| Re: How To Keep A Condenser Capsule Clean and Dry [message #323067 is a reply to message #282970 ] |
Sun, 09 March 2008 18:02   |
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Hello,
A well known tech gave this advice to a collegue who owns a studio located very close to the Mediterranean:
Storing the mics in jars with silica gel inside.
I also store my mics this way; I've found a silica gel that change color from yellow to blue when it absorbs humidity, it takes 2-3 months into the jar to became blue.
Do you see any issue, for example excessive dryness, using this method?
Cheers
Ugo Venturino
PS: sorry for the pour quality pics
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| Re: How To Keep A Condenser Capsule Clean and Dry [message #323103 is a reply to message #323067 ] |
Sun, 09 March 2008 22:04 |
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Klaus Heyne
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Ugo,
Your method of keeping a microphone dry seems sound, and I see no chance for 'excessive dryness'.
I am just curious about the particular color changes you mention: the silica gel I use is BLUE when dry, and YELLOW-TAN when saturated. You may want to double check this!
Klaus Heyne
German Masterworks
www.GermanMasterworks.com
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| Re: How To Keep A Condenser Capsule Clean and Dry [message #323155 is a reply to message #323103 ] |
Mon, 10 March 2008 03:04 |
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Klaus, here is an excerpt of the product brochure.
BTW when the silica grains are saturated if you put them for 3 hour in the owen at 90° Celsius they will dry again and revert to the original color, yellow. You can do that for years.
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