headset ANR retrofit

[Philippe]

Hello,

ACS sold an afordable set for retrofit old headsets with ANR electronics.
Does some one use this?
Is it simple to fit in a David Clack H10-30?
Same question for Pilot Avionics 10-40?


Thanks
--
Philippe Vessaire ҿӬ

[John Kimmel]

I have one. It works. It was reasonably simple to install in a David
Clark clone (Softcom). I only bought it because I needed to repair the
headset anyway.

Philippe wrote:
> Hello,
>
> ACS sold an afordable set for retrofit old headsets with ANR electronics.
> Does some one use this?
> Is it simple to fit in a David Clack H10-30?
> Same question for Pilot Avionics 10-40?
>
>
> Thanks

--
John Kimmel

[Nick]

Works great, I did a conversion several years ago.
Won't fly without them now.

Philippe wrote:
> Hello,
>
> ACS sold an afordable set for retrofit old headsets with ANR electronics.
> Does some one use this?
> Is it simple to fit in a David Clack H10-30?
> Same question for Pilot Avionics 10-40?
>
>
> Thanks

[Bruce E Butts]

I converted my headset a coupple of years ago, a friend upgraded his
headset with new pieces from Oregon Aero. He and I fly together and I
hear the radio calls and he does not. He asks me all the time who I am
replying to and does not hear what I hear. The conversion was pretty
straight forward, follow directions, solder carefully and it will work
as advertised.

[Dave S]

Ditto.

Its as simple as removing the old speakers, drilling ONE hole i believe,
and some light soldering.

Dave

Nick wrote:
> Works great, I did a conversion several years ago.
> Won't fly without them now.
>
> Philippe wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> ACS sold an afordable set for retrofit old headsets with ANR electronics.
>> Does some one use this?
>> Is it simple to fit in a David Clack H10-30?
>> Same question for Pilot Avionics 10-40?
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>
>

[Matt Whiting]

Bruce E Butts wrote:

> I converted my headset a coupple of years ago, a friend upgraded his
> headset with new pieces from Oregon Aero. He and I fly together and I
> hear the radio calls and he does not. He asks me all the time who I am
> replying to and does not hear what I hear. The conversion was pretty
> straight forward, follow directions, solder carefully and it will work
> as advertised.
>

Is this a battery powered unit? If so, what is the battery life? I
have no problem hearing ATC with my conventional headset (built from an
RST kit about 10 years ago), but quieter is always better.

I'm looking at building another one or more. Jim's new kit is different
than my old set. Anyone here built one yet and willing to comment?

Matt

[guynoir]

It would be more cost effective to buy a new ANR headset than to modify
a perfectly good non-ANR headset. I only modified my own Softcom
headset because it was broke anyway. Ebay looks like a good place to
shop for them (you can choose your own level of tracability). I think
most ANR units are battery powered.

I just compared my modified ANR headset to my Panther CAT earplugs. The
Panther is a LOT quieter.

Matt Whiting wrote:
> Bruce E Butts wrote:
>
>> I converted my headset a coupple of years ago, a friend upgraded his
>> headset with new pieces from Oregon Aero. He and I fly together and I
>> hear the radio calls and he does not. He asks me all the time who I
>> am replying to and does not hear what I hear. The conversion was
>> pretty straight forward, follow directions, solder carefully and it
>> will work as advertised.
>>
>
> Is this a battery powered unit? If so, what is the battery life? I
> have no problem hearing ATC with my conventional headset (built from an
> RST kit about 10 years ago), but quieter is always better.
>
> I'm looking at building another one or more. Jim's new kit is different
> than my old set. Anyone here built one yet and willing to comment?
>
> Matt
>

--
John Kimmel


I think it will be quiet around here now. So long.