Looking For: Foam ball for an MC-85 microphone!

[ExitThirteen]

Hiya folks, I have a very nice Kenwood MC-85 desk microphone, but the foam ball that's on the end of the neck is sun faded really bad and has a couple of burn spots on it. I would like to find another foam ball to replace it, where would a person be able to purchase said item?

I have discovered that this mic sounds superb on my Realistic Navaho TRC-458 base, so I have been using this mic on the daily, and I would like to have a nice, new foam ball for the mic. Any suggestions on where I could get one would be great. Thanks in advance!


~Cheers~

 

[Handy Andy]

Shoot, well, I had a bunch from Radio Shack days - they were used for their "Telescopic" Unidirectional Boom mic -

Considering the head was about a lot like the diameter of the Astatic EchoMax2000(?) element - you just scissor off the - tail...

 

[sunbulls]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Windscreen...MC-85-Microphone-New-in-Package-/163617266111

 

[ExitThirteen]

Thank you Sunbulls!

Odd that my Ebay searches came up with nothing, even when I tried multiple keywords. I shall purchase one of these!


~Cheers~

 

[Slowmover]

The .357 twins have the real man’s substitute.

 

[743SEPA]

I found replacements for my Sadelta on ebay.

 

[S&W357]

The .357 twins have the real man’s substitute.

 

[barefootindian]

What's the real mans substitute?

 

[S&W357]

What's the real mans substitute?

SockToe...clean or dirty. Operators choice.

 

[barefootindian]

Its all about stopping the popping and the ssissing so any piece of cloth or sponge will do the trick. Yeah socktoe is a good solution though clean and fresh is surely much more preferable, than dirty.
The solution being sought is clear and clarafiable ( if that's how it spelt) mike "overs". It proves to be a good solution. Good ideas that tend to be copied again and again, year in year out......

 

[S&W357]

The mic picked up a "pfttt" sound. Didn't want to take the mic apart and put foam inside. I tried foam on the outside and that piece of thin sock over it to hold foam in place. That worked.

Also found out by "radio checks" the sock worked better minus the foam. I was told the foam inside eliminated the "pfttt" but the audio was somewhat suppressed. Took the foam out. Been wearing socks ever since.

 

[snow bird]

SockToe...clean or dirty. Operators choice.

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But all of Mine have Holes in them And I cant Darn>.Good Yarn!< Darn it . Wink

 

[Slowmover]

Bump

 

[357magnum]

Big Brother Ralph , I see that pic was taken before or after the Christmas Season ? Stay Healthy & Safe ! 73 & God Bless ! Leo