When Sarah Lemarié’s Logitech Bluetooth headphones snapped in half, as they are apparently wont to do, she did what any self-respecting hardware hacker would do: she mashed them up with a pair of corded phones that she liked to create her own set of wireless Frankenphones.
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I just finished something similar a few weeks ago for my motorcycle helmet. I used the same Logitech headphones.
Instead of hardwiring the speakers to the board, I connected a headphone jack to the PCB, and use my earbud speakers.
I attached the LiPo battery next to the board, and the whole assembly slips between the helmet shell and cheek pad. I wired a magnetic reed switch in parallel with the play/pause/power switch. This lets me power on/off the receiver with a small rare-earth magnet stuck to my glove. A lot easier than fumbling for a contact switch.
The transmitter plugs into my zune which I’ve mounted to the tank.
I picked up the headphones for ~$30 off ebay. This is a lot cheaper solution than the commercial versions designed for motorcycles ($200-$400). It is also nice and invisible. Other solutions I’ve seen are usually big bulky modules you’ve got to stick on the side of your helmet.
Russ
I think you mean ‘ wont to do’, not ‘want to do’.
You are so right, Beanolini. Thanks for the catch.
These are the first headphones – http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0052YFYFK/?&tag=455-20&ie=UTF8 that not only met the music sound quality but they dramatically improved my skype conversations on my tablet. They synced up in seconds and every function works flawlessly. I could not be happier.