BH_Landstar_
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After having a number of metal detectors over the last year, I have found that there is a problem (well, for me it's been a problem). It's the location of the headphone jack(s). The Gold Bug Pro is also included in this problem.
After going through 3 headphones over the last year I decided to look to see if I could solve the problem with the audio lead getting damaged at the end, you know, the plug end, the cable becomes so stressed that it starts to break, split and you end up losing audio in either the left or the right and finally the lead comes away from the plug leaving you high and dry with no audio on your headphones !
I put together a small patch lead to move the headphone jack to the back of the arm rest (see pics). I've taped the lead in place (white tape for now) to carry out some tests and to see how well this setup works. I am going to replace the white tape with some cable ties for more testing. I am also going to replace the small jack plug for a right angled one, this will make the lead flush with the metal detector and not stick out so far.
The lead to the headphones now runs up my back and not in front of me, this has also taken away the stress on the cable when the metal detector is being swung from side to side. Also, the cable does not get in the way when I kneel down to dig a target from out of the ground as it's behind me or to the right.
I'll update this thread after I've done some heavy testing out on the field to see how the audio lead on my headphones hold up (as soon as the snow melts that is, sigh).
After going through 3 headphones over the last year I decided to look to see if I could solve the problem with the audio lead getting damaged at the end, you know, the plug end, the cable becomes so stressed that it starts to break, split and you end up losing audio in either the left or the right and finally the lead comes away from the plug leaving you high and dry with no audio on your headphones !
I put together a small patch lead to move the headphone jack to the back of the arm rest (see pics). I've taped the lead in place (white tape for now) to carry out some tests and to see how well this setup works. I am going to replace the white tape with some cable ties for more testing. I am also going to replace the small jack plug for a right angled one, this will make the lead flush with the metal detector and not stick out so far.
The lead to the headphones now runs up my back and not in front of me, this has also taken away the stress on the cable when the metal detector is being swung from side to side. Also, the cable does not get in the way when I kneel down to dig a target from out of the ground as it's behind me or to the right.
I'll update this thread after I've done some heavy testing out on the field to see how the audio lead on my headphones hold up (as soon as the snow melts that is, sigh).