M20j headset jack location

[Jayhawk_aviator]

I'm converting from an old portable intercom to a true audio panel and am looking for pictures on where people are installing the jacks in both front and rear on the m20j. Many feedback is appreciated.

thanks

scott

[carusoam]

Welcome aboard, Scott.

Best regards,

-a-

[kevinw]

The front ones are easy; Mine are below the panel snug to the sidewall. The rear get a little tricky. Mine are installed in the hat rack. The idea was they're less likely to be accidentally broken off. To be honest if I had to do it again I'd probably install them somewhere closer for rear passengers to reach them. Sorry, no pics at this time.

[bradp]

Mine are installed in the front just like kevinw's, flush to the sidewall on each side.  Each is just a little fwd of the lowermost edge of the panel, so unfamiliar pax sitting in the copilot's seat often can't find the thing.  The rear pax have flush against the spar (just below the seat).  Minus is that the ports open up, so dust dirt etc falls into them.   If I had to do it again I'd put the copilots' flush against the center pedestal (copilot needs to be unplugged or put on dash to avoid getting tangled in the headset on the way out) and make sure that the rear ones are turned with the plugs horizontal instead of vertical.  

 

Hope this helps and welcome to the space.  

-Brad

[Jayhawk_aviator]

Thanks guys.  Are you mounting them in the plastic?  

I'm new to the plastic trim world, having sold my RV-7A prior to buying the Mooney.

[Piloto]

I attached the plates that came with the intercom into the arm rest front space on the rear seats.

[Jayhawk_aviator]

Thanks...thats a good thought to use a metal bracket to reduce the risk of cracking.

[mikerocosm]

First things first: Rock Chalk, brother!

Ditto on rear location shown by Piloto; low and outboard on the panel for the front.

Good luck!

[Brandontwalker]

On ‎2‎/‎29‎/‎2016 at 5:16 PM, Piloto said:

I attached the plates that came with the intercom into the arm rest front space on the rear seats.

Right now, my rear connections are on the floor between the rear passengers' feet.  I have always been afraid that someone will step on the wires and break off the headset connections.  I like this location a lot and am going to be moving my rear jacks in the next couple of weeks as part of an avionics overhaul.  Is there any kind of quick disconnect for the audio/mic connections behind this panel so you can easily remove the panel for annuals/maintenance?

[Piloto]

To remove the panel I just loosen the jack connectors nuts and remove them from the plastic panel. Do not use the airframe structure for ground return but the cable shield connected to the intercom or audio panel. This will keep ground noise (alternator, inverters and others)  from getting into the audio system.

José

[Hank]

My front jacks are at the bottom of the panel to the outside, like bradp did. I always instruct pax to place the headset on the floor and be careful of the cord getting out. 

Rear jacks are right where Piloto shows his. Headsets are infrequently used in the back; it more often carries luggage or my dog's crate, so the headsets live in the hatrack and get plugged in only when needed. But it works great. I've not had to remove the rear ones but one time, when I pulled the ceiling panes, back seat and long left panel to run new coax for the WAAS upgrade, and I don't remember that part. But it was a hot, sweaty, vocabulary-enhancing job for a brand new pilot / brand new owner.