I have no idea about using a multimeter but have you tried plugging it
into a known working mic pre?

Craig Cordts wrote:

I have an Octava MK-219 mic the quit working. Anyone have any
suggestions on how to trouble shoot this thing with a multimeter ?

Craig at ravlink.net

In article writes:

I have an Octava MK-219 mic the quit working. Anyone have any
suggestions on how to trouble shoot this thing with a multimeter ?

You really don't want to troubleshoot it with a multimeter. You might
try taking it apart and see if a wire's come loose, but other than
that, even if you did troubleshoot it, there's little you could do to
fix it.





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I'm really Mike Rivers - )

Carey Carlan wrote in message .10...
"Andrew M." wrote in
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I have no idea about using a multimeter but have you tried plugging it
into a known working mic pre?

Using a known working cable?

Craig Cordts wrote:

I have an Octava MK-219 mic the quit working. Anyone have any
suggestions on how to trouble shoot this thing with a multimeter ?

Craig at ravlink.net


I have a pair of AKG 414 TLII's, which were working perfectly until
last week, when one just died. Passed no signal. I was using them as
drum overheads, so I switched positions for the pair, swapped cables,
pre's. NFG. Sooooooo, I could also benefit from any assistance in
how to check out a dead Mic. Failing that, to whom would the group
send an ailing 414? I have no desire to try my luck with AKG again.
I sent them my C12VR a few years back, and they told me after 3 months
that it needed a tube. After their "tech support" had told me it
wasn't the tube.

Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Mark

Make that "will have to send in the other one"! g

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SirMusic Studio

301-585-4681




"Kurt Albershardt" wrote in message
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Mark Billinson wrote:

I have a pair of AKG 414 TLII's, which were working perfectly until
last week, when one just died. Passed no signal. I was using them as
drum overheads, so I switched positions for the pair, swapped cables,
pre's. NFG. Sooooooo, I could also benefit from any assistance in
how to check out a dead Mic. Failing that, to whom would the group
send an ailing 414? I have no desire to try my luck with AKG again.

Try Jim Williams at Audio Upgrades. Of course, if he does to it what he
usually does, you might end up having to send in the other one.

Scott - By saying test probe, are you talking about my multi meter ?

By the way, I love your articles in Recording.

First change out all the Ulyanov capacitors because they always go bad
and you can't do any real diagnosis with them leaky. Then just get out
a test probe tied to the bench ground and use it as a signal injector to
put hum into each stage in turn until you hear hum coming out of the output.

Until you change the caps the voltages will not match the ones in the manual
because they are leaky as shipped.
--scott

Craig Cordts wrote:
Scott - By saying test probe, are you talking about my multi meter ?

No, just a probe. Take the cord off the meter, tie one end to ground,
and now you have a handy signal generator that can inject 60 Hz trash
into any place you want.

If you want to be fancy you can use a signal generator with a 10K
series resistor and a probe, but in a pinch, a probe will do the trick.
--scott


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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

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Your Add Here! wrote:
I've got a gold colored AT kick drum (circa 1980's) mic that died.
Anyone think this is worth repairing.

Which one is it?
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."