MXT noise crackling threshold

[Brian Fiske]

Hi to all

I have a MXT 300 and have noticed that the thresh hold lately seems to have a lot of static to it or like a crackling sound. Is this normal ????

This may not be new I have just started to use my head phones and it is very apparent with them on.
It makes it very distracting with head phone.

I tried to see if I had a bad connection and when I unhooked the plug from the coil to the control box the threshold smoothed out to a hum.

Any input would be very much grateful

Brian

 

[BarberBill]

Had you put the coil to the ground and let it ground trac and how high did you have the sensitivity set? Mine often crackles a bit until it tracs the ground - make sure you don't have the trac switched locked when you do this. Could there be any electrical interference near? Last, but not least, you don't need to have the hum set very high at all, just audible.
Hope this helps.
BB

 

[Jason in TN]

n/t

 

[Brian Fiske]

Thanks to all that gave me great input.

I had the crackling nose with and with out the headphones, I don't think they are the problem.

I changed the batters and check all the connection and it has smoothed out the threshold. It like when you take your car to the shop and when you get there it dos not make the nose.

I think it was a few things like low batteries and high gain, so I will watch that and see if it happens again.

Thanks again to all, your always a big help

BRIAN