Smoking Behringer

[hulahalau]

Yesterday, I received my three HM-1 SD condenser mikes from KEL Aduio (www.KELaudio.com). To test them, I pulled out a Behringer mixer (MX 2004A) which I bought two years ago and have used less than 6 times. During that time, it has been sitting in an SKB case with a dehumidier pack. I plugged the first mike into the mixer, and my Sennheiser HD280 into the HP jack, and turned ont he power.

Strange, there is a hum on the earphones that I never heard before when using the mixer. Check the mike channel - no, everything is muted and all trims and faders are off. The noise starts getting worse, and I pull out the headphone from the monitor jack. All of a sudden, i notice blues tendrils of smoke sprouting from the slots for the master faders, and then from the remaining faders. I pull out the cord from the wall outlet. The tendrils of smoke are still writhing and getting longer. I grab the SKB case and haul it out into the 50 degree air outside to cool the mixer down.

Without question, the thing is hosed. Literally smoked. Guess I can use it as a chassis for a home-brew line mixer (whihc is all I wanted it for anyway).

Anyone have suggestions on a replacement, to be used for location monitoring of a Mackie SDR (I'm using outboard pres for driving the Mackie SDR)???

[joelpatterson]

You want a replacement that does all the pyrotechnics of the original?

[hulahalau]

Without the smoke, of course.

[Dave Nutz]

you let the magic blue smoke out?


your screwed.

[nacho459]

you let the magic blue smoke out?

I don't think Behringer has ever put "magic blue smoke" in their gear.

[psychicoctopus]

ah yes, the magic blue smoke. often seen in the vicinity of the "light-emitting resistor".