Belkin Tunecast II FM Transmitter Mod

Step 5 Hmm... How about a longer audio cable?

Yup, the TuneCast has a really weedy short audio cable, not very nice if you decide to place the FM transmitter by the window, so your neighbor 4 floors down can listen to your collection of the latest break-beats!

The solution is to replace the stereo plug with a plug that is small enough to still fit the TuneCast package.

The photo below shows the new stereo plug add-on feature, if you're doing the modification, do note the correct channel, refer to the photo in step 3 for the correct connections.

A brief description:
The white wire is the 'tip' of the plug, which is the left channel, the yellow wire connects to the 'ring' or middle bit of the plug, which is the right channel, the black wire is the ground.

Suitable stereo socket can also be found in Maplin Electronics.

Comments

[MairseyDotes]

Replacing the cable seems like a lot of unnecessary work; just use a 3.5mm stereo headphone extension cord.

[thx0138]

Agreed. The antenna mod is great, but it's not much more money and a lot less work to just use a headphone extension cord for this part.

[wquoyle]

Trouble is the audio cable/plug is awful quality, I've had to solder on a new plug three times so far on my Tunecast due to the cable wearing and shorting out. Dumping the cable and installing a socket is the best mod you can do.