essexbasscat Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 HI all Had a go at replacing the capsule on a Shure Beta 58a mic today. I had the devil of a job fitting the circlip that holds the capsule in place. It seems the gap in the circlip is too narrow to fit across the narrowest part of the capsule neck. As a result, I had to add a bit of force to get the circlip on before fitting. However, once I'd fitted the capsule, the bloody thing wasn't working. I don't know if I've damaged it during fitting or what's happened TBH. I've checked the capsule with a multimeter and it reads a continuous circuit, so no broken wires. I guess I should have checked that the capsule was working before I tried to fit it, but why check a new capsule ? Don't know what's going on here, so I'm going to take the capsule back to Shure for advice. In the meanwhile, has anyone else had aggro fitting a circlip on a Shure Beta 58 ? any thoughts ? Cheers BC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essexbasscat Posted June 20, 2016 Author Share Posted June 20, 2016 Any thoughts anyone ? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essexbasscat Posted June 26, 2016 Author Share Posted June 26, 2016 So no-one has repaired any mics then ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 With your avi don't expect replies. On a serious note. Have you tried you tube? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huge Hands Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 I have repaired SM57s/58s in the dim and distant past when at a venue and remember a circlip which we used to get into place from underneath using a couple of very thin jeweller's screwdrivers, but I don't remember it being close enough to the actual capsule diaphragm to be of any real danger. This was over 13 years ago,so my memory is a bit rusty! We did start to buy the Beta range, but I wasn't involved long enough to see them get old and need repair. Sorry. I guess the suggestion above of looking on Youtube might be a good starting point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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