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FiVeL
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What is this what does it do?
John Sayers
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Phantom power supplies power to your condensor microphones. You don't need it on for dynamic mikes, but it won't damage them if it is on. It's usually around 48 volts. The power runs through your mic lead to the mike.
http://www.saecollege.de/reference_material/pages/Microphones.htm
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John
http://www.saecollege.de/reference_material/pages/Microphones.htm
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John
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wilkee
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John Sayers said:
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Senor Cactus
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It usually lives in the sewers under the opera house and plays a pipe organ, but when trouble comes it morphs into a super-duper crime fighting hero
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NYMorningstar
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wilkee said:
Wilkee,
Can you direct me to where I can find further info on the dynamics damaging the phantom power supply? I've looked and cannot come up with anything and I don't want to mess up my phantom power. (I use an unbalanced dynamic with a condenser on the same board)
Evildick
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It's the mic that will get damaged
You can check the cable running from the unbalanced dynamic mic just to be safe. The wiring scheme should be as follows if the mic has a standard XLR mic end to a 1/4" phone plug.
XLR pin 1 & 3 to shield.
XLR pin 2 to center wire.
This should work for running an unbalanced mic into a balanced input.
Dick
You can check the cable running from the unbalanced dynamic mic just to be safe. The wiring scheme should be as follows if the mic has a standard XLR mic end to a 1/4" phone plug.
XLR pin 1 & 3 to shield.
XLR pin 2 to center wire.
This should work for running an unbalanced mic into a balanced input.
Dick
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wilkee
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NYMorningstar said:
Most of the manuals with mixers always alert you to the dangers of using unbalances mics with phantom power on. What it does is to earth one side of the 48v supply. Now if that supply is well designed and current limited then no damage will be done . However if it is not then it could blow the voltage regulator?
