In the original post, he stated that he specifically did not want an electret element, has found the dynamic replacements and is not interested, but wants a crystal element replacement. Most of the links offered do not offer what he is looking for. So I stand by my original statement with the following qualifier: There are probably some old stock or salvage crystal elements out there somewhere, but good luck finding them.
On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 6:03 PM Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> wrote: > I have used electric elements in the D104 and they worked quite well. > If you want a dynamic element, I suggest the HC4 or HC5 from Heil > Sound. I don't know if Heil is still selling those mic elements > separately, but they do work well in the D104 (and other mics). Just add > enough foam padding to keep the element in place and you are done. > I have a D104 frame with an HC5 element and it works quite well. I also > have a vintage D104 with the original element with an FET in the base > that also works well - the FET is powered by the bias voltage from my K3 > or K2. I know that does not help if the original D104 mic element has > gone bad. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 2/22/2022 8:19 PM, Dr. William J. Schmidt wrote: > > No replacement available... > > > > Well... that's not entirely True. If you search a little, you can find > > places all over the internet where you can buy "old stock" or "removed" > D104 > > elements. Just depends which one/ kind you want. IN FACT just a few > years > > ago I bought a hand full of "authentic Astatic, old stock" the later > crystal > > replacements... brand-new... from one of the big electronic houses like > > Mouser or Digikey (can't remember which one actually). I think they > were in > > the $28 each... > > > > Just search. Here are a couple that I found in 30 seconds: > > > > https://www.theharpmicshop.com/crystal---ceramic-mic-elements.html > > > > http://www.kenselectronics.com/lists/micpart.htm#Cartridges > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Owner, worldwidedx.com AE6LX, Amateur Radio ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
