Wireless Headphones MOD to Pioneer 505

[Roln99]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGoSHqgr58c[/video]

 

[GoGoGopher]

This is a great idea, but does it work if you set the unit down on the ground? Do those IR LEDs have to be facing your head at all times for the headset to work?


HH,

 

[Oakman404]

Roln99 - Thats an awesome mod! Tell me, when using the wireless headphones do you notice any delay in the response, like can you still pinpoint accuratly or is there a delay in the signal?

 

[Roln99]

I haven't noticed any lag in between tx/rx. However, if you break the IR beam by at more than 90 degrees you'll get static in the headphones. I'm considering purchasing the RF version of this system.

 

[Rivermarine1]

I use a different setup. I bought a wireless unit from Radio shack with a 90 degree elbow adapter. Used a little Velcro to hold it in place and it works fine. I don't have problem with reception regardless of the direction I turn. I am concerned about battery life. I usually only hunt couple of hours at a time, so it hasn't been a problem, but I know eventually the batteries will have to be replaced.

 

[Roln99]

I'm going to go with that same unit myself! The (IR) setup isn't as practical as I thought it would be because of the line-of-site requirements. Thanks for the reply. It's nice to see others thinking outside of the box!!!

 

[silversmith]

So, rivermarine1 the question to you..... Do you know if you get a delay while you are detecting. I bought another brand, and there was a delay, Very annoying. Do you have the Radioshack part number for these? Thanks, Ron.

 

[Rivermarine1]

I just pulled this from the Radio Shack website. By the way, they are on sale now for 39.99. I paid about $69.00 plus tax for mine.

Model: T#793
Catalog #: 33-1253

 

[Rivermarine1]

Ron, I hadn't noticed any delay in the signals and enjoy it over having a cord wrapping around everything, when I get into tight spots. They fit behind my head and hang over my ear. I usually forget I have them on.

 

[silversmith]

Ok, here we go. I rushed out to RShack and purchased a pair of Rivermarine1's cordless headphones. Now remember, not long ago, I reported on this forum my purchase of the Locitech cordless versions, and that they were tail gunning pretty badly. I was very unhappy with how they operated also. So here's my report by comparison. The RS phones still tailgun. However, at about 3 seconds per sweep of the Logitec, the target would be clear out of coil, the RS is much faster, maybe just off center. On a slow sweep you don't hardly notice........BIG IMPROVEMENT! The switches are better. You don't have wait 'till they "lock". Now, there are a minus I found. They don't provide a load for the detector audio. That means if your detector has voltage divider control for audio out, these phones will work fine. If however you detector uses a series, variable resistor for a audio out control (mine did, which is fine if you have a load like a speaker or normal headphones) these phones see humongous audio and shut down. I found no matter where I sit the detector volume control, the first note as I detected would be loud and distorted then all notes thereafter would be almost hard to hear. Going into my detector and changing the audio control to a divider stopped the problem. These units have super gain. I plugged 'em into my stereo amp and had to turn the stereo volume almost completely off to avoid distortion.
I also found as I was detecting in the backyard, I would sometimes hear "crud" in the phones. Was it from the high voltage lines or RF coming from somewhere, I don't know. But even so, unless you are using them underneath a 220 kv line or next to "Mighty 1090" I believe they are a much improvement for my use, and I thank Rivermarine1, for telling us about them. They will replace the Logitech's in my detecting case.

 

[mwaynebennett]

Okay! How about an update? Are you satisfied with the RS # 33-1253 headphones? Do you use them exclusively?

Do you know with which BH units they are compatible? Does the BH MD have to have a volume control?

Thanks,

Mark