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Got a pair of perfectly good headphones you need to toss cause the jack is broken? This instructable will show you how to replace the jack
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Along with the fairly standard soldering iron, a new jack, and such, there's a few other things you'll need. You'll need a box cutter or X-Acto knife to score the outer cable before using a cable stripper to remove the outer covering. You'll also need a microtorch, and a hot glue gun. some people also like to have a little paper or electrical tape, but in my case, i've chosen not to use it. You'd also note two different styles of 3.5mm TRS Jacks- You only need one - the plastic sort is cheaper and looks more 'original', but i prefer the metal one- i've had the plastic ones fall apart post soldering at least once, despite being internally very similar.
Helping hands also are useful - jacks are tiny and need clamping.
Helping hands also are useful - jacks are tiny and need clamping.
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On the other hand, i'm certain the headphone will sound better with a working jack, than a broken one ;)
By the way, my granfather helped me a bit with the soldering, and it works like the new :) I'm very happy adout it, so thanks again
Any suggestions???
I suppose you can splice, or replace (it dosen't really need to be headphone wire, any sufficiently thin wire will do)
for the jack connection, i totally reccomend getting the metallic sorta jack, and using heatshrink and hot glue for extra strength
You could possibly cut the old cable VERY close to the headphone, have some other wire just as reinforcement, and heatshrink, maybe.
if its not fused in place, there's also always a peg or 3 you can carefully dislodge to take it apart, or screws. If you have nothing to break cause its already broken, a little courage, a little patience, and a little work can always save the day