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Posted (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.

 

 

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Edited by HawkMedic126
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TrackIR5

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Posted (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.

 

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Edited by airdog

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Posted (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 by PeterP

Posted

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

 

 

Posted

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... :)

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  • 1 year later...
Posted

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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