Thread: Need Suggestions for headphone jacks

If anyone has move their headphone jacks in the CTSW to a better location then behind the seat I'd greatly appreciate a picture of the relocate. Or - a description of where they moved them to.

Many thanks

Roger H

My 06 SW had some mounts on the side of the mushroom. They were a little concave mirror with a black box support. The guys up in Minnesota installed them, but I don,t know where the got them from. I still used the ones in the stock location anyway. Tom

I have seen a couple mounted on the bulkhead between the pilots just above the cabin light.

For my new Telex 50D headsets with the LEMO (single plug in) connector, I placed them near the baggage door release knob. So far, no problems. I also used a metal plate to reinforce the old plug ins since they are still operational.

If the jacks are still behind the seat in a CTSW, I've found the flat plugs for the cable. Mouser.com,

502-230 Switchcraft Audio/Video Connectors 1/4" FLAT STEREO PLUG
502-S230 Switchcraft Audio/Video Connectors 0.206"DIA R/A PLUG

In my plane, one of the jacks had been moved too close for the flat plugs to work, so test before
connecting to phones. That repair, with a metal plate, bridged the grounds between phone and mic.
Still not sure if that is the source of alternator noise when using GPS396.

The David Clark H10-30 had nice removable plugs with lugs.
The new DC H10-13X noise canceling had molded plugs. Check plugs can can fit before cutting cables!