"Sjouke Burry"


Most of them consist of a FET transistor with the base floating, and
picking up signal capacitively. So any static spark can easely destroy
them, when you touch the connector.


** Hog wash.

Electret mics are not subject to any such failure mode.

In any case, the OP's mic is probably dynamic.

http://www.radioshack.com/graphics/u...0306_PM_EN.pdf


..... Phil