Hi,
I am wondering if anyone knows where to get replacement acoustic films for the Audiomoth case (those little grey circle things - very scientific description, I know - that line up with where the mic is on the device). GroupGets is sold out last I checked.
A lot of the membranes on my cases ripped this field season (16 out of 22) so I need to replace them. It seems like this is a fairly common problem people have, based on discussions in the Audiomoth support forums. I'd like to re-deploy but it's not clear when/where I can get replacements. And even so, I am currently in a remote area of Madagascar and I wouldn't be able to ship them in without someone I know actually couriering them in for me.
Therefore also curious if anyone has any DIY solutions they've tried, e.g., some kind of tape, plastic from a bag stretched over, etc.? I'd like to get these Audiomoths back out if there's a viable alternative to the actual acoustic membranes themselves.
Thanks so much!
31 May 2022 3:36pm
Hi Carly.
I'm not sure what material is used for the Audiomoth membranes. In our work, we use ePTFE (aka Gore-Tex) membranes which are gas and sound permeable, but water resistant. We haven't tried them for bioacoustics though. We mainly use them to measure outdoor CO2 levels. I think we could spare a couple samples if you wanted to test them out. I wouldn't know how to get them to you in Madagascar though. Here's a shot of them.
Akiba
9 June 2022 11:35am
Hi carly,
You've probably seen this already as we tagged you, but I'm dropping it here in case anyone else is having the same issue!
9 June 2022 1:09pm
@alex_rogers jumping in too:
20 August 2022 9:49am
Alex,
which one of those
https://selectronix.co.uk/collections/waterproof-acoustic-vents
would be the appropriate for the Audiomoth case?
Agus
Akiba