Boring moto mic question

[willbartlett]

So I was going through this box'o'mics I have and came across an hmn6062A. It's dark blue/green with a off-white grill and a blue logo. Body type is the same as a Micor mic, connector is a 5 pin cylindrical. At a minimum, I might put the case on my astro spectra mic, you know, to look 'cool'.

Anyone know if this was a rarity or just an alternate color scheme?

Will

[jcobb]

Standard color for Mocom 10 mobiles...

I have tried to use some 'special' color mic casings on my Spectras, but the innards don't fit. Could probably do some dremmeling, but not worth the time/effort.


Jack

[Will]

Accually the "guts" are electrically the same, just the cord and the hang-up button is different.

[jcobb]

Could be on some, Will, but I know that two different era mics wouldn't work in the Spectra mic case, or versa vice...

Don't remember now exactly which ones, but I do know I was trying to use a Motorola-produced red mic to use the Spectra 1051 mic guts, and they wouldn't fit.

So I guess your milage may vary.



Jack

[Hartley]

Hi Y'all,

I am not sure about the Mocom 10, but as far as Motrac, Micor, Syntor, etc. the old mics are electrically identical to the latest Spectra/XTL mics (even though the guts are different parts now) - heck, you can even use an old A-strip carbon mic on a Spectra if you change the cord (assuming the carbon element is still active ).

So if you have working guts in one of those old "10 pound" metal Motrac mikes, you could install a Spectra cord and use it..

73 DE Hartley

p.s. GE mics from Mastr II, Delta, etc. are electrically identical as well...but the cute little mics on the solid-state "luggie-talkies" are NOT (sorry).
HJ

[wa2zdy]

Yep, that's why Ma M did what they did with the new mics - to make everything uniform. The 8vdc we all know about being on the audio line was the bias for the carbon mics of the old days.