Headset Repair
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Back in the day, most crew bases had a person or shop nearby that did quick repairs and they stocked commonly broken parts. At DAL they had a drop box in the crew lounge where you could bag up your headset and it would be returned to you after it got fixed.
That whole paradigm vanished about 6-7 years ago. Headset makers decided that giving you the ability to repair items yourself was a drain on their revenue, so they quit selling parts, and started locking their products down with proprietary parts, special one-use fasteners, etc.
Yes, if you have any skill with a soldering iron, you can probably fix something like a broken wire. Otherwise, your only other choice is to send it in to the company that made them. You might be able to find a one-off avionics shop that can help you out, but that'll take a bit of effort.
That whole paradigm vanished about 6-7 years ago. Headset makers decided that giving you the ability to repair items yourself was a drain on their revenue, so they quit selling parts, and started locking their products down with proprietary parts, special one-use fasteners, etc.
Yes, if you have any skill with a soldering iron, you can probably fix something like a broken wire. Otherwise, your only other choice is to send it in to the company that made them. You might be able to find a one-off avionics shop that can help you out, but that'll take a bit of effort.
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#12
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Airbus Plug Wiring Data | Wildtalk
This may be an issue not with the plug itself but the down cord which they'd need to confirm.
The Telex 8 uses power from the panel to drive the ANR, so you'd have to wire it correctly in order to keep that functionality. I have successfully fixed a Telex headset myself but only needed to resolder some joints in the speaker part of it. The wires are pretty thin.
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I have used this guy before and I was happy with the service
https://www.kcheadsets.com/headset-repair.html
https://www.kcheadsets.com/headset-repair.html
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I have used this guy before and I was happy with the service
https://www.kcheadsets.com/headset-repair.html
https://www.kcheadsets.com/headset-repair.html
I've got an 850. The ANR is very meh, and it requires that the airplane have it's mic bias voltage wired correctly, and not all of them do. It doesn't have a great "failsafe" mode if thats the case, and there is no way to tell its not working until you try to transmit.
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