help kenwood 9960

jayl · 06-18-2011, 03:55 PM

HI,
I was trying to customize a switch for the push to talk on the kenwood 9960...

for doing this I but the wire that was going from the back of the kenwood to the push to talk button... to use it with another switch...

I just re - spliced the wire i had cut to try and get the kenwood PTT switch to work.. but no luck...

WHat exact did I kill in this process? any advice?

Below is the image of the PTT switch .. i had cut the wire about 3 inches from where the button is...

bigaudiofanat · 06-18-2011, 08:36 PM

If the wires you cut looked sort of like threaded silk and not really wire than your screwed, a lo0t of headphone manufactures use this stuff to omit interference. If it was just regualr wire than you may have missed one.

jayl · 06-19-2011, 09:51 AM

its very thin wire.

jayl · 06-20-2011, 01:48 AM

i cant tell if the wire that I cut with the 3.5mm pin works or not...

the other end of the 3.5mm pin has 2 wires... what would these be? If I want to replace the button from above... can I get a 3.5mm mono plug and get a set of wires... to replace the PTT switch from the 9960?

Thanks,

bigaudiofanat · 06-20-2011, 08:00 AM

No the standard headphone jack is not the same as the plug on the end of that button. I would order a new one if I were you.

jayl · 06-20-2011, 10:22 AM

ok, but will i be able to customize the new one? the way I want to with a momentary switch?

jayl · 06-20-2011, 11:44 AM

figured it out with the help of a co-worker!! the wires have a coating on them so the current was not flowing!!

bigaudiofanat · 06-20-2011, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayl

figured it out with the help of a co-worker!! the wires have a coating on them so the current was not flowing!!

Was it like a silk substance? Or something different? I always am curious for future installs.

jayl · 06-20-2011, 11:51 AM

didnt seem like silk... just wires that were "good" quality I guess since it had the nice coating on which prevented current to flow where it should not have..

06-18-2011, 03:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
jayl Track Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: md Posts: 813 Drives: 09 370z base MT Rep Power: 16	help kenwood 9960 HI, I was trying to customize a switch for the push to talk on the kenwood 9960... for doing this I but the wire that was going from the back of the kenwood to the push to talk button... to use it with another switch... I just re - spliced the wire i had cut to try and get the kenwood PTT switch to work.. but no luck... WHat exact did I kill in this process? any advice? Below is the image of the PTT switch .. i had cut the wire about 3 inches from where the button is... __________________ -Jay

06-18-2011, 08:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 853	If the wires you cut looked sort of like threaded silk and not really wire than your screwed, a lo0t of headphone manufactures use this stuff to omit interference. If it was just regualr wire than you may have missed one. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

06-19-2011, 09:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
jayl Track Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: md Posts: 813 Drives: 09 370z base MT Rep Power: 16	its very thin wire. __________________ -Jay

06-20-2011, 01:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
jayl Track Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: md Posts: 813 Drives: 09 370z base MT Rep Power: 16	i cant tell if the wire that I cut with the 3.5mm pin works or not... the other end of the 3.5mm pin has 2 wires... what would these be? If I want to replace the button from above... can I get a 3.5mm mono plug and get a set of wires... to replace the PTT switch from the 9960? Thanks, __________________ -Jay

06-20-2011, 08:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
bigaudiofanat Car Audio Installer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Magnolia DE Posts: 8,342 Drives: 2012 Infiniti G37x Rep Power: 853	No the standard headphone jack is not the same as the plug on the end of that button. I would order a new one if I were you. __________________ Need help with car audio or electronics? Let me know!! Need Help Let Me Know Direct email address reimermatt@gmail.com Owner of: Dynamic Mobile Audio Follow me below https://www.facebook.com/Dynamicmobileaudio/

06-20-2011, 10:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
jayl Track Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: md Posts: 813 Drives: 09 370z base MT Rep Power: 16	ok, but will i be able to customize the new one? the way I want to with a momentary switch? __________________ -Jay

06-20-2011, 11:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
jayl Track Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: md Posts: 813 Drives: 09 370z base MT Rep Power: 16	figured it out with the help of a co-worker!! the wires have a coating on them so the current was not flowing!! __________________ -Jay

06-20-2011, 11:51 AM	#9 (permalink)
jayl Track Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: md Posts: 813 Drives: 09 370z base MT Rep Power: 16	didnt seem like silk... just wires that were "good" quality I guess since it had the nice coating on which prevented current to flow where it should not have.. __________________ -Jay

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