Darth Aloha[Admin] Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) As most of us know the PTT switch that comes with the icomm is fragile. Here are two options that you can buy and one you can make. Both require that you solder a 3.5mm plug onto the switch. Magnetic Switch The first is something I haven't tried yet but I think is the most promising. It is a magnetic switch (or reed switch) I picked up off of ebay. Basically it switches on when it gets near a magnet. So if you glue a rare earth magnet to your blaster or tape one to your finger you can get this little thing near the magnet to activate your PTT. ------------ Tactical Flashlight Switch I ran across this -------. It's basically two metal plates with foam in between them surrounded by heat shrink. It seems pretty bullet proof and I've used it a bit walking around in costume with large success. It seems like it would take quite a bit of abuse and not short out from sweat. ---------- ---------- DIY Tactical Flashlight Switch Or you could build your own flashlight switching thing using these instructions here. Someday I'll post about the 5 (yes 5) headsets I own that all suck terribly. Aloha, -Eric Edited March 30, 2022 by gmrhodes13 link removed no longer working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolo[TK] Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Thanks Eric. I like the magnet switch. Trying to figure how I could mount it. Sent from my iPhone 5 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usaeatt2 Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 What's option three? (as indicated by the title) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Aloha[Admin] Posted July 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 What's option three? (as indicated by the title) The DIY one -Eric Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesla Kinetic[TK] Posted July 17, 2014 Report Share Posted July 17, 2014 Good stuff, Eric! I would really enjoy your info / opinion on headsets as I will need a new one soon. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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