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  • Baofeng Bike Helmet Headset Wiring Repair

    The audio output wire from the Baofeng UV-5R to my bike helmet headset adapter broke after a year and a half, far longer than I expected:

    Baofeng - broken spkr wire
    Baofeng – broken spkr wire

    It’s the green one, over on the left, pulled out of the heatstink tubing that should have provided some strain relief, having broken at the solder joint to the resistor.

    A quick & easy fix, after which I reapplied even more tape to hold everything in place.

    Maybe it’ll last two years this time around …