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Also renowned for its use with the Linkwitz modification for DIY recording projects as shown in our photo. As standard wired directly to any compatible device this microphone will most definitely improve sound. This is the most challenging part of the procedure and the most delicate connection Tec the other two tend wires to the capsules terminals at this point you have the modified capsule that is ready to use I'd like to add some additional structure around the mic and wires to avoid any strain on the delicate solder connections I take about a quarter inch of clear vinyl tubing and slide the capsule into it it helps to soften the vinyl with a hot-air gun or other heat source press the capsule all the way flush to the end of the tubing fill the capsule with hot melt glue it helps to pre warm the whole assembly. The Panasonic WM-61A microphone capsule is a very popular and small 6mm diameter electret condenser for general purpose use. The capsules were of the type WM-61A which were quite popular among ex.
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The Panasonic WM 61 a condenser mic is a great option for do-it-yourself audio people to learn about basic mic concepts and experiment without having to spend a lot of money or deal with the complicated challenges associated with true condenser mics these are certainly the best two dollars you could spend in the world of microphones the most significant drawback of these mics is the limit of sound pressure level that they can handle when exposed to levels above about 95 DB they produce an unacceptable level of Distortion I first ran into this distortion when I was experimenting with binaural dummy head mics that use this capsule this distortion is not a mechanical limitation of the diaphragm but amplifier distortion in the built-in fe t that serves as a preamp that fe t can actually be rewired from its native common source configuration into a source follower this modification is commonly referred to as the link whatz mod there are two versions of this modification the one i'm going to show is the three wire mod the downside of this reconfiguration is that the output of the mic is significantly reduced and as a result the signal-to-noise ratio gets worse cut the trace between the capsules source terminal and the aluminum case a fresh exacto blade works well for this once the trace is completely scraped away use a multimeter to verify there is no continuity between the source terminal and the case strip and ten three fine pieces of wire this wire came from an old mouse cord trim the tenth portion of the wires to about 1/16 of an inch with a very fine point soldering iron 10 the extra trace that connects to the aluminum case the solder will not bond to the aluminum it only bonds to the trace TAC 8 and wire to the 10th trace inspect the result carefully to ensure you didn't get a cold solder joint if you have never soldered small electronics before. Ive used a couple of Panasonic electret condenser microphone capsules mounted on.