[Milsurplus] BC-611 question

[Jim Whartenby]

Yes, it is commonly know as "brogan maintenance."  I learned about this first step in troubleshooting at Keesler! <grin>JimLogic: Method used to arrive at the wrong conclusion, with confidence.  Murphy 

    On Friday, May 30, 2025 at 02:32:14 PM CDT, Dave Merrill <r390a.urr at gmail.com> wrote:   

 "A typical remedy is to sharply strike the microphone against a solid surface..."
Isn't that the typical remedy for anything that's not working? /s
Dave N9ZC 
On Fri, May 30, 2025, 12:46 PM Brenda Gentry via Milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

  
ATTACHED is the method recommended by Western Electric to rejuvenate carbon microphones.
 
  B.Gentry, KA2IVY
 
 On 5/30/25 1:22 PM, Rich MC Clung via Milsurplus wrote:
  
  Check the microphone element. Most of that older equipment had carbon composition microphones. The carbon sometimes becomes compacted. We used to take the microphone element and tap it a few time on the bench top and check it a few times to see if it was working any better. 
  RICH  WA6KNW 
   
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