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Boogieman · #1 06-21-2009, 10:16 PM

I traded for a Turner +2 desk mic which is wired 4 pin for Cobra.

Hooked it up to a Ranger 33 Super Star and everything seemed fine as far as modulation except for a little mic squeal. ( I turned down my mic gain)

The next day..disconnected it and hooked it up to my RCI 2950 with the Cobra 4 to RCI 6 pin adapter and nothing but deadkey.

Changing it back over to my Ranger 33 and nothing but deadkey. Hooked it up to my Cobra 29 and again....yep....deadkey.

It has a new 9v battery.

Power on the mic is set at 8

Any Turner gurus out there got any suggest/comments/advice?

Rob KI6USW · #2 06-21-2009, 10:38 PM

I'm no 'guru'.
Chances are - it sounds like a broken wire in the plug itself. They are very delcate and break easy. Happens all the time with me. Just don't lose that little screw when you take that plug apart. Take a piece of tape and put the screw on it and keep it away from getting knocked on to the floor. Once it is on the floor - forgetaboutit - it's g o n e - it's v e r y small. So - be careful. Use a 40 watt soldering iron - any bigger than that is really too much. The rest is just about resolding the broken wire and putting it back together...Be careful with that screw!!!

scout943 · #3 06-22-2009, 11:18 AM

If its not a broken or loose wire, it might be dirty or pitted contact points ,had that happen to my +2 .

mrgumby · #4 06-22-2009, 05:30 PM

I just changed the battery wires and plug a few weeks ago in mine had a broken wire in it ..check that first

190 · #5 06-22-2009, 08:04 PM

All good advice. great mic by the way.

Switch Kit · #6 06-23-2009, 11:08 AM

plastic bottom on those and age have been known to cause problems. Just fitting tight enough in the battery comparment to push up on the points and cause a key up problem or a unkey problem.

Because of age and unless you have a mint condition T2 , they can be very fragile mic's. The problem with most of these mic's is that guys would use them as lap mic's and or hold them with two hands rather then to keep them firmly seated on a table "hence" desk mic. I could say the same thing about D-104 desk mic's over the years.

When using these mic's other then firmly on a desk , it can be very easy to peak and tweek the points in them to where they won't work right and need to be re-adjusted. What was said above can all apply.

mrgumby · #7 06-23-2009, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Switch Kit

plastic bottom on those and age have been known to cause problems. Just fitting tight enough in the battery comparment to push up on the points and cause a key up problem or a unkey problem.

Because of age and unless you have a mint condition T2 , they can be very fragile mic's. The problem with most of these mic's is that guys would use them as lap mic's and or hold them with two hands rather then to keep them firmly seated on a table "hence" desk mic. I could say the same thing about D-104 desk mic's over the years.

When using these mic's other then firmly on a desk , it can be very easy to peak and tweek the points in them to where they won't work right and need to be re-adjusted. What was said above can all apply.

I was gonna say the same thim SK but I thought he had no modulation problem....good advice it has happened to me also..gotta remember to keep it flat on its feet

Boogieman · #8 06-23-2009, 10:15 PM

First...I would like to thank you guys for the replies.

What I think happened, is the mic cord is the original 'heavy' one and I have my RCI 2950on a mounted on a shelf about a foot up and the cord stretched.

I took the pin apart and wiggled it and plugged it back into the radio. It works !!

I'm going to take it apart this weekend and resolder the pin wires.

Thanks again

mrgumby · #9 06-23-2009, 10:56 PM

glad to see you found the problem..

skipshooter205 · #10 07-08-2009, 10:51 AM

tighten all the screws i had one threw here that all the screws had came loose so it lost audio since it lost the ground
the white wire is normally audio but it runs threw the ground too