Sven
Well-known member
Got tired of waiting for a response from Whites about some Beach Hunter ID parts.
Apparently some they won't even sell me, have to use the service center who would do
any and all BH repairs. Then I was told the unit is no longer guaranteed to be waterproof...LOL
Can't even get replacement lugs from them for my headphones. We all know how terrible there are and break after awhile.
By the way, its hard getting lots of items here in Canada, like pulling teeth.
Just restored my BH, all new seals, tightened all pots up and used waterproof sealer. Water is not getting thru the pots or switches.
As long as I had it apart decided to install two new waterproof bulkhead fittings for the coil and headphone cable. As well as attach a
connector to the coil and headphone cable so I can remove them as well as switch search coils at will. Everything is going to be mounted on a straight shaft
that I already fitted the box to. Makes it super lightweight feeling, swing all day.
Back to the headphones, had to resort to a McGuyver fix'em up.
First opened up the cups.
Heated up a nut with a small heat gun, pushed a nut in from the outside. Now is permanently in place.
Inserted a screw with a washer up against the head from the inside and red Loctite in place.
Snapped the headphone parts back together.
Grabbed some alum. C channel I has in my parts box, cut off two pcs.
Slipped them over the headphone bracket, placed it on top of my head over a hat. Slipped the ear cups along side the bracket over my head into a position that felt comfortable.
Marked the brackets and alum. mounts where the screws lined up to. Took them off.
Drilled one hole into each mount, slide them back onto the headphone bracket and drilled one hole into it from the back side of the mount being used as a drill guide.
Then assembled it all together with a couple rubber washers, steel washer and a knob to tighten it up.
It fits perfect. What is also nice, if you loosen the knobs, you can adjust the ear cup angles.
Apparently some they won't even sell me, have to use the service center who would do
any and all BH repairs. Then I was told the unit is no longer guaranteed to be waterproof...LOL
Can't even get replacement lugs from them for my headphones. We all know how terrible there are and break after awhile.
By the way, its hard getting lots of items here in Canada, like pulling teeth.
Just restored my BH, all new seals, tightened all pots up and used waterproof sealer. Water is not getting thru the pots or switches.
As long as I had it apart decided to install two new waterproof bulkhead fittings for the coil and headphone cable. As well as attach a
connector to the coil and headphone cable so I can remove them as well as switch search coils at will. Everything is going to be mounted on a straight shaft
that I already fitted the box to. Makes it super lightweight feeling, swing all day.
Back to the headphones, had to resort to a McGuyver fix'em up.
First opened up the cups.
Heated up a nut with a small heat gun, pushed a nut in from the outside. Now is permanently in place.
Inserted a screw with a washer up against the head from the inside and red Loctite in place.
Snapped the headphone parts back together.
Grabbed some alum. C channel I has in my parts box, cut off two pcs.
Slipped them over the headphone bracket, placed it on top of my head over a hat. Slipped the ear cups along side the bracket over my head into a position that felt comfortable.
Marked the brackets and alum. mounts where the screws lined up to. Took them off.
Drilled one hole into each mount, slide them back onto the headphone bracket and drilled one hole into it from the back side of the mount being used as a drill guide.
Then assembled it all together with a couple rubber washers, steel washer and a knob to tighten it up.
It fits perfect. What is also nice, if you loosen the knobs, you can adjust the ear cup angles.
