Whether you use wireless mics for concerts, theatrical productions, seminars, or anything else that requires broadcasting your voice to a large audience, help the small pieces of equipment stay functional with a few key care tips. Use these pointers to design a maintenance plan that keeps your wireless mics in great condition for years.

Follow this advice to ensure your mics always produce the best sound:

• Reduce Cable Flexing: Prevent problems with your wireless mic cables by minimizing how much flexing, kinking, and bending each cable endures. Cables are instrumental in producing clear, full sounds, and will break if flexed enough. Loop your cables and place them in vinyl storage bags rather than wrapping them around transmitter cases to keep them in optimal shape.
• Use Fresh Batteries: Change wireless mic batteries often to prevent acid corrosion and other problems. Check the batteries with a battery tester before placing them in your wireless mics. Use lithium or alkaline batteries to enjoy the longest battery life and prevent signal and operating range problems.
• Save Silica Packets: Save the packets of silica that come in equipment packaging and apply them to the microphone lavalier, or neck, for moisture absorption. Moisture from sweat is a common problem with frequent wireless mic use. Keep the packets in a dry area when you are not using them.
• Keep Alcohol Wipes on Hand: Remove makeup smears on wireless mic lavaliers and pop filters with ready-to-use alcohol wipes found at retail establishments and drugstores. They remove dirt-attracting makeup and finger oils without damaging the microphones.
• Treat Your Wireless Mics With Extra Care: Place wireless mics in cushioned bags or applicable containers when you do not need them to avoid damage. Microphones that get dropped or fall off counters may sustain permanent damage or fail to work entirely.

Discuss these and other wireless mic care tips with the experienced team at Audio Image Sound & Lighting. The company has provided outstanding concert lighting, staging, video equipment rentals, and other audio/visual services to the Western New York area for 20 years. Call Audio Image Sound & Lighting today at (585) 343-4050 to learn more about audio visual equipment options or visit the website for a complete list of services.