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Offline bodgit

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what are the bars with the black bits on for ?
« on: March 26, 2019, 07:05:13 AM »
I bought this off FB marketplace for £10 , I can see what the threaded bits do ,but not the bars with the black  tubes around them , any ideas anybody

Offline Country Bubba

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Re: what are the bars with the black bits on for ?
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2019, 07:18:05 AM »
Those would be the standards for the various sizes to verify the size when you put the extension tubes in the anvil.

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Offline bodgit

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Re: what are the bars with the black bits on for ?
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2019, 07:42:33 AM »
oh right i get it , thanks

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Re: what are the bars with the black bits on for ?
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2019, 02:06:59 PM »
The black bits are plastic insulators to prevent the heat from your hand from getting into the standards and making them grow in length whilst you are setting the mic.