Helmet electronics

[Ghost40]

I'm curious to see how people are are mounting any electronics. Currently I'm using Ukswrath mic and Poweramp, I had to add foam behind the snout to keep the feedback down. Needless to say my nose rubbing the foam. The Poweramp is behind my head in the "ring", and the back of my head is right against it.

I know these helmets are tiny anyway, but I was going to add fans but may have to sacrifice the mic system. 

Anybody have pics of their setup?

[Chopper]

Dennis @Aradun, put electronics in his bucket, so I'm sure he'd be happy to help you out.

 

[Aradun]

Hey David!  I have a Ukswrath mic and speaker too.  Chopper linked my build above and it has pics of my setup which is similar to yours.

However, I’ve blown two of the speakers over the last two years.  The volume was never at max due to similar feedback concerns so I don’t know why they stopped working.  The first one lasted just over a year and the replacement lasted around six months, so I scrapped the Ukswrath speaker all together and replaced it with a nice 5w speaker, which is much larger.  By comparison Ukswrath’s speaker is 1w.  I have the new speaker mounted behind my head, just below the Ukswrath powerpack.  My RS helmet is fully padded on the inside and everything fits well.

The speaker is sold as a 2 pack.  I’m only using one.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0822YZPR9

Naturally you don’t need foam to reduce feedback if the speaker is mounted behind your head.  For your existing set up, you don’t need a lot of foam over the Ukswrath speaker in the snout.  A very thin piece of dense   foam will do the trick nicely and just placed over the hole where the wiring goes to the speaker in the snout.  If you have a foam piece over the mic tip all the better.  Sometimes his set ups include a foam mic tip, sometimes not depending on what brand he has in supply.

As for fans, are you having an issue with fogging or is it a heat thing?  I’ve not found any need for fans.  In my experience, most scouts find that they don’t need them.  The open ears, gap between the lens and nose piece, and openness at the bottom, seem to allow plenty of air circulation so that there’s little to no issue with fogging.

[Ghost40]

1 hour ago, Chopper said:

Dennis @Aradun, put electronics in his bucket, so I'm sure he'd be happy to help you out.

 

Thanks! Chopper

[Ghost40]

39 minutes ago, Aradun said:

Hey David!  I have a Ukswrath mic and speaker too.  Chopper linked my build above and it has pics of my setup which is similar to yours.

However, I’ve blown two of the speakers over the last two years.  The volume was never at max due to similar feedback concerns so I don’t know why they stopped working.  The first one lasted just over a year and the replacement lasted around six months, so I scrapped the Ukswrath speaker all together and replaced it with a nice 5w speaker, which is much larger.  By comparison Ukswrath’s speaker is 1w.  I have the new speaker mounted behind my head, just below the Ukswrath powerpack.  My RS helmet is fully padded on the inside and everything fits well.

The speaker is sold as a 2 pack.  I’m only using one.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0822YZPR9

Naturally you don’t need foam to reduce feedback if the speaker is mounted behind your head.  For your existing set up, you don’t need a lot of foam over the Ukswrath speaker in the snout.  A very thin piece of dense   foam will do the trick nicely and just placed over the hole where the wiring goes to the speaker in the snout.  If you have a foam piece over the mic tip all the better.  Sometimes his set ups include a foam mic tip, sometimes not depending on what brand he has in supply.

As for fans, are you having an issue with fogging or is it a heat thing?  I’ve not found any need for fans.  In my experience, most scouts find that they don’t need them.  The open ears, gap between the lens and nose piece, and openness at the bottom, seem to allow plenty of air circulation so that there’s little to no issue with fogging.

I think I have a couple of the 5w speakers around here. As for the foam, I was just using acoustic foam, its not very dense. I may have some dynamat tape here as well. Ill give that a try. 

No lens fogging, I was just thinking ahead until summer. I can however see how the open ears would definitely help with air flow. We have a few troops over the next couple of months, Ill see how that goes before adding fans. Thanks for the input!

[Chopper]

I've never needed fans in the DC/MD/VA region with my scout helmet. The ventilation with the ear holes is pretty good, especially if you're moving around. 

[Retrofire]

I'd have to agree with Chopper. I'm in AZ and I've never had a need to add fans to my bucket as I get enough air with the ear holes and underneath the helmet.

[hokie1]

On 3/22/2023 at 11:41 PM, Chopper said:

I've never needed fans in the DC/MD/VA region with my scout helmet. The ventilation with the ear holes is pretty good, especially if you're moving around. 

Same here. I’m in Va Beach and I feel the same. The best thing I did was invest in a high quality wicking balaclava from Under Armor. 

[Aradun]

The best thing I did was invest in a high quality wicking balaclava from Under Armor. 

Excellent point! Thanks for mentioning it! It’s definitely worth the investment.