<div dir="ltr">I zoomed in on that picture of the parts baggie, and you can actually see the switch pretty clearly. It looks like it's PCB-mount, with no threads on the collar. <div>This makes sense since a nut won't tighten down very nicely on the round body of the mic. Looking at pictures of other mics with switches, they never seem to use a locknut/collar, so I think I think PCB-mount must be the norm here. </div><div>Since I'm not replacing the PCB, I'll have to jimmy something with a panel-mount switch. Tayda has some stubby-lever switches that might cram into the mic body. Maybe some bubblegum and paperclips will do the rest!</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 7:58 AM Mikko Helin <<a href="mailto:maohelin@gmail.com">maohelin@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><a href="https://microphone-parts.com/pages/mxl-990-mods" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://microphone-parts.com/pages/mxl-990-mods</a><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">The #2 mod uses a new pcb and circuit which includes The cardioid/ omni switch.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 22 Sep 2020, 16.57 TERRY SHULTZ, <<a href="mailto:thx1138@earthlink.net" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">thx1138@earthlink.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Try this site as a source <a href="http://recordinghacks.com/microphones" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://recordinghacks.com/microphones</a><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Terry<br><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Sep 22, 2020, at 6:38 AM, ColinMuirDorward <<a href="mailto:colindorward@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">colindorward@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div dir="auto">Oh yeah good idea, I'll send them an email.<div dir="auto"><br><div dir="auto">The MXL-990 that I'm looking to add the switch to is an LDC with a wide, short body:</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="http://recordinghacks.com/microphones/MXL/990" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://recordinghacks.com/microphones/MXL/990</a><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Sep 22, 2020, 6:30 AM TERRY SHULTZ, <<a href="mailto:thx1138@earthlink.net" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">thx1138@earthlink.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;">Hi Collin,<div><br></div><div>Perhaps you could ask them where they sourced their switches. Just thought this might be a good spot to try.</div><div><br></div><div>These folks have been easy to work with in previous emails. I will check with some my pals in the Hollywood Sapphire Group that build microphones for a living.</div><div><br></div><div>If you could tell me more about your mic, that would help.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Terry<br><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Sep 22, 2020, at 6:25 AM, ColinMuirDorward <<a href="mailto:colindorward@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">colindorward@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div dir="auto">Thanks Terry, they don't seem to sell individual parts, though.<div dir="auto">C</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Sep 22, 2020, 5:53 AM TERRY SHULTZ, <<a href="mailto:thx1138@earthlink.net" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">thx1138@earthlink.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="http://microphone-parts.com/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">microphone-parts.com</a><div><br></div><div>These guys have pretty good kits and parts</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Terry<br><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div>On Sep 21, 2020, at 8:42 PM, ColinMuirDorward <<a href="mailto:colindorward@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">colindorward@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div dir="auto">Doug, that's a really good idea, but in this case, there isn't one!<div dir="auto">C</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 21, 2020, 8:35 PM Doug Jackson, <<a href="mailto:doug@doughq.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">doug@doughq.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I would re-task the on/off switch on the Mic. <div><br></div><div>I am personally not a fan of on/off switches on microphones. It all too often creates a comical situation where an inexperienced presenter is talking - silently - while looking at the sound people wondering why they are silent. Only to discover later that they turned the mic off.......</div><div><br></div><div>I normally bypass them.</div><div><br></div><div>It then falls to the job of the desk operator to turn the mic on / off as required.</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Kindest regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Doug Jackson</div><div><br></div><div>em: <a href="mailto:doug@doughq.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">doug@doughq.com</a></div><div>ph: 0414 986878</div><div><br></div><div>Check out my awesome clocks at <a href="http://www.dougswordclocks.com/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">www.dougswordclocks.com</a></div><div>Follow my amateur radio adventures at <a href="http://vk1zdj.net/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">vk1zdj.net</a></div><div><br></div><div>-----------------------------------------------------------</div><div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0.25em 0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(28,28,28)"><span style="font-size:x-small">Just like an old fashioned letter, this email and any files transmitted with it should probably be treated as confidential and intended solely for your own use. </span><br></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0.25em 0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(28,28,28)"><font size="1">Please note that any interesting spelling is usually my own and may have been caused by fat thumbs on a tiny tiny keyboard.</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0.25em 0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(28,28,28)"><font size="1">Should any part of this message prove to be useful in the event of the imminent Zombie Apocalypse then the sender bears no personal, legal, or moral responsibility for any outcome resulting from its usage unless the result of said usage is the unlikely defeat of the Zombie Hordes in which case the sender takes full credit without any theoretical or actual legal liability. :-)<br></font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0.25em 0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(28,28,28)"><font size="1">Be nice to your parents.<br></font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0.25em 0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="1"><font color="#1c1c1c" face="Noto Sans, sans-serif">Go outside and do something awesome - Draw, paint, walk, setup a radio station, go fishing or sailing - just do something that makes you happy.</font></font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0.25em 0px;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="1"><font color="#1c1c1c" face="Noto Sans, sans-serif">^G ^G ^G ^G ^G ^G ^G ^G</font></font><span style="color:rgb(28,28,28);font-family:"Noto Sans",sans-serif;font-size:x-small">- In more laid back days this line would literally sing ^G ^G ^G ^G ^G ^G ^G ^G </span></div></div>
<div><br><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 1:04 PM ColinMuirDorward <<a href="mailto:colindorward@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">colindorward@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Hi folks,<div dir="auto">Does anyone have any suggestions for switches that can be installed into the body of a mic? </div><div dir="auto">I'm about to mod an mxl990 and would like to add a switch to select between omni or cardioid pattern. (The new capsule has both). </div><div dir="auto">As for the switch itself, I'm not really sure what I'm looking for, so any ideas are welcome!</div><div dir="auto">Cheers,</div><div dir="auto">Colin</div></div>
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