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AllStar Node CM108 sound fob modification (final drawing and procedure)

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  AllStar Node CM108 sound fob modification Use a heat gun to desolder the audio plugs. This will expose pins 1 to 12 Use a soldering iron to desolder C2, R6 and R7 Cut the tracks from pins 2 to 5, 7 to 8 and 8 to 11. Use a multimeter to verify that there is no continuity between them. Add a 2N3904 transistor. Collector goes to pin 5, base to pin 8 and emitter to pin 9 Add a thin wire from pin 5 (it will activate PTT on the radio) Add a 10KΩ resistor between pins 7 and 8 Add a 32 AWG ultra flexible wire between leg (a) on the chip and pin 7 Add a thin wire from pin 7 (it will go to the TX LED on the front panel) Add a 32 AWG ultra flexible wire between leg (b) on the chip and the solder spot to the right on the space left by C2 Add a thin wire from pin 1 (it will go into the audio input on the radio) Add a 10KΩ resistor between ping 2 and 3 Add a thin wire from pin 2 (this is the COS wire) Add a 1KΩ resistor between pins 11 and 12 Add a 32 AWG wire from leg (c) on the chip