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Aaand I'm back, with an answer to my own question. Phantom power not needed for the lightbulb trick. And after about an hour it has seemingly worked wonders on my 219. I'm going to "dry out" the other mic in the pair I own now as well. Not that the other one has "a lot" of self noise, but after...

Hi Rick, I'm going to try this with my Oktava MK-219. Quick question: when you say "power up," are you just referring to the bulb, or do I need to give the mic 48V juice as well while I wait for the diaphragm to dry? Thank you!