HawkMedic126 Posted July 29, 2012 Posted July 29, 2012 (edited) Just as the title suggests. I became tired of the need for a cable to power the track clip pro with my wireless g930 headset, so let the hacking commence. I removed the cover and drilled holes in the cup for the right ear (the battery compartment), then inserted a status LED to remind me when the track clip is powered on, and a switch to control the power to the track clip and the LED (so I can use the headset without the track clip always turned on). I wired everything to the battery pack of the g930, before the power switch to the headset, so I can also use the track clip with the headset powered off if I want to. Overall I enjoy the experience much better than before. Sorry for the quality of the pictures. My cell phone doesn't have the best camera. Edited July 29, 2012 by HawkMedic126 photo links System Specs: Intel i5 2500k OC to 4.3Ghz 16GB RAM Asus 1.5GB GTX580 H80 Liquid Cooler Vizio 37" HDTV Compaq 21.5" Touchscreen TM Warthog Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals TrackIR5 Logitech G13
HiJack Posted July 29, 2012 Posted July 29, 2012 Nice. Remove the slash "/" behind your picture files and they will show up.
airdog Posted July 29, 2012 Posted July 29, 2012 (edited) And for those that are like me and can't find the end of wire much less connect them to anything. There is the cell phone battery charging method here. Velcro'd to the head set and the TrackIr plugs straight into it. Edited July 29, 2012 by airdog Airdog | Asus ROG Strix Z370-E Mobo | i7 8700K @ 4.7 | 32 GB DDR4@3200mhz | Gigabyte 2080Ti OC 11GB| Samsung M.2 960 Evo 250Gb and 500Gb | Win10 Pro | Hotas Warthog #02743 | Track IR 5 | Toshiba 47" 120hz LED | Acer 23" Touchscreen | HELIOS |Oculus Rift-S| http://www.blackknightssquadron.com/
PeterP Posted July 29, 2012 Posted July 29, 2012 (edited) additional info that may be useful for people that don't have a powered headset.: USB power is 5 Volt so every 5V supply (+/- 0.5 V) you can get your hands on will work. A higher Voltage (e.g.9V) over a longer period will brake the IR diodes!!! Further: Four rechargeable Mignon AA 1.2 V batteries (=4.8V) will also do the the job. (this is what I did) make sure you use the right polarity. the red wire is positive (+) Edited July 29, 2012 by PeterP
HawkMedic126 Posted July 30, 2012 Author Posted July 30, 2012 I started off with a prototype using an old cell phone lithium polymer battery, 3.7v. You can still see the velcro left over on the headset in the pic above. The thing I didn't like about that was the added weight to the headset felt odd. As it turns out the battery inside the headset is the same 3.7v LiPol which is why I decided to make everything internal. This is the original type battery I used: http://www.amazon.com/LG-Lithium-Ion-battery-AX275-LGIP-420A/dp/B002E0A75C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1343613155&sr=8-2&keywords=lithium+polymer+battery System Specs: Intel i5 2500k OC to 4.3Ghz 16GB RAM Asus 1.5GB GTX580 H80 Liquid Cooler Vizio 37" HDTV Compaq 21.5" Touchscreen TM Warthog Saitek Combat Rudder Pedals TrackIR5 Logitech G13
Blaze Posted July 30, 2012 Posted July 30, 2012 Very nice, think I'm going to have to do this with my G930 as well. I'd really like to make the track clip out of something sturdier though too... :) i7 7700K | 32GB RAM | GTX 1080Ti | Rift CV1 | TM Warthog | Win 10 "There will always be people with a false sense of entitlement. You can want it, you can ask for it, but you don't automatically deserve it. "
MTFDarkEagle Posted July 30, 2012 Posted July 30, 2012 Very nice, think I'm going to have to do this with my G930 as well. I'd really like to make the track clip out of something sturdier though too... :) Concrete is a bit sturdier... Lukas - "TIN TIN" - 9th Shrek Air Strike Squadron TIN TIN's Cockpit thread
Weltensegler Posted July 30, 2012 Posted July 30, 2012 :thumbup:Nice job! That looks very convenient! 4790K@4,6Ghz | EVGA Z97 Classified | 32GB @ 2400Mhz | Titan X hydro copper| SSD 850 PRO ____________________________________ Moments in DCS: --> https://www.youtube.com/user/weltensegLA --> WELD's cockpit: --> http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=92274
Blaze Posted October 29, 2013 Posted October 29, 2013 Sorry for the 15-month bump, but I finally got around to doing this mod to my own TrackClip and G930. It makes a world of difference, and the integration is so much nicer looking than a battery pack hanging off the headset! :thumbup: i7 7700K | 32GB RAM | GTX 1080Ti | Rift CV1 | TM Warthog | Win 10 "There will always be people with a false sense of entitlement. You can want it, you can ask for it, but you don't automatically deserve it. "
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