Mini Audio Connector Hasty Replacement Repair

Step 11 Wire Ties

For extra durability, tie the thing together with wire ties if you've got them.
String, sinew, rubberbands, or nothing at all will also work.

finished!

That was a lot of steps, but that's pretty much what you have to do to fix one of these things.
It's hard work keeping stuff out of landfills.

enjoy your music!

Comments

[meganegro2]

termofit used for these repairs

[dieKatze88]

A trick I came up with to keep the wire going straight is to fold the twisted wires in opposite directions along side the cable and to tape them individually, it generally results in a tapeball for more than 4 or 5 wires, but for 3 wires in this headphone trick I've done it a few times and I find it to be less invasive than a gigantic ball of tape that forms an angle in the middle of your cable.

[sk8er6]

one thing i do when my headphone jacks or cables die, i go to the dollar store, and buy a stereo 3.5 mm patch cable for my headphones that have all the wiring in one side. they come is 6 feet long. i cut off one end, i keep the cord pretty long (personal preference) and then solder directly to the drivers and get rid of the old cable. it looks a lot cleaner. i'm doing this today actually, so i might post an instructable.

[ex_mo]

Thank you, Tim. This looks like a lot of work!! I promise to enjoy it. Mo