[SBE] Mic Boom Arm Help - Rountable Quesions

[Dan Slentz]

Question for SBE Rountable- 
 
Fellow engineers;
 
We purchased 10 Heil boom arms to be used with the Heil 40 microphone.  The mics are great, but these booms are falling apart at the joints.   Out of the 10 booms, four have fallen apart in the four months we’ve been on the air.  I spoke with Bob Heil who says they have no other problems with these; there are thousands in use all over the use; and it’s a mystery to him.  But by simply looking at the ones that fell apart, I have trouble believing that others aren’t having issues.  Our station is a AAA format with only a live morning and afternoon jock, and they actually (don’t faint) treat the equipment really well.  I have no issues with any other gear in this new studio, except for these mic booms.

Would like to ask if anyone else is using these?  Are they holding up?  Is there some trick to keeping these in one piece that I’m missing?
 
Best wishes,
Dan
 
KKXT FM / KERA FM - Dallas/Fort Worth
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