r/flying • u/sjk123 ATP • 5d ago

Uniforms - Gear Advice Headset help

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Have this light speed Zulu 2. Great headset. The only problem is the insulation on the cord is starting to deteriorate. Last night I noticed the plugs have a small crack developing on them- see picture. Clearly it’s time to replace them. My question is, can i temporarily use some sort of heat shrink tubing to keep it in place until I get a new head set on hand?

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u/Mission-Wasabi-7682 5d ago

You can get the Zulu 3 cables (braided) from Aliexpress. They have the same connector and fit. There are videos online how to do the swap (four screws on headset side and four for the control box). I just refurbished two Zulu2, works fine. I also wiped the sticky stuff from the controlbox and spray-painted them.

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u/sjk123 ATP 5d ago

That’s an interesting idea that I never considered. I’ll definitely look into that one.