[SECC] Replacement ear pads for Heil headsets.

[Bill Coleman]

I’ve recently been down this road with my old Proset, back last August. I used Brainwavz earpads, which were a little challenging to install, but I’m satisfied with the result.

See in my blog:
https://boringhamradiopart.blogspot.com/2020/08/bringing-comfort-to-heil-proset.html

I think there is a general consensus that the stock Proset ear pads are mighty uncomfortable.


> On Feb 12, 2021, at 8:26 AM, Kevan Nason <knason00 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> There has been a discussion about replacement earpads for Heil headsets on the CQ-Contest reflector. I've always disliked the factory pads, so when Joe, WB9SBC, said he found some great ones that fit I decided to give some a try on my Heil Proset 6.  Several were talked about, but I chose to go with these because I like the softness of gel filled products:
> Krone Kalpasmos Upgraded Cooling-Gel Ear Pads for Turtle Beach Stealth Headphones, Compatible with ATH M-Series/HyperX/Sennheiser/Sony(Full List Inside)Many Other Large Over Ear Headset Cups Cushions
> 
> Amazon has them for $15.99 at
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JZK792S/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
> 
> I love them. They completely fit over my big ears and the gel pads are very comfortable. Haven't done a contest yet, but wore them for an hour while fiddling with the computer and I've no doubt they will be much more comfortable than my Heil headset during a long contest. Might not even feel like shifting back and forth between the Heil and my Sennheiser HD280's during CW contests anymore.
> 
> Installation was fairly simple. Popped the old pad off, pulled a plastic ring from it, and then put it into the new pad. Repeat for the other side. I did discover the need to use a razor blade to trim some material from the edge of the new pads to let the ring snap back into the Heil phones, but that was easy and only took a minute per pad once I figured that out. The ring has a few raised portions of plastic that snap into and grab the Heil earpieces to hold the pad in place. The new pads were a bit too big for the ring and covered the snaps preventing their locking into place.
> 
> Joe put new pads on his Proset 4. He said they fit perfectly and didn't mention the need to trim. He has some picture of his installation here:
> http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/cq-contest/2021-February/126175.html
> 
> Highly recommended. 
> 
> Kevan N4XL
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Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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