Sadelta Echo Master repair

[cb4ever104]

Hi All .

Before I strip it down to look , is this an easy job to fix ? Neck has broken at the base during transport .

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Thx in advance

Sammy

[Edd200sx]

Pretty sure the casting has snapped.

Spares unit for new neck

[cb4ever104]

Thanks Edd. Think I need one of these. Its a plastic piece that in it , and that's broken. I need to unsolder the head first. I'll post back when I have an update.

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[cb4ever104]

Well. I don't think it'll hold it , but I'll try some glue first. I'm not sure if that complete black plastic section screws in to the metal neck. If it does, then I might be able to do something with metal bits and pieces to create a new thread. It's not a great design. There's a lot of pressure at that point when you try and adjust the neck position. To be honest I don't think the glue will be strong enough to hold it. It might be ok as long as you never move the neck again:) Anyway. There's no harm in trying. If it breaks again then I'll try and come up with another idea.

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[Mudslinger]

JB weld will fix it.

[cb4ever104]

Cheers Simon. I'll make a note of that. It's about £13 here on Amazon. I'll leave this to dry anyway till tomorrow. I'd still love to find out if that piece screws into the neck. If it does, then I could remove it and use one of those metal threads with a nut on each side to hold it.

[The Collector]

Any good with the glue mate?

You could try reinforcing the plastic with a piece of thin-walled steel pipe up inside it (after unsoldering the wires and slipping it up over the cable), if there's enough room for something to fit in there that is?

[cb4ever104]

Oops . Sorry Dave . Forgot to post a reply here yesterday . I found a guy locally who makes the part using a 3D printer , so I bought 2 off him . Just for future reference . The end that goes into the neck of the mic DOES screw in .

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[cb4ever104]

And just to add . The "monkey" glue actually held really well . It even allowed me to grab the piece with pliers and twist it in order to unscrew it from the the neck .

[The Collector]

Might be handy for him/you to pop a few on ebay?

[Mudslinger]

It would be easy to make from metal if you knew someone with a lathe?

[cb4ever104]

I'm an expert on these now So here's the thing . The 3D printer version is exactly the same . However . There is a small issue . Behind this part there is a small (strong) spring that gets tensioned when this part is screwed in . If it doesn't get "tensioned" then you don't get that resistance when you move the neck back and forward . The original part is made of pretty sturdy plastic . The 3D printer version is made of whatever they use to make these . Is it nylon ?

Anyway . When I screwed mine in it wouldn't go all the way in . It doesn't have the same "strength" as the original part . So once it reached the spring it started eating the thread a bit with about 1mm to go . To be honest it's no big deal . It's still in there tight . Once it's all reassembled you can't even notice it , and I've now got the neck working perfectly .

A metal one would definitely be better .