Comms Pin question

MagicIRL

I'm using the Aldi or Lidl (Not sure which) Silvercrest Twintalker 4810 but I want to buy a new PTT system and headset because the one that comes with it is difficult to use with gloves on and in combat.

Would the following work with the walkie talkie and what pin type do I need?

The walkie talking takes a 1-pin type headset- does that mean Moterola 1-pin?

NakedDex

Could mean anything. Comms connection pins are notoriously proprietary, to the point where even two models of the same brand might be different. Motorola use two pin and single pin systems, but there's four types between the two options. Kenwood use reverse polarity single pin and Icom have an unshared common line.
It's shot-in-the-dark stuff really. Your wisest option is to ask around to see what has worked for others on that brand. Failing that, crack one open, grab a multimeter, and enjoy the fun of circuit board tracing.

MagicIRL

NakedDex wrote: »

Could mean anything. Comms connection pins are notoriously proprietary, to the point where even two models of the same brand might be different. Motorola use two pin and single pin systems, but there's four types between the two options. Kenwood use reverse polarity single pin and Icom have an unshared common line.
It's shot-in-the-dark stuff really. Your wisest option is to ask around to see what has worked for others on that brand. Failing that, crack one open, grab a multimeter, and enjoy the fun of circuit board tracing.

Ahhh bollocks. That was'nt the response I was hoping for. *sigh*. Stupid pins. Thanks for the help and so I'll rephrase.

Has anyone had any experience with these PTT and Headsets with the Silvercrest Twintalker 4810 and what pin choice did you take that worked??

swiftblade

MagicIRL wrote: »

Ahhh bollocks. That was'nt the response I was hoping for. *sigh*. Stupid pins. Thanks for the help and so I'll rephrase.

Has anyone had any experience with these PTT and Headsets with the Silvercrest Twintalker 4810 and what pin choice did you take that worked??

Well there are singled pin, as im sure you know. There are adapters avaible in the likes of Maplin.
Buy a head set, and bring it along with the radio, to them. They should have an adapter.

NakedDex

Not likely. Adaptors are just as specific and need to have both ends right. Maplin are useless these days. I used to work there many years ago as a tech and I can tell you even then they rarely stocked usable adaptors. These days they're gone worse. They're closer to being a gadget shop now. The city centre store doesn't even stock electronics components now, something which you'd think would be fairly intrinsic to a store with the word "electronics" in the name.

MagicIRL

So what pin type would a Motorola XTR446 take? And is it a good walkie talkie for Airsoft? Seems to be from the reviews I've read.

MerryDespot

Motorola dual pin for that XTR446 iirc. I'm not sure about the XTR - I tried an XTN446 for a while and it was utter pants - but this was due to the fact that I bought it second hand and by the time I'd sourced a proper ptt for it and started using it, it was clear that it was fecked. Lesson learned - buy this stuff new!