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joeranger
 Post subject: Working Racal headset
PostPosted: Mon Jul 01, 2013 10:40 pm 
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Oh joy. Spat kit arrived. I am starting a new thread for those people who want a working headset.
Can't write more now. Need to admire the pieces some more:)

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Got mine today too! Great thread ill be following

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joeranger
 Post subject: Re: Working Racal headset
PostPosted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 12:49 am 
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Really nice kit. SO glad it came with screws. I had to put it together right away but I can take it apart and paint it later.
I need to hide the wire. I will go to radio shack to by some of the wire wrap and see how it looks. I could get a hollow mic boom and run it inside but I have not decided.
One small problem with my design. The distance from the earbud to the mic is not quite long enough to hide the wire completely w/o shortening the boom.
Not a big deal.

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Don't forget that embedded in the resin of the ear stalk is a wire rod for reinforcement. So technically there is a hollow in there. But if you remove the rod, that resin part will be very weak.

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joeranger
 Post subject: Re: Working Racal headset
PostPosted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 5:35 am 
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Not a problem. I was going to cut the metal rod but decided to hold off. The wire isn't hidden yet but it works great.
I will take it apart and sand and paint.
I drive with the doors off the jeep so I might add a little bit of foam on the inside of the mic.

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Nice! Write up a little tutorial and I'll post it on my website.

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 Post subject: Re: Working Racal headset
PostPosted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 6:41 pm 
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Fun project. Awesome kit.

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