Coach Thrasher

Motorola Talkabout Plugs Are Longer

I'm trying to get the Motorola T5920 Talkabouts and the digital recorder to play nicely together, and I had a nice wiring harness all set up, but I suddenly realized that the Motorola 2.5mm socket requires a longer than normal 2.5mm stereo plug. Without the long plug, the Talkabout's audio connections aren't properly engaged and the plug could slip out if bumped. Doh. I can't find an immediate source for these things, so I've cut the NK-wiring harness to scavenge the long plug for this setup. The wiring harness was designed to work with the Talkabout anyway - I'm just not using it as designed. Motorola, if you're listening, I don't like non-standard equipment!

Here are the plug length differences:

Posted at 10:26AM Feb 20, 2006 by jason in Hardware  |  Comments[0]