Fixing Sena S10R boom mic...

[Land Shark]

I'm in the process of solving audio issues with a new helmet (AT960), and decided to try using a Sena S10R boom mic, so I ordered one. It got here and I noticed that the insulation on the wire at the base plate was coming apart.
So I got some 100% silicone (Red Devil brand, in a soft, plastic tube) and glommed some on and around were the wire's insulation had come off. I'll let it cure for a couple of days, and then I'll rewire it so that it uses a 3.5mm TRS audio plug.
It should do better than a lav mic, since lavs are omni-directional, and the Sena boom mic is directional.
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*drawing is for a wall-mounted motorcycle tire bead breaker....

 

[Hippo-Drones]

Hope it works out mate, is frustrating that we have to modify kit to make it work in our environment and use, but adapt and overcome

 

[Land Shark]

Hope it works out mate, is frustrating that we have to modify kit to make it work in our environment and use, but adapt and overcome

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Thanks, I hope it works, too! Getting a new helmet and setting the audio up for motovlogging can be such a pain!
After I transfer my old Sena 10C to the new helmet, I'm going to see if I can get it paired to the GoPro 12 to record bluetooth audio. I doubt the audio quality will be very good, but I'm going to find out.

 

[jacksonbik]

I'm in the process of solving audio issues with a new helmet (AT960), and decided to try using a Sena S10R boom mic, so I ordered one. It got here and I noticed that the insulation on the wire at the base plate was coming apart.
So I got some 100% silicone (Red Devil brand, in a soft, plastic tube) and glommed some on and around were the wire's insulation had come off. I'll let it cure for a couple of days, and then I'll rewire it so that it uses a 3.5mm TRS audio plug.
It should do better than a lav mic, since lavs are omni-directional, and the Sena boom mic is directional.
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*drawing is for a wall-mounted motorcycle tire bead breaker....
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Nice improvisation! It sounds like you're taking a proactive approach to solving your audio issues with the new helmet. Using silicone to reinforce the wire insulation is a smart move. And switching to a 3.5mm TRS audio plug should give you better control over the audio quality. Looking forward to hearing how it turns out once everything is set up!

Best of luck with the fix,

 

[Land Shark]

Nice improvisation! It sounds like you're taking a proactive approach to solving your audio issues with the new helmet. Using silicone to reinforce the wire insulation is a smart move. And switching to a 3.5mm TRS audio plug should give you better control over the audio quality. Looking forward to hearing how it turns out once everything is set up!

Best of luck with the fix,

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Thanks! I hope I get it sorted out soon. I've got all the wires stripped and temporarily attached the boom mic wires to the plug wires, and got good results when I tested it with it plugged into a Zoom H1 recorder. Just need to solder it up, now.
Fingers crossed!

 

[Land Shark]

I finished modding a Sena 10R boom mic to have a 3.5mm TRS plug.
I would have preferred to have done the wires differently but there was only 10 strands of metal in each wire on the boom mic, and they were too fragile to solder the wires in a straight line. So I soldered them parallel.
Going to do a walking around test to make sure it works after I mount it in the helmet's chin bar.
Rainy & blustery here today, so will wait to test it on the bike until when the sun returns.
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[CalmBiker]

It'll be interesting to hear the results.