Printable View
Originally posted by PropReplicator:
I'm wanting to install one of those CPU fans in my helmet, probably in the back. I've heard of people cutting holes in the keyholes in the back and setting up the fan where it draws in air from those holes.
What's a good way of hooking one of these up? Can someone jot down the easiest way to do this and a parts list, please?
[center]<a href=mailto:PropReplicator@cs.com>[center]PropReplicator@cs.com</a>
AOL Instant Messenger Name: PropReplicator
Originally posted by Braks Buddy:
This may not be very helpful but when I get my helmet I plan to get one of those mini dual fans since they overall shape of the keyhole area is long and narrow and so is the shape of a dual fan casing.
Restless soul, enjoy your youth - Eddie Vedder
Originally posted by Dean O:
The problem with putting it in the back is space. I know that for me at least my noggin goes all the way to the back of the helmet. I have a mini fan but never got around to putting it in last year. I did hear of one guy putting it below his chin on the inside front of the helmet anagles up to his face. Now getting the helmet on after that would be tricky so he mounted his on an angles mount that sticks to the helmet with velcro so he can put it in after he gets the helmet on.
Dean
fdoveraker@worldnet.att.net
http://home.att.net/~fdoveraker/
-What if he doesn't survive? He's worth a lot to me.-
Originally posted by PurpleSith:
Any one have any idea what the best mic to use in a Fett helmet? I've tried a few different ones and they all sound terrible once I've got the helmet on, very distorted and boomy <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/frown.gif ALT=":("> They sound like i'm talking with a bucket on my head, surprisingly!
Originally posted by Irishpride131972:
What exactly did you use? I want to put a mic of some sort, along with a com unit that is linked to my brothers helmet. Any ideas would be appreciated.
Originally posted by PurpleSith:
I've used a hands free mobile phone boom mic, that sounded REALLY bad, then I moved on to a Headphone/boom mic combo that was meant for using with computers, not as bad but still ropey <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/frown.gif ALT=":("> If you want to rig up a system for proper comms, check out this thread at the UKgarrison message board, its using the mic I've currently got (which work very well in a trooper lid, but not Fett<img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/frown.gif ALT=":("> ), and a really good system for talking to other guys with the same kit.
pub7.ezboard.com/f501stunitedkingdomgarrison.showMessage?topicID=38 3.topic
http://www.hyperdynelabs.com/vortexdes.htm
or the cheaper route, a simple radio shack amp configured as I did for my trooper helmet:
http://tk1028.homestead.com/files/mic.jpg
http://www.homestead.com/_ksi0701961...peakers__1.bmp
http://TK1028.homestead.com/files/Wi...peakers__1.bmp
For the life of me, I can't find the exact name and number of my RS mic and amp... The amplifier is encased in a tiny white plastic box...
What is a good fan to install and a good mic and speaker system? Does anybody have a diagram of how or where to install?
well personally i dont think you need a fan system. but as to a good mic go to radio shack [img]http://communities.msn.com/_Secure/0MQBDGF4QMIlow1P3oCKnjWhFWC*WjC7EgO9D75pTTM*x9yapJ iC2aqnRkp1ABqCO0QA9tR5hCkqo2Qj468HPTQ/voice-mic.JPG[/img] here is a pic of it so it will be easy to find. it's called the 'personal microphone system' and the part number is 32-2015 the normal price is $29.99 but mine was on sale for 19.99 so yours may have it on sale too.
Bear
I'm looking to install a mic in my Jango helmet, but I want something that will come through a speaker in my helmet, not my chest or on a belt. Does anyone know where i can find a kind of headset or something of that sort for under or around $35?
That's a tough one. I used the exact same Radio Shack amp, mic and laptop speakers that our Stormtroopers use in their helmets for a while, and it was never loud enough. People still had to stick their heads next to my helmet and say "What?" I think it's cause the speakers are placed front-facing in the aerators of the trooper helmets and they can't be with a Fett helmet. I had them at the bottom of each earpiece facing down, so the sound would come out the bottom of the helmet and sound natural, but like I said it was never loud.
I just recently bought one of those Radio Shack personal PA units as described on the RPF a month or so ago. The kind that has the speaker in my belt pouch. Lynn and Dean O bought these also. It's louder, but I still wish I could figure out something self-contained in the helmet or upper chest that would be loud enough to hear and not sound like it's coming from my hip.
So basially, no one has been able to get it just right so far?
I think it's because there's no forward facing place to stick speakers based on the shape of the Fett helmet.
Kylash, if your doing jango, u could put a speaker under the rangfinder if the earpiece was lowered. that might work.
do you mean dremel out the earpiece to make it hollow or what? I dont quite get it. My earpiece is lowered, but It was a Don Post so I just removed it and lowered it and glued in place.
Would something like this work with the RS White Box?
http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...5Fid=43%2D1957
Ok, I was thinking of putting in my voice amp today, but I'm not sure how to go about it.
I have the old $10 Galaxy Trading one, with the little mount for the mouthpiece. I guess I should glue that on the lower part of the inside visor in front of my mouth? Where should I run the speaker to?
oh and the speaker :doh i thinking put in the pouches :)
ok i add pics in my site go and see http://secolfett.cjb.net
I'm not sure this would work, but has anyone tried a speaker in the neck seal? The sound would be clearer than in the helmet, and better yet, it would be coming out of the head area instead of your groin. ;)
that is not the definitive place to the speaker, i just try but if you make a little hole in the pouch and not one hole :D oviusly maybe sound good, but im trying your idea :thumbsup
:fettrotj
ok... the speaker in the pouch work good the sound is good i try to put near at my helmet, but dont work the mic and the speaker are to close, but i need try in other places like chestplate :)
<iframe width=600 height=700 leftmargin=0 rightmargin=0 topmargin=0 bottommargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0 src=http://www.geocities.com/s_collao></iframe>
So the neck seal idea wouldn't work? Too close to the mic?
yep start a feedback and the noise is very huge x: x: x: :dohQuote:
Vec Toryn wrote:Too close to the mic?
I've tried the speakers in the helmet, neckseal, and currently the RS unit inside the saddle bag. I didn't get feedback in the neckseal, but the speaker itself wasn't loud enough, same thing with the 2 stormtrooper laptop speakers in the helmet.
The RS unit is the loudest so far out of what I've tried, but with the sound coming out of my left hip, it's still not loud coming out of my mouth area like it should.
I've got one of those Radio Shack white box amps, What would you recoomend with that? The volume doesnt seem to get very loud on that thing either. Im thinking of buying one of those personal amp and mic systems, the long black box.
I already did. ^_^
Check out this site for some electronic goodies.http://www.canakit.com/
I dremmeled out the recessed indent on the left earpiece, backed it with metal screen mesh & hotmelted a CPU fan inside the helmet. It is controlled by a 9v battery & simple pushbotton switch which are mounted in the cavity inside the helmet where the other earcap is. I also dremmeled out the rear keyholes & backed these with mesh as well.
I had no problem with the helmet visor fogging up & I even have a gasket seal on the bottom. I think a second fan would be even better if it could be mounted in the back area & have the fans work in a push/pull configuration to allow the most ventilation possible.
I'll get a few pics up to show what I mean.
http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-d...930597&size=lg
http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-d...930596&size=lg
http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-d...930601&size=lg
http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-d...930593&size=md
http://www.photo.net/photodb/image-d...930598&size=lg
Those are some very nice pics of your helmet. It is really cool. Very Nice work. Later.
Andy
I was able to use the method of sticking it in the left earpiece, and that works quite well for me.
[edit dead image link]
HEY bigkidbiggertoys .That helmet looks great. I like what you did to it with the cpu fans and metal screens. I need to ventilate my metal helmet as well and add cushions. Your method is excellent.
My helmet has the same places cut out of it with the metal screen behind it. It works well to help air you out. I mounted my fan in the front of the mask though. Its at the bottom of the visor on a hinge. It can point at my face or down and push the air out the bottom of my helmet under my chin. It works to keep my mask from fogging up.
O.K.
Forgive my stpidity.WHY on earth would you put A fan in the back of your helmet?With wearing A balaclava there is no room fo the air to circulate.Put your fans into the earcaps.I drilled three holes under the rangefinder.Mount one fan there.
It will suck in cool air thru the outside.Mount your second fan in the left earcap.Now you have one fan sucking in cool air,and the other to circulate.I have read of several people mounting there fans in the rear.This makes no sense to me.But
hey whatever.I mounted my fans as stated above.It works great.
Hit your smoke,blow it into my helmet.Within 2-3 seconds the
smoke is blown back into your face and the helmet is clear.
GOOD Luck and I hope this helps some of you out.
My thinking was that the three little holes in the right earcap wouldn't do squat as far as airflow was concerned. The keyholes seem logical because they are larger & will allow more air to pass through. I don't have the problem of my head riding against the back of the helmet so I think this will work fine for me.
I used "solar screen" for the brow openings of my Trooper helmet.It is black screen that is VERY tightly woven so you can't see through it .It passes air just as well as regular screen but looks MUCH better.IMHO.You can find it at Lowe's or Home Depot.It costs about twice as much as regular screen but it is well worth it ! Give it a try.
Check out:www.jedi-academy.com/ Look under the storm trooper costume and you will find the list and instructions to setting up your fan.
I'm trying my best to figure out a way to rig up one of these into a helmet... :)
http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/ca...id=1&catid=112
mmm accesories .... well i have the voice amp microphone and chips :) and your idea sounds good but, you can put a bottle in your jet pack and tubes to your helmet :), puting water in your helmet its very weird ... why? ... because you dont have many space inside the bucket, rememer your head go insaide :D, and the best stuff to put inside are those 9v little vents or servo motors, microphones, switches and other stuff :D
:fettrotj
I still intend to put a Vortex 1 voice changer/amp mic and a FRS radio mic (so I can communicate with my wife in her Boushh costume) in my helmet. :)
I've never actually seen that cooler in person, but I wonder if you could wear it at the base of your skull, if the back of the helmet would cover it... It claims to cool your ENTIRE body for ~4 hours. :)
As for the CamelBak, I've heard of several Fetts installing them IN their jet packs to disguise them. :)
Oh, and if you DO decide to use the CamelBak, you might want to consider using one of these as well... ;)
http://www.sneakyleaker.com
And if you have room, an eshaust fan couldn't hurt either.. It will keep the hot stale air from building up inside the helm
If you go spidies route youll need a condom cath and leg bag. You'll need to be more careful about bumping into things with that than your costume.
On a serious note, I think Im going to install one of those gaskets like Jango. Not a 100% pure to the actual costume but It would give you an alternate site to place fans/speakers. Ill let you guys know how this works out when I get to that point.
I know Im really late on this, but How about having more than one speaker, placing one speaker in the Jet Pack, and some smaller ones in the pouches? You could get one inside the Missle on back, and therefore the sound would be coming from behind your head but still in the head area.
That's a pretty good idea. Except running a wire to the jet pack. It would have to be detachable so when the jet pack comes off though.Quote:
Fett4u wrote:
I know Im really late on this, but How about having more than one speaker, placing one speaker in the Jet Pack, and some smaller ones in the pouches? You could get one inside the Missle on back, and therefore the sound would be coming from behind your head but still in the head area.
well i add the speaker in the right chestplate, first i over full to avoid the feedback and sounds very good, tonight i try to post one pic :)
edit: the pic
go here to view a pic
http://espanol.photos.yahoo.com/bc/s...tos.yahoo.com/
http://www.webphotos.com/view_photo....0670&p=2022960
Here's a link to a very sad picture of the inside of my helmet. It's an RS amp with the small trooper speakers on top of the visor. There's a small opening between the visor and the helmet, vertually unnoticable, but lets the sound out. I don't have a problem with feedback.
Well, the fan thread helped at least. It appears no one has come up with a speaker solution though. Too bad. I don't want my voice coming from my crotch (i.e. belt pouch).
I've heard a few people were able to mount a small speaker in their helmet without getting the feedback. That would be nice if the volume doesn't reverberate inside the helmet. That way you wouldn't have to run a wire from your helmet to wherever. I'm looking into the tiny computer speakers myself. That is what most stormtroopers use in their helmets.
Let me know if you find something Fettish, and I'll do the same. My wife's picking up a really nice Boba helmet I'm gonna have to wire as well. ;)
I just wear the headset for my mic and FRS under the helmet.
It can be done, just trying to do it as effectively as the Cyberdyne Labs version is the thing. They make an incredible awesome version, complete w/ Fett's voice, but it's $400+.
I got one at radioshack, Shackman turned me onto it. It slips on over your head, flexible mic comes around and rests in front of your mouth. Very easy to position and wear, if you get the head thingie to stay on while putting your helmet on!
The cord from the headset I wind down the back of my armor, hidden by the cape/jet pack. I hooked the speaker on the back of my belt. Volume control works really well. Gives a darn nice effect. Really gives people some thought.
Only one small drawback...
After awhile of hearing you, they will ask one thing:
"Why do you sound kinda strange?"
"Because the sound is coming out of my butt!!!"
:lol
Hey BH
Just a thought on this, (and it's probably been said before, sorry if I missed it:o) couldn't you put the speaker in one of the front pouches on the belt ?
Might avoid the comments about 'butt' talk :lol
Jason
Yup, it's more than likely do-able Jason. Run the mic cord out the back of the helmet, under to the front of the vest, put on the belts, etc. When the pouches finally go on,hook the mic into the speaker inside.
I didn't make it real clear in my post, sorry. I was testing the speaker set up while wearing my custom Mandalore suit.
Similar to Jangos, but no front pouches...
:)
take care,
-Rex
You are referring to problems with feedback. The best way to try to avoid feedback (that I have found) if you are going to try to stuff it all in the helmet is to mount the speaker behind your head. *Your head can eliminate the feedback.
*I am not responsible for whatever new form of cancer using your head as a radio buffer gives you. :)
that was what I was going to say its all about the feedback. If you put the mic and speaker close together well, we have all heard the squeal from that.
I guess the keyholes would be a good spot far enough away to prevent that, something worth trying for sure. Is there any type of feedback inhibitor?
There has to be something or else hyperdyne wouldn't be able to function as I have heard people claim with that set up it doesn't matter location wise of mic and speaker (this may be incorrect as it is second hand information).
Can't wait for any solutions that won't cost me $400.00.