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Default Damage possible from powered mic in socket for un-powered mic? [OT]


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Try it with no battery installed. There is usually just an FET and
pull up resistor in it. Removing the battery should leave just the
FET and you'd have the pull up resistor/voltage source inside the
flash recorder - the way standard un powered electrets work.


Doubtful - the output of the OP's powered mic appears to be capacitor
coupled, so there's no DC path to supply the FET.