Hi Pete, Yamaha will replace your headphones if they are within the one year warranty period. It will not be necessary to return the defective headset. You would just have to e-mail or fax a copy of your receipt. The customer service phone number is: 714-522-9000 (PST). If it is past warranty it might be helpful to speak to them anyway.
I had a head band failure and received a replacement. For those with Heil headsets, I sold my Proset K2 (originally purchased from Elecraft) on eBay. I listed it starting at $1 and had quite a few bidders before it concluded at $106 plus shipping. 73, Mike K2MK Pete Smith N4ZR wrote > > My one-and only problem with my CM-500 is that after a couple of months, > the 1/8" stereo plug on the headphones became intermittent on one side. > I cut off the existing plug and tried to solder on a 1/4" stereo plug. > It wasn't easy. > > The problem is that each side of the cable contains two conductors > (stereo, right?) The tricky part is that the signal sides are colored > and, so far as I can tell, must be coated with some sort of insulating > material to keep them from shorting to the bare common conductors. That > coating takes some heavy-duty heating and tinning to get a solderable > end on the wires. It can be done, and the headset is emphatically worth > it, but it's harder than it looks at first. > > 73, Pete N4ZR > The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at > www.conteststations.com > The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at > reversebeacon.blogspot.com, > spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 and > arcluster.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 > > > On 2/16/2012 2:28 PM, Oscar Staudt wrote: >> The plug that comes on the microphone works just fine on the rear K3 >> plug. >> Plug and play... >> Oscar, WB5GCX >> >> On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Keith Hamilton<tuner@>wrote: >> >>> Just one thing I wanted to check on. The microphone plug on the >>> CM500 is a stereo 1/8" plug. The mic-in jack on the rear of the >>> K3 >>> says "mic mono" I am not getting into trouble plugging a stereo >>> plug into a mono jack am I ??? >>> >>> 73 Keith N8CEP >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Joe K2UF >>> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 1:58 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Yamaha CM500 Headset >>> >>> Hi Keith, >>> >>> Yes the price has increased. Last fall I bought a set from Amazon >>> for about >>> $49.00. I dropped a monitor on that set (UGH!!!). They still >>> work but I >>> bought another set just in case they stop working during a >>> contest. I also >>> paid the increased price. >>> >>> I think you will be happy with them. I have worn them through >>> several >>> contest with glasses and they are the most comfortable I have >>> used. >>> >>> Good luck, >>> >>> 73 Joe K2UF >>> >>> No trees were harmed in the sending of this e-mail; however, many >>> electrons >>> were inconvenienced. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Keith >>> Hamilton >>> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 1:35 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [Elecraft] Yamaha CM500 Headset >>> >>> I ordered a Yamaha CM500 headset through Amazon for >>> my newly completed K3. They are really nice and comfortable. >>> I have kind of larger ears and they completely cover my >>> ears and don't bother my glasses. My ears hurt if I wear any >>> headset that lays on my ears so these will be nice. The sound >>> in the earphone is good. Will be testing the mic later this >>> afternoon. $59.95 from Amazon.com. I think this is a bit more >>> than others have paid but I got free shipping. Thanks to the >>> people who posted about this headset on the Elecraft reflector. >>> I bought these with confidence that they would do a good job! >>> >>> 73 >>> Keith N8CEP > -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Yamaha-CM500-Headset-tp7291902p7292495.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
