Opposite to what our readers might imagine, we Hackaday writers aren’t precisely hacking layabouts. True, we spend an excessive amount of time combing by an enormous corpus of fabric to convey you the perfect from all quadrants of the hacking galaxy, however we do handle to search out a couple of minutes right here and there to dip into the store for a fast hack or two.
Our personal [Jenny List] proves that with this fast and straightforward classic microphone revival. The mic in query is a Shure Unidyne III, a cardioid sample dynamic microphone that has been made within the tens of millions because the Fifties. She’s received a few these outdated classics which have been sidelined because of their out of date Amphenol MC3M connectors. The connectors look a little bit just like the now-standard XLR balanced connector, however the pin spacing and sample are only a contact completely different.
Fortunately, the feminine sockets within the connector are simply the fitting dimension to just accept one of many crimp-on ferrules [Jenny] had available with a cosy grip. These have been crimped to a size of Cat 5 cable (don’t decide) to finish the wiring, however that left issues wanting a bit ratty. Some fast OpenSCAD work and a little bit PLA resulted in a two-piece shell that gives pressure aid and safety for the field-expedient connections. It’s not [Roger Daltry] safe, thoughts you, however as you’ll be able to see within the video beneath the break it’s not dangerous — nothing just a few dozen yards of gaffer’s tape couldn’t repair. Come to it, seems like The Who have been utilizing the identical microphones. Small world.
