For the professional sound operator, this was used by a national broadcaster for "on location" reporting, specifically to run their mics such as their Sennheiser MZW816's but of course it is capable of working with many different condenser and dynamic microphones "in the field"
Quite an old unit but it just keeps on keeping on, gets on with job and makes life much easier for the sound op
TFE Micpower
Professional soundman's pack with belt clip
Country of manufacture: Japan
Vintage 1990's product
Nice compact, no fuss unit which provides:
Multiple phantom power choices (or none)
Selectable Low Frequency Cut
Selectable Attenuation
Reasonable weight @ 490g (without batteries)
Physical size 107mm x 92mm x 50mm
Eurocard style alumium casing - very strong
COSMETIC CONDITION:
Excellent. The station looked after this unit, it was pretty costly originally and they cared for their investment.
Light marks on the case from normal handling, NO dents or other physical damage.
All labelling is clear and easy to understand
All knobs/XLR connectors are in excellent condition
Output "tail" is 1 metre long, terminated with a male 3 pin XLR - this goes to your local recording device or belt mounted wireless transmitter
Has a strong metal belt clip fitted to the rear
TESTING:
Known to be fully operational however I rechecked it prior to advertising - everything is great.
Powered locally with 2x common 9V batteries - very nice battery compartment system, secure connections and easy to change the batteries in the field
NO BATTERIES WILL BE SUPPLIED - THIS AVOIDS ISSUES WITH THE SHIPPING AGENCIES WHO WILL NOT ACCEPT ITEMS WITH BATTERIES INSIDE
The station previously using these got around 20 hours continuous use from these when out in the field.
Very flexible phantom power options:
Phantom power: select OFF - T12 P12 P48
12V confirmed as 12V exactly
48V measured at 46.6V
These measured voltages are at the female XLR socket which goes to the microphone.
No switching noise detected on either supply
You do not need to turn on phantom power if is not needed e.g dynamic microphones do not need phantom power
Audio is ALWAYS active through the unit
Low Frequency cutoff has 3 steps, simply number 1-2-3 I tested these at 50Hz 100Hz and 200Hz - all work and do attenuate the low frequency response, this can be very handy in noisy environments (wind, rumbling etc)
Attenuator has 3 steps, pads at 10dB, 20dB and 30db - these are also working fine
I have included some inside photographs - I wanted to check the component quality and overall build - very nice (single sided boards/discrete components not SMD) using collet knobs, not the consumer grade push on knobs. The front panel switches are very nice Otaxswitch product from Japan.
IF EVER service was required (it never has to date) then this is a very easy unit to work on from the technician's point of view
