How do you secure a plug-on transmitter on a boom pole?
Soak Up Sound · 2 min read
A transmitter hanging on the XLR alone yanks the mic socket. A cage takes its weight.
A plug-on transmitter plugged into a mic on a boom pole hangs on the XLR connector alone. With every move of the pole it swings and yanks the mic socket, and when the connector loosens the transmitter can slip out and fall.
The fix: the pole holds the transmitter, not the socket
Plug-on Cage is a cage that holds the transmitter, with an arm you clip to the pole. The XLR is only a connection, not a hanger.
- It will not fall out of the XLR. Even if the connector loosens or someone snags the cable, the transmitter stays at the mic.
- Protection when dropped. When the pole slips or a stand tips over, the rigid PETG body takes the first hit, not the transmitter and its connector.
- No need to take it off. The display, buttons and battery stay exposed, so you can change settings and swap batteries without unscrewing anything.
Which transmitters
- Sennheiser SKP 100 / 300 / 500 G4 and SKP G3,
- Deity THEOS DXTX,
- Lectrosonics HMa and HM.
Another model? I can design a version for your gear (see “For your gear”).
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Questions and comments
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