Shorten Your BT Headset Charger Cord & Make a Dock - Motorola HS850

Step 2 Make the dock

Now that the cord has been shortened, it's time to make a dock for the headset, which in this case is more of a hanging dongle thingy. Bob Loblaw went with the hanging dock because of the light weight of a headset and the small size of the release button on the charge terminal. A fixed or hard dock would be tricky to use with Bob's enormous fingers. Also, it was necessary to have the end of the charge cord extend over an inch out from the charger because the release button is on the back of the charger plug, and Bob wants the blue light on the headset to face outwards so he knows when it's done charging.

To do this, just JB weld some aluminum tent stakes or some hard wire to each side of the charger base. In this case, Bob pre-bent the stakes to fit the charger base, but you could do an arch or any other design as long as it gives you a mounting surface about an inch or so out from the charger base. Bob used some thin steel wire to tie the charge cord to the tent stake frame, with the terminus hanging down.

Now Bob Loblaw can charge his headset without sloppy wires all over his workspace. BTW, Bob only uses a headset for his online gaming. All legal discussions are done in private or through a surrogate. If your house burns down after making this, Bob Loblaw is not responsible.