stevejhgla Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 I am trying to put a new connection onto my ls pelso headphones, the original connector was only chrome plated, it rusted and somehow got bent. The connector I want to use is a 90deg gold plated one that I have from another crappy pair of earbuds I got on ebay. I thought they'd have the same wires but after cutting them open they are different. The Lspelsos have a red wire and a white wire. Thr Earbud connector has a red white and yellow wire. After connecting the reds to the whites and plugging it in to the equinox there was no sound Can anyone offer any advice? Much appreciated and hh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midalake Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Well a couple of things! That connector you have to the Equinox is a sub-standard hunk of junk. I just had mine fail and someone that knows connectors gave me the story on those. As for your connection. It won't hurt to find out what your correct parings are if you are wrong. I would try red/red white/white and yellow to bare. Work on getting a QUALITY connector to your detector! Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaSon Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 I was just fighting with the same connector last night. After hours of searching, I ordered a different cable but don’t need it waterproofed. I would suggest you search in all the detecting forums for a member that builds headphones and contact them. I read of a couple years last year but don’t remember who or where. Good luck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midalake Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 10 hours ago, stevejhgla said: After connecting the reds to the whites and plugging it in to the equinox there was no sound Also one more thing I forgot. Once you have all the wires bare, hit them quickly with an open flame to make sure they do not have a coating on the little wire strands. There are examples on Youtube. I just spliced my cable two days ago and I was Red/Red White/White and Black to Bare. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevejhgla Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 47 minutes ago, midalake said: I just spliced my cable two days ago and I was Red/Red White/White and Black to Bare. By bare you mean the exposed copper wire right? Last night I connected red/red/yellow and white/white. It gave me sound but it was very faint....I'll take a crack at it again tonight. Also I'll look into grabbing a new connector as well. Once I get the connections good I am transplanting everything into the 3m peltors like joe beechnut did to his excal headphones. The LS pelsos are quite uncomfortable after a couple of hours hunting. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevejhgla Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 52 minutes ago, midalake said: Also one more thing I forgot. Once you have all the wires bare, hit them quickly with an open flame to make sure they do not have a coating on the little wire strands. There are examples on Youtube. I just spliced my cable two days ago and I was Red/Red White/White and Black to Bare. I think I saw that video too I'll make sure to do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midalake Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Just now, stevejhgla said: By bare you mean the exposed copper wire right? Yes, your Yellow to the bare exposed copper wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevejhgla Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 1 minute ago, midalake said: Yes, your Yellow to the bare exposed copper wire. I'll try that, I was under the assumption that it was just copper shielding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevejhgla Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 Can anyone help me source a good connector? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midalake Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 On 2/11/2021 at 10:37 AM, stevejhgla said: Can anyone help me source a good connector? Thanks. I would contact Tony Eisenhower, he makes headphones for the Nox. Maybe he will see this? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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