[Elecraft] Microphone cable problem

[Don Wilhelm]

Eric,

My experience with cords with a stabilizing mechanism on the end is that the
cable break will occur very near the stabilizer - in this case at the point
where the cable exits the spiral.  The spiral helps decrease the flexing,
but with enough flexing, the cable eventully will break.
So cut a bit more off and I think you will find the problem area.

73,
Don W3FPR
----- Original Message ----- 
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| Hi folks,
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| I use a original Heil Elecraft mike on my K2 and it sounds fine.
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| Since yesterday I had trouble keying the K2 with the pushbutton on the
mike.
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| So dissasembled it and put a little bit of Deoxit on the switch contacts
but
| it didn't help.
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| As it turns out I have a open wire in the mic cable (the black one) and
| started to slice the cable a few inches seen from the mike in the
direction
| of the spiral.
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| But still didn't find the spot where it is not OK.
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| Just wondering if I've got myself a first ?
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