This list has discussed replacement of the ear-surrounding pillows. My CM500 is not very old, and the ear pillows are holding up fine. However, I recently hurt an elbow, and I am temporarily one-handed. While putting on the headset with one hand, I made one side of the headset catch on one side of the head while positioning the other side correctly over the ear. Finally I moved the other side over the ear. In this awkward operation, gently performed, somehow the soft headband was tugged on, and it broke loose at one end. It seems to be normally fastened by a tiny loop of string, and now that string is broken. I am sure the force on it was not very great, so maybe it broke because a defect in manufacturing. I could probably fix the problem with some replacement string and needle/thread, but that will have to wait until I am two-handed again. In the meantime I wonder if others have had the same problem, and if replacement parts are available. Maybe the headset can be worn comfortably for hours with the soft headband removed? Maybe some foam taped under the hard/springy headband would work even better?
A separate issue that has bothered me since day one with the CM500: The sliding adjustment for head size needs to move every time the headset is put on. As soon as it is taken off, it slides to the minimum head size position, and the speakers have to be pulled down to the ear on each side. One of these days I am bound to try stopping this adjustment moving by applying rubber bands, tape, etc. Has anyone been though this and found the best and neatest solution? Thanks, 73, Erik K7TV ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
