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notbradsohner
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so my sm-57 broke today. the plastic cap on top fell off. my question is, can i just tape/glue it back on, or does it need to be aligned some how?
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notbradsohner
Compression Addict
anyone, this sucks, that cost me 50 bucks
Farview
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just push it back on, no alignment necessary. don't use tape.
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notbradsohner
Compression Addict
your saying it will snap back on?
Farview
Well-known member
it should, there is nothing but friction holding it on in the first place. the plastic part spins freely on all of mine.
philboyd studge
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There is no such thing as a broken 57.
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notbradsohner
Compression Addict
well, when i go any less than paralell to the ground it falls off........any ideas?
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BurnBarfield
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I had a friend who put a peice of tape around it nicely, and it works perfectly. Maybe he will chime in.
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boingoman
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Those things are a pain in the ass. There is a copper compression spring holding that holds the cap on. Peel off the sticker around the base of the plastic spinny part and you will see two small holes. You can push the spring in with a small screwdriver and release the cap. It is a pain in the ass. I was just trying to replace one and accidentaly ripped the diaphragm right off my mic pulling the damn thing off 
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They are easier to get back on. Put the spring in it's groove, compress it with you fingers enough to slide the cap down, and it snaps into place in the groove in the cap. If the spring is gone, something like a rubber band or hair tie might fix it. it just needs to sit in the groove on the capsule and stick out enough to catch the groove in the cap.
If you tape it be careful. All those holes and slots are critical to the mics pick-up pattern and frequency response. Try not to cover any of them.
.They are easier to get back on. Put the spring in it's groove, compress it with you fingers enough to slide the cap down, and it snaps into place in the groove in the cap. If the spring is gone, something like a rubber band or hair tie might fix it. it just needs to sit in the groove on the capsule and stick out enough to catch the groove in the cap.
If you tape it be careful. All those holes and slots are critical to the mics pick-up pattern and frequency response. Try not to cover any of them.
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notbradsohner
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i dont understand how a rubber band or something like that would work
is there somewhere i can get a small spring?...............................like online?
is there somewhere i can get a small spring?...............................like online?
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boingoman
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Shure might just send you one. It's not a coil spring. It is shaped like a ring with a little gap in it, like a cylinder ring in a car engine. You squeeze it, it gets smaller as the ends get closer together. The cap can slide down over it, and it expands to catch the groove in the cap when the cap gets down far enough.
I've been messing with mine while writing this. If you get the original spring, it's easier to put it in the cap and carefully work it down over the capsule.
After rereading barn's post I think you could wrap tape around the bottom of the capsule thick enought to make a good friction fit for the cap. Again, just try not to block any of the holes.
I've been messing with mine while writing this. If you get the original spring, it's easier to put it in the cap and carefully work it down over the capsule.
After rereading barn's post I think you could wrap tape around the bottom of the capsule thick enought to make a good friction fit for the cap. Again, just try not to block any of the holes.
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notbradsohner
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cool, i will try to contact shure tonight