AT4031

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Can anyone tell me if it's okay to plug this mic to 48v phantom power?
After I plugged it into a Presonus Firepod a couple time, it became
unoperable.(Ouch!) I can't find any info about this model on line.
Please help, thanks!

Uyu

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In article <1124646866.929129.151440@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com> iebnay@gmail.com writes:

> Can anyone tell me if it's okay to plug this mic to 48v phantom power?

Is that Audio Technica AT4031? If so, It's a discontinued model. But
it's a phantom powered condenser mic that obviously requires power to
work. The 4031 was the bottom of the series that still has the 4049,
4051, and 4053. I have it in a 1997 catalog.

> After I plugged it into a Presonus Firepod a couple time, it became
> unoperable.(Ouch!)

Are you sure it's the microphone that's become inoperable and not the
input on your Firepod? If the input stage isn't properly protected,
it's possible that unpugging and plugging a mic with the phantom power
turned on can cause a voltage spike and damage the preamp electronics.
Try turning the phantom power off, plugging the mic into a different
channel, and then turning phantom power on.


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