OK...working from the assumption that my 510's poor performance is due to a dwindling battery, I'd like to repair it. BUT, there is no obvious way to crack open the casing.
I know some of you have done "Ety Pro" modifications, etc...could you please share the secret to opening the 510? I've tried other headsets, and my current favorite is the Plantronics 665...but I genuinely miss my 510.
I don't accept that...it had to be assembled, so unless it was welded together, it can be disassembled. Besides, someone did the Ety mod to a 510, so I know at least the microphone boom comes apart.
I'll just go at it, and see if I can figure out how to crack the case. My hope, though, was that someone already knew how to do it. BGMicro.com knows me by name, and on sight...it's actually local to me. I have a better than average chance of finding a battery that will actually work, for this unit, at that shop.
Let us know how it works out.
I had the same issue with my WEP200.
Never did figure out how to open it, and
I saw WEP200 battery replacements being sold
on the web ...
Originally Posted by chuckknight
I don't accept that...it had to be assembled, so unless it was welded together, it can be disassembled. Besides, someone did the Ety mod to a 510, so I know at least the microphone boom comes apart.
I'll just go at it, and see if I can figure out how to crack the case. My hope, though, was that someone already knew how to do it. BGMicro.com knows me by name, and on sight...it's actually local to me. I have a better than average chance of finding a battery that will actually work, for this unit, at that shop.
I just modded an antenna onto my Voyager 510. Cracking the case requires a small flathead screw driver and some careful prying around the edges. Pry the screw driver in under one corner of the large end and slide it around the edge to break the glue loose. It's difficult and requires some patience. I managed to get mine open with minimal damage to the casing. It's completely glued together so there's no screws or snaps to get loose. Once it's apart the circuit board is glued into the silver cover and needs to be pried carefully out. There's a small "tail" of the board that extends down the big end of the case that you can use to help get it out. Once it's loose be careful with the small end as the wires for the speaker and mic are very thin. On the back of the board (the side opposite the bluetooth chip) there's a pad with a an inlayed circular pad in it that has a through hole socket in the middle. This is the antenna pad. The larger pad is the ground and the smaller circular pad is the primary antenna lead. Interestingly enough there's no internal antenna at all. I soldered some thin wire from an old set of head phones to the two pads and ran it out the bottom of the large end by the charger connection. The improvement was remarkable. I could leave my phone on the desk and walk 10 feet without getting so much as a crackle or pop. Putting it back together requires glue and some careful pressure around the edges. Mine doesn't look perfect but because of the discoloring effects super glue has I wrapped parts of mine in black electrical tape. Hope this helps anyone looking to open up their Voyager 510.
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Thanks for posting your Findings here at Howard Forums. I was wondering if you had any Pictures or Video of the Disassemble?
Did you happen to try anything else before using a Small screw driver, Like a Hair Drier, Hear Gun (On extremely Low Setting, Probably very far away even still) or Any Other Heat Source to Loosen the Glue?
The Heating Method is one used by us D.I.Y'ers over on www.head-fi.org
to pull apart High end Headphones such as the Shure E5 or Ultimate ears "UE" and other's.
Some recommend to use a Hair drier and heat it up using that, it takes awhile but works…
I am actually getting ready to pull one of the Plantronics Voyager 510 apart and See if I can't install a new Li ion battery and most importantly Take out the Low quality 3 dollar speaker and replace it with three Knowles Acoustics Twfk and CI Receivers. (Which is found in the Shure E500PTH Headphones. Its a total of 3 Receivers (Speakers) but looks like only Two but in fact the TWFK is Two speakers combined together. One being the Mid/Lows and the Other the Highs.
I'll post some pictures later on... 02-06-10 Pictures may take awhile because this isn't at my highest priority. If you want to see my other project check out my Thread over at www.HearingAidForums.com
Originally Posted by naviathan
I just modded an antenna onto my Voyager 510. Cracking the case requires a small flathead screw driver and some careful prying around the edges. Pry the screw driver in under one corner of the large end and slide it around the edge to break the glue loose. It's difficult and requires some patience. I managed to get mine open with minimal damage to the casing. It's completely glued together so there's no screws or snaps to get loose. Once it's apart the circuit board is glued into the silver cover and needs to be pried carefully out. There's a small "tail" of the board that extends down the big end of the case that you can use to help get it out. Once it's loose be careful with the small end as the wires for the speaker and mic are very thin. On the back of the board (the side opposite the bluetooth chip) there's a pad with a an inlayed circular pad in it that has a through hole socket in the middle. This is the antenna pad. The larger pad is the ground and the smaller circular pad is the primary antenna lead. Interestingly enough there's no internal antenna at all. I soldered some thin wire from an old set of head phones to the two pads and ran it out the bottom of the large end by the charger connection. The improvement was remarkable. I could leave my phone on the desk and walk 10 feet without getting so much as a crackle or pop. Putting it back together requires glue and some careful pressure around the edges. Mine doesn't look perfect but because of the discoloring effects super glue has I wrapped parts of mine in black electrical tape. Hope this helps anyone looking to open up their Voyager 510.
I stumbled onto this thread and decided to crack my 510 open to see what it looks like. Attached are some pics showing the damage and the part numbers. I followed the instructions of another person who said to use a small flat head screwdriver and ease the glue apart slowly. It helped, but towards the end you have to tug it pretty hard and yank the top part off.
I'd say that you could definitely open it up, but putting it back together would be ugly. I have pictures but cannot figure out how to make them small enough to view on this site....
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Originally Posted by Protagonist
A new Voyager 510 is $41 shipped on amazon. The battery would have to be pretty cheap and easy to replace to make doing this worth it.
you never took your bike or other things apart as a kid just to find out how as a kid?
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Originally Posted by chuckknight
Did you take any Pictures of the Disassembly?
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