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- Making A Phone Headset
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- By: NegativeRage
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- email: nrage@hackersclub.com
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- 8/5/97
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- INTRO:
- Ever seen those AT&T commercials where the operator is wearing a funky headset
- (handsfree)? Ever want one of those? Yes, well here's your chance!!
- It is very simple to make, and does not take a lot of materials!
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- WHAT YOU NEED:
- You're gonna need a couple essential things, and there are a few optional
- items! Here is a list:
- -phone receiver
- -phone cord
- -screw driver
- -An IQ level of a screw driver
- -extra wire (optional)
- -soldering gun/solder (optional)
- -wire hanger
- -old ear phones
- -duck tape
- -electical tape
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- WHAT DO I DO:
- First of all, gather all of your equipment... If you can't find an old phone
- receiver (the part you listen to/talk in) you can buy cheap phones at walmart
- or something like that! Take the receiver and unscrew the two screws holding
- it together, then take the two pieces apart. You'll see something like this:
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- _________ _________
- / \ / \
- / ...... \__________________________/ ...... \
- | ...... ...... |_____
- | ...... (+) (+) ...... |_____phone cord
- | ...... ____|_______________|_____ ...... |
- \ / | | \ /
- \_________/ \ The Screws / \__________/
- \_____________/
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- _________ WITH COVER OFF (back of phone)________
- / ____ \ / _______ \
- / / \ \__________________________/ | . | \
- | / \_______________________________| . |_ |______
- | | speaker|______________________________|(mic). |_ |______
- | \ / __________________________ | . | |
- \ \____/ / \ |_______| /
- \_________/ \__________/
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- Ok, so... all you have to do to make a basic headset is to remove the
- innards of the receiver, and mount them. When you do this, be careful not to
- break the solder! But if you do it can be easily repared. Now, take the
- peice you just removed, and mount it on something, the best
- (easiest/cheapest) thing to use is an old headphone, you can just remove the
- earphone speaker, and mount the phone speaker in it's place, of course, this
- can be tricky, a little ducktape, or a glue gun can come in handy!
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- If you really want yours to look nice (and to protect the wireing) You could
- use the speaker from the heaphone, take it off the headphones, and remove it's
- cover. Now cut the wire that attaches to it, you will notice that it is
- soldered on in two spots, just like your original speaker... you just have
- to solder it on two the wires that come from the mic! Of course, these wires
- are bear, so you may wish to substitute them with your own wire, find some
- (6 inches will do) that is similar, but has some sort of casing, and solder
- it the the speaker, and the mic!
- Now, ducktape this (or glue if you want) to the earphone headset! If you used
- the headphone speaker, then it should fit right back in place! Your probably
- looking at it now and saying, "Yeah it's nice and all, but the mic's all
- flimsy!" This is where the wire hanger comes into place! Simply cut a piece
- to fit from the ear to the mouthpeice, and shape it the way you want it! Now
- attach the piece of hanger to the headset and wire (for support) it works well
- if you use electricall tape to do this, because it looks nicer than duck tape,
- and for this, it holds just as well!
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- CONCLUSION:
- Well, you now have yourself a handsfree headset, they sell these for about
- 12-15$ a month, you just made one with a spare phone (or a 5$ phone)!
- Don't you feel proud? I also recomend getting a really long phone cord, so
- you can walk around with your headset. You could always try and personalise
- and/or make your headset better! Here's a real challenge, make one that is
- cordless! hehe... Have fun, and if you think of any real great ideas for your
- headset, send them my way, i'd like to hear them!
- email: nrage@hackersclub.com
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