Dead ECM 8000

[oneoldude]

I have a dead Behringer ECM 8000. Gently pulled the XLR connector out the bottom and found a loose wire inside. It fell off the ECM capsule!

I would love to solder it back on, but I can't get the tip off to get to the capsule.

Has anyone taken the tip off an ECM 8000?

Any ideas?

Heck, it's too pretty to throw away.

[oneoldude]

Problem solved!

The Mic tip is a brass cap that is glued on with that flexi stuff the manufacturers use. I drilled a hole slightly smaller than the tip diameter through two blocks of hardwood separated by a thin sheet of cardboard. This left me with two half channels that would not meet when placed around the tip. I inserted the tip and put the blocks in a vise. When the vice was tightened, it squeezed the half channels around the tip without damaging it. Now securely held by the wood blocks, I slowly twisted and pulled the mic shaft from the tip. Worked like a charm.

Re soldered the wires and fastened the tip back on with a touch of removable medium strength thread lock (Blue).

All is now fine in the Sunshine State.