AKG body-worn mic/transmitter repair

Tutorial video, repairing an AKG brand body-worn mic transmitter. If you’re having trouble with your microphone transmitter, of any brand and you think it might be the antenna, this video applies to you.

[@RaymondPeckIII]

THANK YOU! The mic in our Barre studio started acting flaky this week. It turned out to be exactly the failure you show here, and I was able to repair it. I almost can't believe that AKG would attach the antenna like this with zero "pulling" strain relief. I hope the hot melt glue keeps it together for a few years! Thanks again!

[@Painted_Owl]

Jesus Christ, you’re a life saver. The theatre I’m working at ONLY has these exact, crappy, 10+ year old AKG’s, and the cast is using the whole stock of them. One of the antennae broke off when my sub board op was on the job, and I came back from a weekend to deal with it, smh. Thank you much!!!

[@alexsouthgate7551]

Great stuff, also worked for AKG PT40 mini. Thankyou!!

[@nucki222]

Danke, genau das war der Fehler meines Senders. Tausend Dank nochmal!

[@oscarcornao5244]

Perfect tutorial video!!! I have a new transmitter!!!

[@josephusk2787]

I have just the problem of dropout you mention. Thanks very much for the excellent video demonstration. It's given me the knowledge and the confidence to try to mend it.

[@pipidimebag9556]

Hi man!!!! just like the other people here coment , a life saver so many thanks, i just don't find anything and you come out!!!!

[@bill.lowdell]

Greetings from the UK and thank you for this video ace789nj ... very helpful just seeing how to dismantle properly! ... 4 days out of guarantee my antenna fell out, although it's been playing up for a while, I guess while it was working itself loose! The microphone is brilliant but very poor build quality from AKG expecting that antenna not to break after 5 minutes!! I've slapped the glue gun in there also now! ... Fingers crossed for longer survival now!

[@guilherme.socolaski]

Hello, how are you, the mini xlr connector on my transmitter is a little loose, I couldn't identify it in the video, but is it possible to screw it in to secure it again or is the connector just plugged in? I await your response and thank you.

[@jh7079]

Excellent thanks!

[@BagusWibisono]

are you still using this wireless? how about you with their sound quality and feel for guitar? same as cable?

[@micharozalski2035]

nice video. Do you know the wire connection in small plag. I bought cheap mic and it doesn't work with AKG I think because of 3 pins but only 2 of them has any connection and one of them hasn't.

[@Hellwyck]

Great video but what's this "sodor" you talk about? Is it like solder? ;)

[@barbaraweems3270]

I am having trouble with my receiver. I have connected it like I always have and now it is showing an E in the window for the channel. My RF and CLIP lights are not on either. HELP me please.

[@brunomoosecharles]

the antenna on my bodypack fell off and can't find it. Could I replace the antenna with generic antenna wire? What length? Thanks for the tutorial!!! The hot glue is a great idea.

[@ace789nj]

brunomoosecharles sorry it took so long to reply, haven’t signed on for a while. Any small length of wire would work, as long as it’s rigid enough. I would look for something that has thick insulation (relative to the wire gauge). if you have the old mast, you can use that as a guide for antenna length.

[@jonathanotrujillo]

Hu, how much does a battery last with that system?

[@ace789nj]

Teaching three classes a week, I swap batteries about once every three months.