Yamaha IM824 24 Channel Mixing Console IM8 IM8 "know good bad snakes" Questions

...know I can ask the store we picked it up from but it is already closed tonight and my son wants to play it. any advise to try? You haven't described what the part was stuck in or what the part itself ...

know what type you have, but DO check the cable (first) as ALL three conductors MUST be good for a condenser mic to work on phantom power. A ground leakage or noisy connection will cause your symptoms