6AK5 mic almost finished.

All the soldering is done, now just putting it back together. Took some pictures, but a little embarrassed; some of the worst soldering I've ever done...

6AK5 update

Changed my mind about upping the B+ don't see where that is worth the trouble. Also, the кондензатор turned out to be too big, so in goes a smaller 2.2/250v.

6AK5 microphone update

MXL V89MBP donor body for RoyerMod/BigUgly/G7'sh mic update 19 Aug   



I'm not a professional blogger. So if anyone has suggestions as to how to best organize this, please feel free to educate me....

Check out this site for similar schemos (6AK5 project)

 http://www.filmsoundsweden.se/backspegel/sela.html

 The Sela 12 uses a 60v B+, so no voltage divider for the capsule. Pretty simple circuit. I am thinking about bumping up my B+ a bit higher on this one though. The 6AK5 looks like it can take a bit more than the 5840. I'm not sure that would make that much difference though. I also have an MXL 9000 that I've been looking at. There was a discussion on that mic at GroupDIY. Although looking at it, I had a bright idea to put in an EF86 maybe and swap a few parts. The tube is wired in parallel so comparing the pinouts for a 12A*7 and the EF86, it's only a matter of swapping a couple of wires for the tube. Then look at the G7 vs the MXL9000?

SYT-5 body is sold