Cobra 138 (not xlr)

[nightwatch]

Hi Everybody;

Hey, I bought a cobra 138 (not xlr) from ebay. When it arrived, I found that the mic was broken. This normally wouldn't have been a problem,...I would have just replaced the mic with one of my spares,..But..The mic for the 138 is the phone jack type.
It kinda looks like a very large RCA jack. I've checked out the net, and done a search on this forum with no luck for info on this type of mic. I really need to replace it since salvaging the old one won't work (totally trashed). Anybody got any ideas where I might buy a replacement???? Any help would be appreciated since without the mic, I'm pretty much dead in the water.
Thanks

 

[lords]

does it look like this?

If so, heres the wiring.
You can wire most mics to it...as I see the relay is in the radio.
some mics you need the ground and shield together.
Hope this helps

 

[nightwatch]

Thanks lords. That's the one. Now,...if only I could find a place to buy a complete mic,......

 

[lords]

well I will check around in chicago to look for the stock mic
and ebay i know tons of sellers
and like I said you can wire a reg mic to it..

 

[nightwatch]

Thanks again lords.
I've been checking ebay every couple of days, but haven't been lucky as of yet. As far as wiring a regular mic to it,..I'm not sure how this is done. I've never looked at the inside of this type plug. Do you solder the wire ends to it?? I'm a complete dummy when it comes to stuff like this.
If I knew what the plug's actually called, I could google it, and get some info there. Do you know what the technical name is??
Thanks

 

[lords]

Its called a 1/4 Stereo Phone Jack (male connector).
when you open the jack ,if you can.
i think the stock one you can't. it should have 3 wires on it, you can unsolder..
let me know the colors of them to just to make sure
going off that diagram i posted what colors go where!
when you get the mic your going to use let me know what kind of mic and I will post a pic of how to hook it up.

 

[nightwatch]

Lords, I'm going to have to buy the jack first, then use one of my spare 4 pin cobra mics. This may turn into a nice learning experience. Taking a negative (broken mic), and turning it into a positive (learning experience). So now I'm looking at the broken mic,...as a good thing.

 

[lords]

Yes you are looking at a good thing..the mics back then were good but the newer ones are better(in the case of mobiles)
glad your getting a newer phone jack as the covers screw off
and a have insulators..
good luck and may the CB gods be with you

 

[nightwatch]

Thanks lords. I think I might actually have a little fun with this one!