Dropped my Rode NT2

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Dan Colverson

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I dropped my Rode NT2 tonight and it hit the desk really hard. Bad times. Its still working but there is now masses of hiss and the output is much quieter. Ive taken it apart and cant see anything obvious wrong with it. Any ideas as to whats damaged, if its repairable, and how much its likely to cost? Thanks in advance
 
Send it to Rode for repair as they are a great bunch, they may even honour a part warranty.

Alan.
 
Cheers for the reply Alan. it seems Rodes customer service attitude varies wildly depending on what country you happen to be in. The main Rode customer service referred me to the UK dealer who wanted £114 for the capsule, £45 for labour + VAT & £8 delivery for the repair, making it completely uneconomical to repair the mic which is a shame
 
Dan Colverson said:
Cheers for the reply Alan. it seems Rodes customer service attitude varies wildly depending on what country you happen to be in. The main Rode customer service referred me to the UK dealer who wanted £114 for the capsule, £45 for labour + VAT & £8 delivery for the repair, making it completely uneconomical to repair the mic which is a shame
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Unfortunately dealers around the world have agreements with suppliers in different countries, the supplier would have the rights to supply parts and labor. Fortunately for me Rode is made in Australia see we get a good deal, I think the guys in the US get a good deal also, but the UK must be different, in OZ on most brands we usually get shafted by dealers who mark up prices by a large margin and offer no service at all.

I suppose you did drop it and no warranty would apply and with the dealers mark up, I would take on the suggestion of using this mic as a mod project.

Alan.
 
it sounds like capsule damage.

don't bother repairing it...far too expensive, you could buy a new mic with what it costs
 
Hi, on a similar theme..

My NT1000 has been damaged (my girlfriend was trying some vocals while I was out and apparently there was a loud pop when she cranked the channel volume up!)
Now it seems to work fine for 15 seconds or so then cuts out. Leave it a while unplugged then it works for another 15s.

I've opened it up and can't see any obvious problems.. (its not wire/phantom/channel)

Any ideas would be much appreciated.

Cheers,
Gaz
 
gazywazy said:
Hi, on a similar theme..

My NT1000 has been damaged (my girlfriend was trying some vocals while I was out and apparently there was a loud pop when she cranked the channel volume up!)
Now it seems to work fine for 15 seconds or so then cuts out. Leave it a while unplugged then it works for another 15s.

I've opened it up and can't see any obvious problems.. (its not wire/phantom/channel)

Any ideas would be much appreciated.

Cheers,
Gaz
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If there was a loud pop and it works for a short period of time, I'd open it up and see what capacitors are in there.
I don't know that much about mics, but it seems reasonable that a capacitor to do with the power could be fudged.
 
Cheers - Yeh I'm not too good with electronics bar a bit of soldering. I'll try get a tester to see if anything easy can be replaced. I was trying to search for a replacement PCB but not having much look.
Other option is use the chassis for new non-standard parts but don't seem to be many modded NT1000s from what I can see.
 
arcaxis said:
I found some pics for an NT1000 and it appears one side of the PCB has all surface mount components and the other side 4 electrolytic type capacitors. Likely the only thing you may be able to swap out would be the caps. You had stated this occurred when the channel volume was cranked. Was there feedback via a monitor when this happened? Also what is providing your phantom power, a USB interface or a preamp and do you have any way of checking for 48v when the mic is powered up? With the mic opened up you should be able to probe for the 48vdc on the internal leads in the mic.
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Yup. Check the phantom power supply somehow to rule that out.
Even if it's just by getting the loan of another condenser mic.

If the supply is fine, replace the electrolytic caps on the mic PCB. If there was a pop, and it was one of them, a visual inspection should tell you.
 
I'm not sure what she was doing! I normally monitor from software, i thinks she'd cranked up the channel on mixer to get sound and there was feedback and a pop!
I've tried with phantom from mixer and separate pre but same thing - works for few seconds and dies. If you make a loud noise close it does then pick up the shout/tap but nothing after.
I'll look at swapping the caps, i haven't got any test equipment. I've messaged the recommended UK rode specialist to see how much a replacement board might be.
Thanks for your help.
 
Ooh, there goes my theory.
Since you proven the fault to the mic Rode, or a local repair place, is probably the best bet then.
 
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