For the benefit to others like myself, this is a follow-up to the post below.
I have been re-using an adapter made for another radio&headset-mic with my
CM-500 mic. What I didn't know is that there was a 22k resistor in the adapter
that bridged the 8V to the tip and ring which were wired common.
I have to admit to being ignorant of how the bias worked. I had thought the 8V
on pin 6 would be controlled by the menu option. Everything was fine until I
wanted to try using a Dynamic mic with the same lashup.
As for the CM-500, I'd like to know if it is the tip, or ring, on the 1/8 inch
plug that is the actual mic audio lead. I will have to try one, or the other,
to see. If anyone else has done this, please let me know. It would be nice if
mic plugs were standardized. Maybe the new ones are, but I don't know what it
is.
Thanks,
Dick, n0ce
I bought a CM-500 less than a year ago. A few days ago, I was trying things,
and I turned off the bias, and the mic still works as if, no change. I tried
testing without tearing things apart, and I think the bias is still on.
73,
Richard Fjeld, n0ce
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