Its been a few years since I've flown and will begin flying helicopters regularly in the somewhat near future. I have a Lightspeed 15Xl with ANR (for fixed wing) that I just dusted off yesterday from the closet. When I put batteries in the ANR and turn it on I can hear sort of a scratch to it as I move around the wires. Even when I have the plugs dangling in the air (not touching anything) and move around the wires I can still hear this scratching. Kind of the noise you would expect if you were touching the ends of plug going to a guitar amp. I ask this because I'm in sort of a dilemma if I should keep this headset and "restore" it, or just find a ~$350 DC or something. The headset will require an adapter that I don't want to purchase just yet if the headset is relatively junk. I also don't have an airplane at my disposal to go and plug it in and see what it sounds like.
So basically, should an ANR headset have a scratching noise to it when sitting in your living room moving around the wires? If not are there any common trouble spots that I can pinpoin?
I think the headset has ~50 hours or so on it, but its 8+ years old at this point.
Thanks
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