How to Fix Headphones - A Detailed Guide
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 เม.ย. 2014
- Most of us have had headphones fail. In this guide I'll show you how to fix them! It's easy!
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Here's the same jack I used: amzn.to/2zMG9Od
Left/Right Channel Test:
www.dropbox.com/s/laqmtm5sj4p...
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Here's a (very) good replacement jack to use: amzn.to/2zMG9Od
DIY Perks they didn't work at the end
what makes these better?
@reyfish47 The link is monetised so you will be supporting the channel without paying extra at the checkout. You can see this in the URL once you've clicked through, it contains the following tracking info "&tag=linkbunny-20". Not sure why the recommended replacement is on the US Amazon unless he is targeting that market as I thought he was based in the UK.
The guide was good but the dancing move where better xD
how about the solder
this guy is actually the one who got me interested in electronics and I found my career path.
Good for you!
Yay!
Nice!
cool
Now I'm interested too lol. Bought everything he said. I was satisfied with my work.
im soo stupid because i was watching this with my broken headphones......
sm
Me too lol
Same
me to
Same
"thankfully headphones are really easy to fix" *shows supplies that are more expensive than the actual headphones*
If you purchased $5 headphones, then sure, it probably is.
lethauntic 50 in my case. Still, I wouldn't go for these supplies
windson7 I don't own any single thing showed in the video, unless the headphones, of course
windson7 You are absolutely right, but ill leave this to the professionals, haha. I am more likely to waste more money on new couple of new headphones than spend time going after these supplies and then learning to fix my failed electrical devices. Too much time, too much energy.
windson7 Ha, sounds profitable. Aldo I am just random person with no any sense or purpose when it comes to electrical devices or hardware at all. I guess it is not about 'having a life' but choosing what it is for us. Being in all aspects of art, I could say I made a choice, but thanks for the information anyways x). Any type of skill can be very useful when we espect it the least
Or find the receipt and argue with the shop owner
lmao
the "gringo" way
The American way:
Bring a gun
@@einflinkeswiesel2695 HA
nah not really, they think they are soooo powerful by having a gun
but the main thing they do is crying
calm down there Karen
when you can only hear the audio of this video on the left side of your headphones xD
Bob Versyp same
I wish my headphones at least one side course my headphones don’t work at all
Nope it's the right side. :P
my dads headphone only work on the left side and to make the right side work i need to pull the wire a little how to fix
yep, that's what I was looking to fix
*iPhone 7 users crying in the distance*
E-J Thompson allgood. Once I get enough money to buy some nice Bluetooth headphones I'll never have to worry about a cord again 😁
E-J Thompson
I soldered a Bluetooth module and lipo to the base of my headphones. Did a similar thing to an old amplifier.
-iPhone 7+ user 😂😂
•Lochy• nice bluetooth headphones? that dosnt exist
enjoy csgo on ur macbook. :)
Dongles exist y'know
"Listen to this section of the video" *proceeds to hear "Left Channel" from right speaker and "Right Channel" from left speaker.... crap
Me too
I quickly changed them too.
Quick question does it really matter? You're hearing sound in the end afterall
@@sisina_sie7652 It's not the same really. If the L R channels do not have the same sensitivity you will not hear the notes as the artist panned them
@@sisina_sie7652 Well, imagine hearing someone shoot you from your right, when actually it's on your left
Regarding the wrong (swapped) channel wiring, it's a good idea not to solder the signal wires right away. Just solder the ground wire in place. Thread the signal wires through the holes in the plug's signal contacts, then plug it in to check the channels. So you don't have to de-solder the signal wires if it got swapped.
or use a multimeter and a diagram to see what is left and right
Yes and then solder them on once you got them right.
Or just leave them switched and use it as an excuse to brag about the fact that you fixed your own headphones everytime someone brings it up.
Cool people just put on the headphones reversed...
@@slawor4 Most people don't have access to proprietary diagrams.
Just a tip for anyone who gives this a try: you'll make life easier for yourself if you don't tin the wire and jack contacts like Matt did. Just strip the wires and feed them through the holes in the jack contacts. You can then wrap each wire around itself so that the wires hold in place without any solder, kind of like a lasso. Trim the excess wire. Then add solder to seal the deal. This will make the whole process less fiddly and should produce a mechanically stronger joint.
I just read figures, can't u make a tutorial about it ? (Use a cheap headset)
does that work
Harder to de-solder though if left and right are reversed. I was thinking to use alligator test leads first to establish left and right, then doing as you suggest with the connection....
@@hachisgaming1205what he's describing only applies to amateurs.
@@TheWilliamHoganExperience I was thinking, if the wires are threaded through the holes and wrapped around, wouldn't that make them able to be tested before doing any soldering?
Lol I'm holding my earbuds in a specific position just to hear this. I'm scared if I sneeze ill lose audio 😂
This is a great video. Sadly, I've discovered (after hours of frustration) that this is very hard to do on modern headphones. The wires are incredibly thin and delicate, so getting the rubber coating and the ceramic coating off will probably obliterate the tiny bit of metal inside. Then if you get that far, probably one tiny bit of smaller-than-a-human-hair wire will end up touching where it's not supposed to, leaving you with eternally scratchy audio that cuts off on one side. It's a shame modern electronics are so shoddy. For a brief moment there, I almost had my favourite headphones working again.
Tried it one more time after re-watching the video and finally got them working again. Not sure how long they'll last this time!
Encountered the same issue when trying to use the wires of some dollar store headphones, I'm considering going out of my way to find better wires. I'm tired of headphones always breaking
@@cat8594 have you considered starting with headphones that werent bought in a dollar store haha
A very late tip, if you have issues getting the rubber coating off you can always try to burn it off, just be careful not to burn the cable as well
@@cat8594 Use tape. That's it. No solder. No tools. Just let wire be bent near the jack at a certain exact angle where audio is good and use many layers of tape (5+ layer) and tape around the exact angle bent on the wire. Keep jack plugged in while taping it and play a constant audio and listen to it to make sure audio is good around the certain angle. And keep the wire behind the screen.. Yes, there will be layers of tape near the jack on the wire, but it's wayyyyyyyyy easier than soldering, and it still solves the audio issue.
My soldering experience:
*YOU'RE GROUNDED!!*
haha!
ohh, fr
In 99% of the cases: Red=Right and BLue=Left...that should save you re-soldering!
I thought so too, turned out to be reversed in skullcandy's pair of Ink'd earphones, just an fyi.
for hyper cloud 2 green = right .blue=left . greenred= ground
how to know?
open the left speaker and you will see the wire coming from right speaker contection with green wire and ground
S_M I have the same headset ,,, how did you do it , is there a video or something to help me ?
This is universal
@@s_m5099 WHAT about the mic? I just messed up mine! :(
I used this video as a loose guide to convert my fiancee's broken pair of skullcandy bluetooth earbuds and a broken aux cable into a bluetooth adapter for my bose headphones. The earbuds have an amp in them so I basically got a free bluetooth headphone amp. No more wires getting caught on things while im working on projects and it sounds amazing. Thank you so much for making videos that enable the tech world to be more accessible to beginning diy-ers like me Matt!
I looked at several videos before attempting the repair, and I wanted to let you know yours was the best one. I especially like the part where you point out where the audio shows which channel is left and right (got mine correct on the first try, whew)!
Those are some sweet moves!
hahha i loved the moves too xD it was like old movies
Can you help me with my headphones?
They don't seem to work with iPhone 7
kek
akelsZM👏
LOL THIS JOKE NAILED ME
thats easy
step 1. BUY A IPHONE 6
And this is why I don't have a phone(I was gunna throw an invisible phone into the wall)
Great Tutorial. Your visuals and verbal instructions are very helpful. Thank You for taking the time to make this video.
This was the kind of video I've been looking for. Recently learned soldering just to fix my headphones and watched other videos about this topic but didn't start because I wasn't so sure. This video helped me thanks.
Watching this while my headphones just died. Forgot there's no sound.
Fml.
Dr1nky you got no speakers?
subttitles
Time to find my several old faulty headphones I guess.
LOL! Me too
Memoon Khan Then have this tip: If you have a bunch of "Unsavable" headphones, combine them. I made a great one from 3 faulty ones :D
It’s only worth it if they are decent headphones
That for some reason don’t have replaceable cords
This is the most clear and proper step by step guide, thanks!
I especially like how we were able to test the left and right sides with this video!!
Anyone else been searching all over the internet because they are a teenager and have broken their headphones multiple times and you don't want to tell you parents because you just don't wanna deal with the shit they are gonna rub in your face so you go searching all over the Internet to find a VERY simple way to fix your damn headphones and you just lose all hope because you know you have no fucking idea how to do this -.- properly with out fucking shit up not to mention you don't have any of this shit!!
:(
+Dire Wolf Im mad I threw away my expensive headphones after the wire broke now.
+David Never a good idea if they are an expensive pair. People will buy them off you for a decent price especially if they are easily fixable with the right tools like in this video.
ShadowGhost2 I found them while cleaning up. guess I didn't throw them away after all.
yep
Not sure which set of wires is left or right? Use a battery (not a car one ) preferably C or AA. With headphones on tap two wires to battery and you'll hear a static type sound- this is also a good way to test wires for regular speakers. Instead of electrical tape may want to use heat shrink -it's quite cheap and more durable than tape and when heated won't get gooey.
Nice video BTW
Mark E. Great suggestion with the battery trick! Wish I'd thought of that when I was making this video.
Mark E. mind that the battery (= somewhat constant current) can (likely will) break your headphones/speakers over time, so better to just either remember the colours on the wired broken connector or de- and then resolder the wires in case they're the wrong way around the first time :) thumbs up on the heat shrink idea though, even comes in clear so you can still see through it and admire your beautiful solder joints :D oh, also it might happen that the headphones get dodgy connections on the other end, but usually that is repaired the same way (I did repair my old Koss headphones on both ends that way and they're just fine now :D )
Use resistance in series with battery and dmm
DC current is bad for headphones, so I wouldn't suggest this. If you're doing this type of work you should probably have a multimeter. Use that on continuous mode to figure out which part goes to the tip and which goes to the ring. RRR - Red, Right, Ring. Right channel is ring.
Thank you so much for this!! I have a pair of headphones that I've had for years, I figured out how to mend the ear cup fabric when it got worn out and I knew there had to be a way to fix the jack too! This video was very informative and pleasant.
😊🎧🎶✨️
Nicely done! Love the jam at the end.
A word of advice for those that try this with a set of Apple headphones. I use to do soldering repairs in an electronics shop and have experience with these. You can use a wire brush or some sandpaper to remove the protective coating as well. Sometimes this is best for many Apple brand sets, because the they also have a kevlar fiber strain relief cord built into the wires themselves that can interfere with adding solder in the manner you described in this video. While it works with many lesser grade wires the fiber strands allow for extra small wires to be used without breaking the wire itself when gently tugged on. What happens, when you try to melt the coating is by the time it has melted away enough to soak up solder the fibers swell and soak in the flux from the core of the solder preventing a sufficient bond. If you scrape away that coating first (sandpaper is best) the solder can quickly bond to the wires fibers before the flux soaks into the kevlar fibers. Just a tip for those that find they have this type of wire. You will know right away when you have it too. When you cut your wires before you do the first strip typically some of the kevlar does not get cut because kevlar is stronger than steel, so you'll have a few just dangling out the end of the wire.
dose dancing moves at the end tho
He fixx
He teachh
but most importantly
He dance like a cute *peach*
@@waiitwhaat HE DANCEE
EXCELLENT tutorial! Clear and concise. Thank you...
Not at all the fix I was looking for, but it was really well explained and excecuted. I'll like it in case I happen to need it. Keep up the good content!
Thanks for the tutorial, I've been searching for a simple tutorial to help me fix my headphones and yours was perfect. It was my first time ever soldering and I fixed it =D Channel subscrived. Cheers from Portugal.
Of all the online headphone wiring DIY's I've seen, this was by far the most concise and informative! Thanks so much! Cheers!
Thanks for the refresher! I did a lot of soldering back in college!
Thankyou for this video this was very informative, need to re solder the headphone jack on a pair of vintage headphones I bought recently so I'll be doing this soon😊
Great video Matt, thanks :)
...huh? *calmly buys new headphones*
not if you have dt 770's like him haha.
- Unknown - lol
Lol
@UnknownPlayer so im guessing that's what you did
@UnknownPlayer It's what people do if they have a good salary*
Best video I found! Got my speakers back up and running thanks to this.
You are a lifesaver, Mr Perks!
this channel is almost too good to be true!! I love fixing and modifying things, so I couldn't resist to subscribe! I'd like to submit Portuguese subtitles to some videos, because I feel it would be very useful for many people.
Good video going through the basics, I've recently done this for a friend. The same can be done with headphones with a mic, just look for a 4 pole, or trrs plug (tip, ring, ring, sleeve.) One thing I would highly recommend is to use a little heat shrink tubing to make a more secure connection, it's pretty cheap and lasts a few jobs. Slide in on after the plug sleeve and carefully heat with a lighter in place of the tape.
Just ordered a replacement jack. Great tutorial, thanks!
This now helped me twice. Thank you, Matt. :)
Yes, very easy... FOR SOMEONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO SOLDER.
But I suppose for someone learning how to solder, it's not a bad idea to practice with this. After all, it's already broken. You can't make it any worse.
Soldering is very easy to do. I recommend practicing on torn and thrown away wires learn how to control it. I actually use this method to fix most of my electronics.
I think soldering some torn wires to an old PCI card (sound card, graphics card or something like that) is a decent method to improve soldering skills.
Excess solder can be rubbed off the soldering iron with a sheet of kitchen paper as well, you get a clean tip and after all you can trash it instead of taking care about one more tool. Just use enough paper cause the solder is hot!
Soldering is quite easy, don't miss the point of adding solder to the tip when it's used for the first time or you'll be very unhappy. Don't mix the solder types like crazy and use the iron when it's hot enough, then you'll end up with a nice and shiny soldering point.
I never knew how to do it before, but last week I learned how simple it was.
soldering is easy as fuck boii
soldering is very easy, follow the instructions in this video and you'll be golden. and as you said, they're already broken
thanks a lot mate. I tried it and it works!
also for all the other people who have skullcandy headsets, the RED wire ia Ground, the BLUE and GREEN ones are audio channels.
Hope this helps someone
Thank you DIY Perks !
If only life was as simple and nicely explained as your video. My regards.
Just what I was looking for, but I especially enjoy the ending. I'll check out your other vids. Meanwhile, rock on!
what’s ur enneagram type?
that dance in the end is awesome
The end was just funny as hell, but i did learn from the video cheers man
You are probably ONE person who explains everything SOOOO good out of 30 people….I will fix my cable this weekend, I have everything and see how goes it!!!! Haha…thank youuuuuu
Mistakes on this video.
1 : never clean your soldering iron with a cloth or sponge because the risidue stays there and difficult to remove, always clean it with desoldering copper or a soldering iron copper cleaner post.
2 : Never use electrical tape on audio equipment, use heat-shrink instead. And shield it after soldering before heatshrinking
How do you shield it? Do you wrap it with aluminum foil?
@@TexasBuyer2001 yes exactly, preferably electronic aluminum foil, the food one works too but too thick
Noted ;)
@@rasput1n6 you’re welcome.
You really need to do more videos. I find them oddly relaxing to watch and you have a very ELI5 way of speaking. :-)
Glad I found this, my turtle beach headphones recently broke due to the jack snapping. Going to be fixing them ASAP now!
Thank you so much! It really helped me save some money on a new pair of headphones!
Good tutorial. One correction: what you're calling a "jack" is called a plug or connector. A jack is what you plug it into.
Really? I didn't know that! Interesting!
+halffulltome In the USA, in most other places both the plug and the socket are called jack. (according to wikipedia)
+Brokkoli7hun I see that. Looks like they are more correctly called "jack socket" and "jack plug" though which makes more sense than calling them both the same thing.
+DIY Perks Disregard my comment. I've learned that in the UK they are called jack socket and jack plug, but colloquially both called jack, which seems strange, in my opinion, to call them both the same thing. But carry on. Good video, btw.
+halffulltome calling them jack simply because its a type of connector jack male and femal like in usb we call it usb or micro usb whatever the form or size its just an usb.
I love your videos but they're jus not frequent enough! I like how detailed and helpful they are
They are detailed and helpful because he spends a lot of time making each video...
Useful AF...!!
Thanks brother
You have come a long way Sir ❤️
I don't have any of these supplies
what are you doing here than
Then go get them on Ebay.
Thriko unless you have really expensive headphones
O don't either and still fix my headphones every now and then. I knot the wires to the connectors.
Lucky Lily: Well that's fine beats aren't worth fixing or buying
Awesome moves..
Will this work with a headset though? The one with a mic built in?
You can do it to a headset, but the procedure is a little different because of the mic. All you have to do is make sure you get the same kind of connector (or connectors) that are on the original headset, and make sure you wire them up correctly (very similar to what's covered in the video).
Cool! I think i'll be salvaging the original plug and mod it... i'll be doing it on the headset that came along with the phone.. haha..
And thanks! 👍👍👍
DIY Perks What about a headphone that has a split end for microphone and audio, similar process but now for 2 audiojacks?
Thallazar yes
Jort Pekema no it wont work you need a trrs plug
Awesome channel. Just found you so I'm binge watching.
your video is amazing man keep up the work:)
Oh and I thought I was the one that could dance.
I have been put to shame.
After 5 mins of serious talk, the end cracked me up
Thanks, this is really well done.
It was a very good DIY video. Thanks for making it.
Today I learned how to fix a broken headphone, so I'm heading to the store to buy a new headphone. I don't want to solder my thumb
Same
Lmai
Haha
Ok ill stop now
This turned up in my recommended feed and I've just a few hours ago broke my headphone cable.
Fascinating. I’m gonna just buy some new ones, but this was fascinating.
very good explanation!!! thank you!
Center ring of stereo jack is right channel, top ring (shortest) is left, other one is ground.
===|=|=>
It's faster solution than resoldering cable to figure it out. You should know that.
Pabcio Yes, but how about the headphone side? I'm not aware of any standard that says that red or blue is for a particular side. Some headphones don't even have coloured wires, making the 'trial and error' approach the simplest to recommend.
DIY Perks good point. But most of headphones sould have marked that and before unsoldering write down points and check multimeter connections.
Pabcio Trial and error is still quicker. IMO
Thanks for this comment! Since I could find the color scheme for my 'phones online, your tip helped me get it right the first time!
DIY Perks On basically every headphone ever made, red is right channel and green is left channel.
This is why you should buy headphones with removable cable
xXx_illuminati_overload_xXx Every headphone that costs more than 20 bucks should have a user-replaceable cable.
Thank you so much, I needed that!
Thanks... This was a really helpful video
If you don't have any tools whatsoever, can't afford any, or are just too lazy to go get some and want to repair your headphones, take an older pair of headphones you don't use and snip off the audio jack and an inch or two of the cable. Snip off the audio jack on the headphones you're repairing and burn the protective coating off the exposed wires, connect and twist the corresponding wires. Wrap each wire in a bit of electric tape, then wrap all the protected wires in more electrical tape to be flush with the outer cable. It'll look a little crude but it should work.
waitcrapwhat This is how I do it when I'm feeling lazy lmao. I haven't had to do it for a while though, since I got beats headphones, so now I can just buy a new AUX cable and plug it in. Its convenient, but not enough to make up for the shitty sound quality of the beats -.- Now instead of repairing audio cables, I'm spending my days drilling holes in the headband, and attaching strips of metal to fix the damn thing. Its snapped in 2 different places already.
waitcrapwhat wait I'm confused....
waitcrapwhat I don't know these scientific language.And do you HAVE to burn them?
waitcrapwhat what is a corresponding wire?
Can you say it more simple please?
What do I do if my headphones have a microphone in the same cable too?
buy a 4 pole jack
Joyrider yeah thanks
+Steven Z after that you can solder the fourth wire to the left over band on the jacj
Joyrider Actually I gave my headphones to a technician to fix them.
Brilliant I'm on it, good share.
Thank you very much Matt.
4:49 Here We Have A DIY Expert Dancing Like A Crack head To Jazz Music.The Internet Is Nice Isn't It
Why not just use alligator clips to test left and right
Just saw your video after 2.5 yrs finally removed that broken piece .. thank you for the video and for the idea .... ☺️😁😁
Thank-you. Very well done.
omg this actully fixed my headphones thanks soo much
u can change the cable with a new 3wired cable from a mouse witch have 4wired cable
For those who are looking for the specific pinout of the male connector, always assume that the tip of the left audio connector.
The order from the tip to base is as follows:
Left - Right - Ground
Left - Right - Mic - ground
Just at the start of Covid I converted my comfortable headphones to USB with a built in mic (they didn't have one) ready for all the inevitable WFH. However it wasn't until now listening to your left and right channel test i realized it wired it wrong!
Thanks for that! Great video.
Thanks, fixed mine again with the help of this video. :)
Everybody’s talking about how their right headphones aren’t working and here I am with my left earphone not working. Is it just me?
Me too
I'd recommend you use a lighter to burn the enamel off the wires. Just heating them for a longer period of time may not be enough.
Your name corresponds perfectly with your comment.
True. But that's how the pros do it. Trust me, if you take your headphones to an authorized tech, they won't just solder onto the enamel.
NoBudgetTech This worked for me. I was using a solderless plug because I don't have soldering gear anymore, and your tip really helped, thanks!
I used lighters to burn off the colored things (I assume it is some kind of plastic) off the wires and it always seem to leave carbon on the wires which in turn make it even harder to flow solder on to the wire I have only just started just flowing solder onto the wire without burning anything and It seems to work fine because if you do it like that you can see the plastic leaving the wire and going away from where the solder is and it makes better contact than using a lighter.
Hussean Duncan Use your finger to wipe the residue off. Also soldering straight onto any type of plastic or other non-metal surface will degrade you soldering iron tip. You REALLY should burn it off and then clean it.
Great, man. Really useful. Thanx.
Yay! Thank you!!!! trying this at my local makerspace:D
that dance tho
with moves like that you must have no end of woman lol great vid too
Thank you!! This helped a lot and I was able to fix my 80s sony headphones :)))
Awesome video! Loved the added details like the crackling audio at the start and the stero test towards the end. Also great closeups of the soldering action! Your video focusing game is strong!
Make a USB version please :)
StronkWalrus yeah ..its a good idea ,pls do it..
Me: *uses headphones at 3:00am*
Me:puts in purse
Me goes with my om to friend house
Headphones :stop working
MANABAWJSJSBX
i got into similar problem with my beats earphones
Thanks for explaining so clearly, and not being American and not having loads of pointless chat ☺️
Excellent video. Thank you..