Re: MD: Subject: RE: What is a "plug in power" mic?

1999-09-01 Thread Timothy P. Stockman
> 1. Could using a regular dynamic mic really damage my 702? Before > I saw the warning in the manual, I tried a regular mic and it seemed to > work OK (but occasionally there was a lot of static -- could the power > supplied by the 702 have built up somewhere and then discharged, causing > the

Re: MD: Subject: RE: What is a "plug in power" mic?

1999-08-31 Thread Karl Gohl
Thanks to all who provided so much information about this. If I knew more about electronics, I probably could figure out the answers to the following questions from the info provided, but... 1. Could using a regular dynamic mic really damage my 702? Before I saw the warning in the manual, I tri

MD: Subject: RE: What is a "plug in power" mic?

1999-08-31 Thread Timothy P. Stockman
The discussion of electret microphones here is mostly correct in that they are a type of condensor microphone and that they require an excitation voltage, usually between 1.5 and 10 VDC. All capacitor mirophone capsules are inherently very high impedence devices, so high that they cannot drive t