Shure R115S Replacement Manual

R115S CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT
Kit Contains:
New Cartridge – R115S
Two self tapping 4-40, 5/8" long Phillips
head screws
Instruction sheet
Tools Required:
#2 Phillips Head Screwdriver
Wire Cutter
Wire Stripper
Low wattage Soldering Iron
Solder
Instructions:
Secure base of microphone housing to keep it from rolling or sliding off of work surface.
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Remove the four Philips screws that hold the front case to the microphone housing.
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and set aside.
Unscrew the four Phillips screws that hold the black microphone cartridge into the housing. Save two as they
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will be used to secure the new cartridge.
Carefully withdraw the microphone cartridge taking care not to stretch or break the three wire leads; blue, black
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and yellow.
Cut the three wires at the base of the cartridge. Discard cartridge. (55SH only)
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For Super 55: Unsolder wires at PC board.
Holding the wires out and down towards the stem of the microphone, place the Super 55 bracket/cartridge
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assembly into the microphone housing. Do not force. Cartridge will only fit if the PC board and solder pads are
facing up and at the bottom of the base.
Install two of the screws that held the old cartridge in place in the upper two holes of the bracket. Install the two
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longer screws, supplied with the kit, into the lower 2 holes of the bracket. Tighten the screws to hold the bracket
in the housing.
8 Strip off approximately ¼ in of insulation from the end of each wire and tin with solder - 55SH only.
Solder each wire to the pad on the circuit board labeled with its corresponding color. Solder Yellow wire to yellow
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pad , black to black, and blue to blue (see note).
NOTE: When replacing the cartridge in the Super 55 there is no blue wire.
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Tuck any excess wire under the bracket.
Place the front case half back on the microphone housing with the Shure logo oriented as shown
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in illustration.
Reinstall and tighten the four Phillips screws that were removed in step two. Return handle to
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normal position.
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Support microphone
Carefully withdraw cartridge
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Remove the front case
Do not stretch or break these leads
CARTRIDGE REPLACEMENT STEPS
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Remove screws (4)
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Cut wires at the base of cartridge
(55SH only)
Hold wires out of the way and towards the
handle of microphone.
Place the Super 55 bracket/cartridge assembly into
the microphone housing. Do not force.
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Remove four screws that hold in
Remove Case
the cartridge.
Save two
Cartridge will only fit if the PC board and solder pads
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are facing up and at the bottom of the base.
Install two of the
screws that held the
old cartridge in place
in the upper two holes
of the bracket.
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nstall the two longer screws, supplied with the kit, into
the lower 2 holes of the bracket.