sanken cos-11 damage and wiring

not such a good day,

the inexperience assistant (production provided) pulled the wrong end
of a (my) cos-11 from the rubber mount too hard and the moulded rubber
'strain' relief has come away from the metal capsule barrel revealing
the brass coloured 2-3mm at end.
the mic still works-i got to the end of the shoot atleast, but i'm not
sure it will take much to pull the wire from the capsule now and
therefore render it useless. if that happens it will definately be
unrepairable but as it is can i do anything to make this capsule as new
(it's only 3 months old)?

i'm worried if i try gluing it back on i will make a mess, that could
be noisy if it snags fabric and wont do much to keep wire from pulling
out anyway.

is it fair enough for me to ask production for the replacement value of
mic?
there is production insurance but the cost will be less than the excess
stipulated by the policy i would guess. Yesterday i had a perfectly
working, well looked after mic, that i was confident in, today i have a
damaged, possibly repairable but probably unreliable mic to charge my
other clients or get this 1 to pay for a new 1 or pay for a new 1
myself.

the next part of this posting regards rewiring another cos-11,
currently with a sony hirose fitting on the end. i have spare
switchcraft TA5Fs but remember reading something on this group about an
inline resistor when using these capsules with lectro 411s. any advice?

thanks in advance,

dan.

ps any other ears out there thinks a standard cos-11 overloads very
quickly-i find myself being shy with the gain on the 411s tx cos i
don't like the sound of a full square. are the b6s or dpas more
forgiving?

Sorry to hear about your COS-11-- that is a real shame. You can always
try an epoxy repair and "re-stuff" the capsule-- I don't think you have
much to lose. Regardless, you have a brand new mic that is now
compromised. You can always ask for replacement from production but, I
will leave that issue for real sound mixers who know of these things.

My understanding is that Sanken has a replacement program that will get
you into a brand new capsule and cord for a (broken) trade-in. Location
Sound is who I discussed this with, but Trew Audio should be your first
call. I do remember that the Sankens can NOT be rewired to the capsule.

Don't feel so badly; I pulled one of my Sanken COS-11's out of that
(sticky)crazy rubber thing and yanked the windscreen clean off----
CRAP! With some patience and magnifiers I re-attached it with a "mist"
of epoxy quick-set.

I have since made a cut in the rubber mount so I can remove the COS-11
through the front instead of from the ends.

As far as rewiring a TA5F connector-- send it off unless you are a
heart surgeon-- cut your losses, let Trew do it and Fedex it back in a
day-- you won't regret it for a second.

The effort is worth every penny since the COS is a wonderful Lav that I
would never abandon. I have never heard anything better from location
to location. And in a pinch you can tell your clients this is the mic
that Peter Jennings brings with him to every shoot (Urban Myth?--
Sounds good and that is what I have been told).

George
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