryman
was slow. I got rid of all of them in favor of more reliable lavalier
microphones. I found that the benefits of the B6 did not outweigh the
downsides. Also, sonically, they do not please my ears as much as
other choices. Best Regards, David Kelson
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I find, even though I use them as specialized mics, my B6s have held up
pretty well considering how tiny they are. They are fragile, and they
don't sound as good as other choices (which, frankly, buried under clothes
on an actor's chest, doesn't mean as much to me as ease-of-use) they work
great for situations where other brands do not. Hair mics come to mind, as
do tie plants.

You must be sure to tell the actors that they shouldn't remove them (it
doesn't always make any difference of course) and I have found that a drop
of Super Glue Gel will make a long lasting repair if you catch the head
pulling away from the cable early enough.

D.

"David Kelson" <dksndinc.DeleteThis@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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>I burned through at least 6 Countryman B6's last summer on "Poseidon".
> They were unrelaible at best and the repair turnaround from Countryman
> was slow. I got rid of all of them in favor of more reliable lavalier
> microphones. I found that the benefits of the B6 did not outweigh the
> downsides. Also, sonically, they do not please my ears as much as
> other choices. Best Regards, David Kelson
>
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