Bluetooth Headset Hack

My mum wanted to play some music from my desktop computer on her stereo(which doesnt have usb support but has stereo jack audio input) - and I was looking for reasons to hack stuff.
so i took  old broken bluetooth headset (that my ex broke...bla bla ) and  hacked it to include a stereo jack - and now she just plugs it in and plays the tunes(audio streaming) :)  

Future improvements:
1. Write a computer program to include voice control so she can just change music or switch of the computer off from her room using a voice command.
2.Hack the stereo to charge the bluetooth headset without unpluging it. (she probably wont let me do that lol )

Step 1: Schematic

This is the circuit diagram

Step 2: Items Needed

You are going to need: 
1. Bluetooth headset 
2.Stereo jack(3.5mm)
3.Soldering iron and wire 
5.Hot glue gun 
4.Thin wire 
5.General tools - e.g wire stripper 

Step 3: Process

Take the cover off  and be carefull with the small wires inside 

Step 4: ...

strip of the casing of the stereo jack if needed to 

Step 5:

Step 6: ...

Solder two wires to the stereo jack
- bridging the top 2 connections for left and right(black wire ) - then ground wire on third connection (white wire)

This is because the bluetooth headset has only two wires(mono output instead off stereo left and right ) 
*You might also want to snip off the microphone wires for privacy - but I didn't because I actually need that microphone for future hacks 

Step 7: ...

Make a small hole on the headset cover and insert the stereo jack then glue it on with hot glue 

Step 8: ...

Solder the wires from the stereo jack to the headset wires 
be very careful because you might end up pulling the wires off like I did 

Step 9: ...

Put the cover back and you have a finished product - tadaa!

Step 10: Finaly

Plug in your headset to the input(female stereo jack) of the stereo
Turn it on and pair it to your computer
Play some music

Comments

[tshaw14]

great idea, did it with a stereo set I got at the discount store, works great. hooked them up with rca jacks instead so it would plug into my vintage stereo. I love bringing the 1960's and 2013 together.

[dex3844]

nice, glad you could use my idea :)

[Bryan AldrinC]

Anyone knows how to fix this? Its my bluetooth earbuds. Somehow this 6 wires is connected to a 4 wires. can anybody help me to fix it?

[virens4]

I want to on off switch bypass in s530 Bluetooth device so what can i do for its

[topstarcreations]

Great Idea!

[blackhol1]

I have also made one of these recievers for my sound system

[bling111]

i made it...bt why the volume is so low

[wiillii]

because you are not using a matching speaker. probably the speaker you are using is much powerfull, therefore this circuit cant drive your speaker. you can use a cheap amplifier circuit as a fast solution. or you can find similar projects here, on instructables.

[shubhamm7]

I successfully made it but my woofer does not support it. Only the sound bar is working. Is it correct or should I make some changes?

Please help!

[dex3844]

Hi, could you post more information about your hack e.g what you mean by sound bar etc

[dex3844]

And which woofer you are using it for

[shubhamm7]

Its philips home theatre

[shubhamm7]

I connected a 3.5mm jack to the bluetooth headset with a wire. The wire is used for speaker in headset. Then I plugged the jack into the speakers(basically it is home theatre with a sound bar-which gives sound only, and a woofer-which provides bass). But the output is only sound with no bass!! Sound without bass is so creepy!

[ottawafm]

This is great idea! I have a ps3 blutooth earpiece that I'd love to do something with.

[raffy modestod]

Here is my hack... a cheap samsung bluetooth headset which you can extend another earpiece from the charging slot... hacked the outputs from the charging port and connect a 3.55mm stereo plug... I can use my headset as it is and i can put the adaptor to use it on any amplifier or stereo with 3.55m aux input...

I sliced the cover of the stereo plug nicely so i can put it back after soldering the wires from the output...glued back with super glue and glued together with the adaptor,,,a little pain job and tadaaaaa!!!! looks descent...

[dex3844]

Hey,

Thats neat, wish I would have thought of that :)

Good hack

[JakeA]

[twyeth]

great ible mate, i just have one problem with mine, my phone picks up the bluetooth kit for calls but wont allow me to play music via bluetooth to the same kit, the phone does allow music to be played through bluetooth just wont pick it up as a device for music

[dex3844]

thanks, its probably the headset you are using.. have you tried using a pc ?

[twyeth]

Yeah I have tried my pc arms that picks it up for VOIP but struggles to let me use it for music purposes, unless using VLC player instead of media player