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15th May 2020, 11:10 am | #1 |
Hexode
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Potton, Bedfordshire, UK.
Posts: 293
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Headset HS30 repairs
Hi folks,
Can anyone tell me if its possible to open these headsets in order to replace the cable? I have a pair of them where the rubber insulation on the cable is next to non existent but the rubber of the earpieces is OK. Do the caps unscrew or are they glued together? Thanks. Alf |
15th May 2020, 12:19 pm | #2 |
Octode
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, UK.
Posts: 1,223
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Re: Headset HS30 repairs
They look like some earpiece transducers I had in the 1970's. If so, they unscrew. Inside, they are like a miniature telephone receiver. There is a flat diaphragm which can be slid off after getting a knife under the edge, revealing the electromagnet magnet behind. Wiring was two screw terminals.
HTH |
15th May 2020, 6:37 pm | #3 |
Pentode
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Deal, Kent, UK.
Posts: 139
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Re: Headset HS30 repairs
I can confirm they just unscrew. I have a NOS set dated 1944 and the cap came off quite easy.
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16th May 2020, 8:13 am | #4 |
Hexode
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Potton, Bedfordshire, UK.
Posts: 293
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Re: Headset HS30 repairs
Thanks for the replies guys. I'll give it a try.
Cheers, Alf |
17th May 2020, 7:40 am | #5 |
Hexode
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Potton, Bedfordshire, UK.
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Re: Headset HS30 repairs
It worked but I had to apply some heat from a hot air blower and the caps could be undone. There is a thin layer of something across the hole in the cap and I'm not sure if this is to stop particles getting onto the diaphragm or if it is the work of micro organisms. The cable was anchored into the back part of the earpiece with a clip around the cable that a little tab bent down to retain it in the cap.
Alf |