Electrovoice 636 connector/cable?

[Moniker]

Just acquired an EV 636 from an old neighbor. Don't really know anything about this mic. Can someone tell me what kind of 4 pin connector I need for it and where I might possibly find one? Also, while we're at it, anybody like or hate this mic? What's it good on? What have you used it for? Good or bad results? Etc. Thanks in advance. ~

[Moniker]

Bump. No one knows anything about this? I still have this thing sitting here. Is it even worth it?

[A.David.MacKinnon]

I've got one. It's OK but not great on lots of things - electric guitars, drums, room mic. It's omni which is nice.
i can't remember what the connecter is called on those mics. Do a Ebay search for vintage EV mics. You'll find it pretty quick.[/i]

[leigh]

I posted this over on R.A.P. a few years back... here it is reprinted for your edification:

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I've been trying out some of these old EV's lately, the 664 and also
the 636. I replaced the four pin out on these with standard XLR, since
I don't ever need to use the hi-Z output.

If you want to do this, you need to find an in-line XLR male connector
with a screw that fastens into the side of the plastic circle that has
the pins molded into it. The regular Neutrik connectors don't have
these anymore. Maybe you can take just take the part off a Neutrik and
drill your own hole, I don't know.

So open the mic up and take that four pin connector out of there. It's
a tight fit - I had to tap it out (gently!) with a hammer. Unsolder
the four wires running to the connector. You can just put some
heatshrink over the yellow wire, as that's the high impedence wire.
The red wire goes to pin 2, green to pin 3, and the orange or white
wire goes to ground, pin 1. Then put it all back together.

Note that the downside to this is that XLR cables don't lock into
place, as there's no locking tab on there.
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Cheers,
Leigh

[bradb]

i just got one and plan on wiring up that connector with both high-z and low-z outputs... so i can run into a pedal, or into a mic pre..

should be EZ

[themagicmanmdt]

i'll post in a day or two with the wiring diagram to make the switch hi/lo z instead of on/off -

[bradb]

That would be interesting to see.

seems to me that the mic can be BOTH Hi and Lo Z as long as it has both connectors wired... can you explain why you would want to add this switch functionality?

http://www.coutant.org/ev636/index.html

When I get the mic, I'll wire up both Lo Z and Hi Z coming out of the same connector and see how it works and let everyone know.

[EvMicTech]

tagged

[bradb]

i posted a 636 sample in the drum heart mics topic.

[Nick Sevilla]

Just acquired an EV 636 from an old neighbor. Don't really know anything about this mic. Can someone tell me what kind of 4 pin connector I need for it and where I might possibly find one? Also, while we're at it, anybody like or hate this mic? What's it good on? What have you used it for? Good or bad results? Etc. Thanks in advance. ~

It's amazing how no one bothered to tell you the answer to your question.

The connector is known as a Tuchel connector. this was a company that made thet type of connector, back in the day.

The best thing to do, is to wire a new small mic cable with one end being the 4 pin, into the mic, and the other, an XLR male connector.

http://www.hinton-instruments.co.uk/pap ... /index.htm

You could contact them, and ask them about your particular connector.

There are some stores in the States that have this, you need to google them out, as I have not bought this type connector for some time now.

Cheers

[bradb]

I think this is the connector youre looking for:

http://cgi.ebay.com/4-PIN-MALE-Amphenol ... tsupported

Follow the pinouts etched on the mic.

[themagicmanmdt]

wiring diagram is at the bottom-ish of the site:

http://www.coutant.org/ev636/index.html

[newfuturevintage]

Just acquired an EV 636 from an old neighbor. Don't really know anything about this mic. Can someone tell me what kind of 4 pin connector I need for it and where I might possibly find one? Also, while we're at it, anybody like or hate this mic? What's it good on? What have you used it for? Good or bad results? Etc. Thanks in advance. ~

It's amazing how no one bothered to tell you the answer to your question.

The connector is known as a Tuchel connector. this was a company that made thet type of connector, back in the day.

The best thing to do, is to wire a new small mic cable with one end being the 4 pin, into the mic, and the other, an XLR male connector.

http://www.hinton-instruments.co.uk/pap ... /index.htm

You could contact them, and ask them about your particular connector.

There are some stores in the States that have this, you need to google them out, as I have not bought this type connector for some time now.

Cheers

It's not a Tuchel connector, as were common on german mics in the '60s. It's an Amphenol connector. You can get them from newark electronics, WPI now make them from the amphenol molds. They're about $12 a pop. Also, rapco make pre-made cables terminated 1/4" to Amphenol 3 or 4 pin for harmonica microphones. Tricky, but not impossible to find.

[bradb]

im wiring mine both low and high Z tonight.

will let you know.

[bradb]

wired the 4 pin for both hi and lo Z tonight...

Put a female 1/4" and a male XLR on the ends of my tails.

i can have 2 outputs at once. No problems at all.


i KNOW i'm gonna flip the off switch sometime and get frustrated in a session.