TomTom iPAQ volume solution for £4

alix776 · Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 6:40 pm Post subject:

morris see my either one of my set ups Mr. Green

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spile · Regular Visitor Joined: May 08, 2004 Posts: 163

I bought such a device at a Tesco's garage for £4.99

ziggar · Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2004 11:56 pm Post subject:

What i did was open up the speaker unit and unsoldered the whole cable from the board
then i simply soldered the new cable onto the board in place of the original, making sure that i got the positive and negative wires the right way round, plugged it into my 2210 and the result is a nice loud speaker unit and a saving of quite a few quid :P

of course - if you didnt want to go that far you could simply snip the cable and join the cable from the new jack to the old cable but if i remember rightly they are VERY thin so need to be soldered anyway to ensure a good contact so you would be better off going in and doing it at the board for a neater looking cable

the part that you refer to as the `Choke` is actually a very sensitive microphone so you have nothing to worry about in removing it

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ziggar · Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2004 12:06 am Post subject:

forgot to add that it is extremly clear as well

i can hear it above my mrs yapping at me (or snoring) and above the load music and road noise with no probs at all

it only gets a little distorted at the highest volume level (but still understandable) which is only to be expected anyway for a unit as cheap as these are

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Darren · Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2004 6:33 am Post subject:

If anyone is planning to do this (or has already done it) it would be great if we could get some pictures of the process, I could then knock up some text and create a 'How To' article for the those less confident hobbyists.

This certainly does seem like a superb, cheap and simple solution, If the unit's can be had for £3.99 and a short length of cable with a 3.5mm (or 2.5mm for some PDA's) jacke would be no more than £1 at Maplins it could make for a nice little profit for someone, I'm sure they would fetch £10!
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Fletch · Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2004 11:17 am Post subject:

i also have done this, soldering directly to the board of the speaker unit and i have to say the results are fantastic...im just a little anoyed that i paid £4.99 for mine next time i'll shop around!!!!!!!! Mr. Green

icsys · Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2004 2:57 pm Post subject:

Well I went inside to have a peek and found a fault Sad

So I thought i better plug it in and see if it worked... it didn't !
Had to send it back for a replacement (glad I checked it before cutting off the mic Embarassed

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When I get the replacement I will be converting it so I may as well take pictures along the way.
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Darren · Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2004 5:00 pm Post subject:

That would be great, cheers Thumbs Up

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