JohnApthorp
New member
I recently bought a set of Garrett waterproof headphones so it came as no great sacrifice when I cut the "waterproof" connector off my Garrett standard land headphones, leaving about 9 inches of lead on the end of the connector. I then soldered a standard headphone plug onto the standard Garrett land headphones. (I can now use these on any of my minelab detectors.)
I then purchased a "female headphone socket" from Jacar Electronics. I cut a small piece of 19mm electrical conduit about 100mm long & purchased 2 endcaps for either end.
On one endcap I drilled a small hole just big enough to feed the 9 inch tail of the original Garrett waterproof headphone connector through. The tail was then slid through the conduit & the female headphone socket soldered on. The other endcap was then pushed over the headphone socket completeing this simple mod. Total cost was $4.50.
I can still use the original Garrett land headset through the adaptor & use the headphones on all my other detectors. The setup works really well.
I then purchased a "female headphone socket" from Jacar Electronics. I cut a small piece of 19mm electrical conduit about 100mm long & purchased 2 endcaps for either end.
On one endcap I drilled a small hole just big enough to feed the 9 inch tail of the original Garrett waterproof headphone connector through. The tail was then slid through the conduit & the female headphone socket soldered on. The other endcap was then pushed over the headphone socket completeing this simple mod. Total cost was $4.50.
I can still use the original Garrett land headset through the adaptor & use the headphones on all my other detectors. The setup works really well.