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DIY Treo 650 headphone adapter leash

1st June 2005, 05:13 pm

I admit I have a hard time sitting still. When I find a problem with a solution within reach, it’s hard for me to not solve it.

the stock treo 650 holster is.. good… at only holding the treo, and nothing else, whatsoever. I think I’d love a treo holster identical to the stock one, but with two pouch pockets on the outside for the headphone adapter, and the earbud mic/headphone for hands free phone usage.

Failing that, I wanted a way to keep my headphone adapter on me at all times for emergency Bhajis loops and Microbe music creation urges. Boy these headphone adapters are expensive for what they do, and holy crap is it easy to lose them… no more!

What I’ve done is to cut a piece of the good 3/4″ birch plywood into a general pill shape, sanded down to have no rough edges… (10 minutes modelling done in second life)

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then I’ve drilled a hole big enough to fit the headphone adapter into,
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and an adjacent smaller hole.
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Into the smaller hole went a zip tie, not cinched all the way down so as to form a loop, and trimmed down to have no “tail”. The locking part went into the the hole in the plywood so as to prevent further cinching, then I glued it in place.
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Likewise after the drilling was done, I’ve glued the headphone adapter into the larger hole to prevent it from.. well, ever coming out….
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Next was to locate a cheap carabiner and to loop it into the side of the treo holster. Functionally, the next step would be to pop the now leashed headphone adapter into the caribiner, but, aesthetics kicked in, and I painted it black with some acrylic paint and a brush.

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Here’s the final product:

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Hopefully you’ll be able to keep your headphone adapter with you at all times too! :)

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5 Comments

  1. MAKE: Blog:

    DIY Treo 650 Headphone Adaptor Leash

    Steve designed a headphone adapter for the Treo 650 to keep with him at all times for emergency Bhajis loops and Microbe music creation urges. He turned a piece of the good 3/4″ birch plywood into a general pill shape, sanded down to have no rough …

    1 June 2005, 11:07 pm

  2. treo Addicts:

    Do-It-Yourself Treo 650 Headphone Adapter Leash

    Steve Cooley posted instructions on how to make your own carrying “leash” for that little headphone adapter. Instructions include cutting a pill-shaped piece of wood, drilling a couple holes, inserting a zip tie, attaching a carabiner, and…

    2 June 2005, 10:19 am

  3. bluemacro:

    man, that’s pretty swell! i was wondering if it weighs down alot and falls out of the headset jack? great design and form on it!

    3 June 2005, 7:54 am

  4. steve cooley:

    Thanks! No, it’s pretty lightweight, maybe a tad bulkier than I’d prefer, but it doesn’t fall out of the jack.

    3 June 2005, 8:00 am

  5. Second life addict:

    i see you used a internet program called second loife to make the diagrams? i love the game!

    20 July 2006, 2:52 am

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