Broken TrackClipPro - FIX

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ErichVon
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Broken TrackClipPro - FIX

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Fix #1
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From top of thread, 3 messages down (see photos) :
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http://forums.naturalpoint.com/viewtopi ... 7&start=10

Had my TrackClipPro about 2 years before I dropped my headphones and I keep it on a hook when not in use, they slipped---heavy handed meathead, me! I used a #8-32 stainless steel screw by 1.5 inches long and 2 stainless nuts and a washer, as the back nut is a lock nut. I cut the head of the screw off before gluing it in the LED side and re-threaded the head end. I freehand ground one side flat about a third of the length of the screw below the thread root diameter so hopefully not to abrade the wires and I formed the end in a stubby taper to be inserted into the LED side socket. Before inserting the screw and gluing it, I filed the mating plastic surfaces flat. LED side, inside the hole I cleared away the plastic with a rotary Dremel with a very small tapered engraving tool bit so the ID was round; kind of tricky with the wires in the way. Don't know specifically what the plastic is. After 3 tries applying glue, different products, my last successful try was "J-B Weld: KwikWeld" 2-part epoxy (Product No. 8276). Sets in 6 minutes, cures in 6 hours. http://www.jbweld.com/
I still use the rubber o-ring friction-spacer.

The fix works great.

So, the next time I drop it, it won't break at this joint, but somewhere else...

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30th message down by "soarfeat" :
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http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/t ... ling_apart


from these Google Images photo examples, left to right, then down, 8th photo:
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https://www.google.com/search?q=broke+t ... 232%3B1649



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This idea is a fix to replace the original finger design instead of using a machine screw. The material used looks to be spring steel. This can be purchased from an industrial machine shop supply source as shim stock or cannibalize something like feeler gages. This is the Chinese language, Google Translate does a nice job converting the web-page to English:
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http://www.insky.cn/bbs/thread-59063-1-1.html

This is off a Chinese flight sim BBS.
henn9438
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Re: Broken TrackClipPro - FIX

Post by henn9438 »

That looks to be a better product than the "Crazy Glue" type products to my local hardware store.
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