Hi guys,
Trying to wrap my brain around switches. I struggle with being able to conceptualise how they work.
I have a vintage mic called Realistic high ball from the 70s...its a dual impedance mic. Not 100% sure what the intent of the dual impedance, my only geuss is that was common practice for vocal mics to be used in guitar amps back in the day for bands, as well as PAs...might have something to do with it. I believe these can be great as harmonica mics that typically are played through small amps.? Anyway it has its cable built into the mic...can’t be removed. It also appears as if its never been soldered with a TS phono jack. These might have been radio shack back in the 70s, and meant to be modified by the customers. Whats weird on the original box it came in, it shows a pic of a TS phono jack...but the actual cable attached to the mic is 2 core and the copper braided shielding exactly what you see in mic cable....all nice and neatly prepped like it was done in a factory. At first i was thinking thats pretty weird, but again from reading online, the idea was, you select one of the wires ( either black plastic coat or white) as signal, they each have a different impedance...not sure which is which...although just realised i should be able to read on my dmm. All that info may have been included in a manual/ pamphlet in the box, but long gone.
What i want to do is install a switch somehow, thinking a small altoids box, strain relief and add a phone jack so i can plug in a lead to the other side of the box. Then can change impedances. Be some kind fun crazy mic to mess around with in my studio. I got another similar brand different model, when i won the ebay suction...its sounds pretty good, got some character.
I’m struggling to figure out what sort of switch i need. Initially i was thinking a spdt switch, but now my geuss is I need a dpdt switch...would that be correct?...i just no idea with switches. Theres 2 poles, centre pin is ground...flip the swutch one way your connected to the black wire, flip the other way..the white wire...that makes sense. What about the line out that just goes to a interface/preamp and ground i.e tip sleeve? Where would they get soldered on a dpdt switch?..i’m fundamentally confused about what connects to what on switches...any info appreciated, or a good source of info online..i just keep reading stuff by manufacturers..doesn’t help.
Trying to wrap my brain around switches. I struggle with being able to conceptualise how they work.
I have a vintage mic called Realistic high ball from the 70s...its a dual impedance mic. Not 100% sure what the intent of the dual impedance, my only geuss is that was common practice for vocal mics to be used in guitar amps back in the day for bands, as well as PAs...might have something to do with it. I believe these can be great as harmonica mics that typically are played through small amps.? Anyway it has its cable built into the mic...can’t be removed. It also appears as if its never been soldered with a TS phono jack. These might have been radio shack back in the 70s, and meant to be modified by the customers. Whats weird on the original box it came in, it shows a pic of a TS phono jack...but the actual cable attached to the mic is 2 core and the copper braided shielding exactly what you see in mic cable....all nice and neatly prepped like it was done in a factory. At first i was thinking thats pretty weird, but again from reading online, the idea was, you select one of the wires ( either black plastic coat or white) as signal, they each have a different impedance...not sure which is which...although just realised i should be able to read on my dmm. All that info may have been included in a manual/ pamphlet in the box, but long gone.
What i want to do is install a switch somehow, thinking a small altoids box, strain relief and add a phone jack so i can plug in a lead to the other side of the box. Then can change impedances. Be some kind fun crazy mic to mess around with in my studio. I got another similar brand different model, when i won the ebay suction...its sounds pretty good, got some character.
I’m struggling to figure out what sort of switch i need. Initially i was thinking a spdt switch, but now my geuss is I need a dpdt switch...would that be correct?...i just no idea with switches. Theres 2 poles, centre pin is ground...flip the swutch one way your connected to the black wire, flip the other way..the white wire...that makes sense. What about the line out that just goes to a interface/preamp and ground i.e tip sleeve? Where would they get soldered on a dpdt switch?..i’m fundamentally confused about what connects to what on switches...any info appreciated, or a good source of info online..i just keep reading stuff by manufacturers..doesn’t help.
