Etymotics hf2/hf3 MOD: Cable replacement with Apple iPhone in-line remote

Hier mal ein paar Bilder zu dem apple remote Mod, den ich seit der 1. iPhone Generation durchführe. Zu faul den Text nochmal auf Deutsch zu tippen, denke das ist alles selbsterklärend

Falls jmd. ne Idee hat, günstiger eine Inline remote mit mikro und lautstärkeregelung zu verbauen gibt bitte bescheid

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Hey folks, figured I could post the DIY MOD I did a while back, for anyone who's looking to get a decent iPhone headset.

The hf2 have been on the market for more than two years now. They've undergone some slight revisions since then and etymotic even added the hf3 with volume control.

Back then, my hf-2 cable was beginning to show symptoms of a cable-break and since I've always hated the hideous tiny inline remote that came with it, it was time for storming the Bastille and decapition of the respecive earphones.



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Here's the result:



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The hf2 earbud casing is glued together. once it's open you will have 3 parts: the 2 cases and the rubber strain-relief

I simply used blunt force (knife) to pry it open. If you're worried about stratches you might wanna try dissolving the glue with heat or steam (though im not sure if it'll work)



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The driver. desolder wire and remove remaining solder. doesn't hurt writing down where which colour goes.



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decapitate or pry open and solder iphone cable off the driver. thread the rubber strain relief. tie a knot, cautiously remove a bit of the acrylic coating on the tip of the two wires (e.g. using a lighter torch (apply some saliva at the point where you'd like it stop burning), an acid or fine grained abrasive paper). apply a lil solder on the tips. Solder it on the HF2 drivers.



Put it all together, use superglue to keep it in place



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Voilà! the result