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sun ray pro gold head phone switches
- Thread starter rsarge1
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rsarge1
Member
LOL you're right more money and work I want to do, just looking for a quick fix, I store them in a bag and when I go to use them they are off, so I put the switches back then start to detect and they get changed again when I have to re-position or take off the head phones, no big deal just a pain to keep having to deal with the switches all the time. hoping someone has figured out a cover for them and would like to share.
Detectorist
New member
Try replacing the toggles switches with Locking toggles
Jason in Enid
Active member
rsarge1 said:
It would require dissasembling the ear cups, unsoldering the existing switches. removing the old and replacing them, re-soldering, then re-assembly
Sarge,
I've often considered shaping and gluing a short section of pvc pipe around each of the switches...to form a 'shroud'. (maybe pipe near a 3/4 or inch dia, and slightly longer than the switch?)
In my case, I'm trying to get the rain to go around the switch...as opposed to going in the switch.
But the plastic shroud(s) should also prevent bumping issues.
Might be worth a try...
mike
I've often considered shaping and gluing a short section of pvc pipe around each of the switches...to form a 'shroud'. (maybe pipe near a 3/4 or inch dia, and slightly longer than the switch?)
In my case, I'm trying to get the rain to go around the switch...as opposed to going in the switch.
But the plastic shroud(s) should also prevent bumping issues.
Might be worth a try...
mike
rsarge1
Member
ok thankstrojdor said:Sarge,
I've often considered shaping and gluing a short section of pvc pipe around each of the switches...to form a 'shroud'. (maybe pipe near a 3/4 or inch dia, and slightly longer than the switch?)
In my case, I'm trying to get the rain to go around the switch...as opposed to going in the switch.
But the plastic shroud(s) should also prevent bumping issues.
Might be worth a try...
mike
rsarge1
Member
I e-mailed Ralph at sun ray and he put me in touch with John Smith who builds the headphones he is willing to replace the switches with locking switches for a price of course plus shipping, I am sending them to him tomorrow instead of mickey rigging them they will be done right, good thing I have a back up pair of grey ghosts LOL it is worth it to me . thanks everyone for your help happy hunting all.
I got rid of both useless switches after my last trip was ruined by a broken mode switch.
You dont need the switches unless you use the phones with other detectors (non- ctx3030).
Credit for this modification goes to forum user "Charles UpstateNY" --- thanks Charles.
I would add only one clarification : where it says to splice the two red wires together - one of the wires must first be clipped away from the speaker ground leaving the original white wire still attached to speaker ground.
Then, yes, you will splice that red wire directly to the other red wire.
Quote from Charles :
Here's the mod. On the earphone with the two toggle switches...
1. Remove the ear cup on the side with the 2 toggle switches. It just pops off but you might need a small screwdriver to wedge the two halfs apart.
2. Cut the wires to the toggle switches and remove them.
3. Remove the two red wires from the center lug of the volume pot and discard them, desolder the lug you will be soldering 2 wires back on there.
4. Splice the 2 red wires together and seal with some shrink wrap tube.
5. Solder the black and the blue wires to the center lug of the volume pot.
I plugged the holes with Marine Goop and while I was at it, I swapped the pads for thick gel pads from Aircraft Spruce.
So, when you are done you have a great set of phones for the CTX with the original individual volume control knobs.
Works great !
You dont need the switches unless you use the phones with other detectors (non- ctx3030).
Credit for this modification goes to forum user "Charles UpstateNY" --- thanks Charles.
I would add only one clarification : where it says to splice the two red wires together - one of the wires must first be clipped away from the speaker ground leaving the original white wire still attached to speaker ground.
Then, yes, you will splice that red wire directly to the other red wire.
Quote from Charles :
Here's the mod. On the earphone with the two toggle switches...
1. Remove the ear cup on the side with the 2 toggle switches. It just pops off but you might need a small screwdriver to wedge the two halfs apart.
2. Cut the wires to the toggle switches and remove them.
3. Remove the two red wires from the center lug of the volume pot and discard them, desolder the lug you will be soldering 2 wires back on there.
4. Splice the 2 red wires together and seal with some shrink wrap tube.
5. Solder the black and the blue wires to the center lug of the volume pot.
I plugged the holes with Marine Goop and while I was at it, I swapped the pads for thick gel pads from Aircraft Spruce.
So, when you are done you have a great set of phones for the CTX with the original individual volume control knobs.
Works great !