I have custom silicone molds made by ReSound for my Quattro’s. The right mold fits my receiver pretty well. The cavity for the receiver is just a little smaller than the receiver at the insertion opening. When the receiver goes in, a little lip of silicone pops over the receiver end with the wire to keep the receiver in place and a fairly gentle but firm tug on the receiver wire can slip the receiver back out of the mold.
The left mold is a different story. The opening for the receiver is way smaller than the size of the receiver and it takes a fairly strong push to embed the receiver in the mold. I’ve already asked the audi’s office about getting the receiver out of the mold before attempting it myself (the reason for removal is to replace wax guards once a month). I was told “just pull on the wire and if the wire breaks, we can replace it at a minimal charge(!).” Well, easier said than done. I tugged pretty hard on the wire and the receiver wouldn’t come out. What worked was to face the mold with receiver, speaker side down on a table, pry the top of the mold with the wired end of the receiver open from either side while pushing down on the mold. The silicone sides of the mold got compressed down, the receiver popped out of the top of the narrow opening in the mold, and I was able to pull the receiver the rest of the way out with my pinched fingers.
So I’m interested in opinions and any similar experiences. One thought is to put in a request to have ReSound remake the mold with a suitable opening. I think cutting the opening to enlarge it might make the mold prone to tearing. Same with the pushing, prying motions I’m going through to extract the receiver from the mold opening. I’ll be surprised if the silicone doesn’t disintegrate sooner or later or I don’t rip or indent the mold with an errant fingernail while struggling to push the receiver out of the mold opening.
Suggestions or solutions, anyone?