Audio Technica Radio Mike

[stevie 0]

Hi all at work we have an Audio Technica atw-t28 radio mike with the atw-ro3 reciver,its been hangin around for ages boss said it dont work,well hes not wrong.

Theres a few small dints in the mike head nothing major the rest looks like new.

The thing is ive just took it home to try it and it works if you stay 10 inches away from the reciver,move a little further away nothing,shake it holding the middle of the mike signel now and then,hold the head shake nothing base shake nothing.

I cant get the case off only opens as far as the battery,oh it also says flat batt even tho its new i have swapped 3 battries with my sm58 radio mike and thats fine!

All i want to no is this an easy fix(i can do stuff) or should i give up now?

It would be nice to have another radio mike but its not vital,just seems a shame to bin it as the condition over all is good ok it dont work just seems a shame to throw it.

So any ideas guys please

[Norfolk DJ 0]

 

Try putting in premium batteries like Duracel Plus, sometimes they are better.

 

I had an Audio Technica mic, which imo was quite poor and to send it back to the place of purchase.

 

If it's old, bin it and buy another.

[Excalibur 0]

Try putting in premium batteries like Duracel Plus, sometimes they are better.

 

I had an Audio Technica mic, which imo was quite poor and to send it back to the place of purchase.

 

If it's old, bin it and buy another.

 

I've had a VHF Liberator for years, it's been bulletproof, and also recently an AT 2120, which I like.

I did however buy a s/h SM58, and it's probably better. (Just. AT battery life is way better )

[superstardeejay 0]

is this an easy fix(i can do stuff

 

Radio mics are quite a specialist thing to sort out, if you can't even get it undone then it doesn't bode well for a successful DIY repair!

 

AT mics suffer from dry joints inside the RF coils, and again they arent for the faint hearted. If it's not an expensive mic then I'd say throw it.

 

[stevie 0]

:thanks: All it was a freebie from work,I use a sm58 radio mike any way and its brill and only ever use decent battries.

So I will waste no more time on it,if it was gonna be a quick fix ok.

Thanks for the quick replys