Headphone Repair!

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Yup, classic failure point!

And since the plug is difficult to replace and other wires will also fail at the same point since they’re probably already weak it’s easier just to replace the whole cord.

Thank you so much! For both, it seems if I manipulate the cord right at where the plug connects, I can get the sound to go in and out. You can also contact me at hcdunbar at hotmail dot com if that's easier... thank you so much for your help with this!

I could help you with the replacement. If I have to do the soldering I'd adjust my price so you wouldn't be tempted to trash them. Send pictures of the headphones. Try testing them by plugging them in to test them then try pushing the wire together, compressing them, at the earpieces and the plug and see if you can get them to come back on. That would tell you it's the wire.

Hmm, would you recommend replacing the wire entirely then? And is that something you could help me with? I'm very electronically challenged over here. :) Or does it seem too much hassle, and I should just buy new pairs for the kiddos? Thank you!

So the first thing to determine is if the cord is bad (Which is usually the case.) Does the wire split and go to each ear? Or does it not split and only go to one ear?

Here's an appropriate replacement for the split type:

I have repaired them by not replacing the wire and shorting up the leads to the earpieces but usually other wires quickly fail after doing that.