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My AKG Perception 220, which I bought 'barely used' on ebay 8(?) years ago for $90, has taken a couple of 'tumbles' - boom stand tipping over when no one was in the room. I've since added sandbags to my studio stands!
I've been using the mic in combination with my (new) Rode - sometimes as spaced pair for acoustic guitar, but also for ZOom streaming, mounting it hanging down directly above the Rode.
When I went to move it the other day, I felt movement inside, and holding it up to the light I could see the capsule was actually laying on the windscreen inside, loose!
So I searched online and found a page about changing the capsule out in these mics.
Now why don't they just have a removable windscreen on this type of mic? 3 set screws, and off it comes? Would make it easy to clean the windscreen, right?
Nope, had to undo the nut at the XLR connector first to pop off the body. Then had to remove 9 screws holding 3 circuit boards in place, being careful not to bend the connector pins on 2 of them.
Then, interestingly enough, the capsule barely squeezes through the opening in the windscreen section - which does come loose once the 5 screws in the 3rd circuit board are undone.
Anyway, the plastic(?) holder that attaches to the body frame and holds the capsule with two screws/rivets had broken, luckily leaving the capsule wires intact. I glued the holder back in place, reassembled, and as good as old!
I've been using the mic in combination with my (new) Rode - sometimes as spaced pair for acoustic guitar, but also for ZOom streaming, mounting it hanging down directly above the Rode.
When I went to move it the other day, I felt movement inside, and holding it up to the light I could see the capsule was actually laying on the windscreen inside, loose!
So I searched online and found a page about changing the capsule out in these mics.
Now why don't they just have a removable windscreen on this type of mic? 3 set screws, and off it comes? Would make it easy to clean the windscreen, right?
Nope, had to undo the nut at the XLR connector first to pop off the body. Then had to remove 9 screws holding 3 circuit boards in place, being careful not to bend the connector pins on 2 of them.
Then, interestingly enough, the capsule barely squeezes through the opening in the windscreen section - which does come loose once the 5 screws in the 3rd circuit board are undone.
Anyway, the plastic(?) holder that attaches to the body frame and holds the capsule with two screws/rivets had broken, luckily leaving the capsule wires intact. I glued the holder back in place, reassembled, and as good as old!