How to Fix Broken Headphone jack !

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[@doczero1296]

Me: I need to save some money and fix the earphones on my own *Watches the video* Also me: Yea I'm just gonna buy a new one

[@hustlinc2261]

Haha

[@Kae8]

lmao

[@beansindeed6793]

who else didnt have any of the equipments?

[@rmyd027]

Ive got everything but the soldering Iron... kind of an important piece of the puzzle :(

[@estic1sm]

me lol i was just like how am i supposed to fix my jack if i don't have any of the equipments

[@bayzedahamad3525]

😊s❤

[@Nematics_Lab]

I just want to take a moment and thanks, all of you who have watched this video and shared it, this is my first video to cross 100k views! Thanks a lot it makes me happy every time I hit a milestone :)

[@harshrajkabir2079]

Nematic Bhai ye kon si tube use ki thi aapne connections aur jack ko cover karne k liye aur ise kaha se khareed sakte hai

[@ashutoshsaraswat8350]

Harsh Raj Kabir cycle ke tire me valve lagta hai na kala wala vahi hai bas joh inhone lagayi hai tube voh motorcycle ka hai ₹5 ka aayega

[@ashutoshsaraswat8350]

Nematic ! Mere pas ssoldering machine nahi hai aur maine uske jack ka cover hata diya hai ab aage ka process kaise karun?

[@superclips5467]

Nematic ! Hai hai munda repair karta eh hai hai kalnu munda factory run karu ga

[@superclips5467]

Harsh Raj Kabir yes just go mobile shop and ask for changing cube

[@1karanhasija]

Oh yeah just let me take out the multimeter I casually keep on my table.

[@sahir3733]

😂

[@kartikshah405]

😂😂

[@kushit4594]

🤭

[@derekadair7522]

I did. :)

[@bollampremprakash]

😂

[@oreodimasdale3840]

This, by far, is the easiest, cheapest, and most useful video I watched about fixing my headphones. thanks man.

[@Mlllöäüöüä]

i jus chewed my headphones and thats how im here

[@himanshubhushan3927]

LOL

[@mohammadazaz7485]

Fresh Girl haha

[@poopoohead371]

Same

[@dlv8933]

me 2 RIP

[@joshuaj02]

samee.

[@TheVedicWayChannel]

Oh, such a simple solution, never though the plastic cover could be removed. Thanks!

[@Dhananjay_Tech]

Awesome video! Checking continuity is crucial here :)

[@Nematics_Lab]

+Dhananjay Bhosale Thanks 😊

[@vaibhavaage9693]

Ok bro

[@blackham7]

This seems like a good video that'll show me how to fix my earphones. If only I could actually hear it through my earphones

[@swayjaayy5495]

Umm, you dont have speakers on your phone?

[@superclips5467]

Bloody hell man you displayed some real skill with that lighter!

[@anona1443]

I really like the way you used the pliers as helper. Other videos in youtube are using all professional tools to do basic stuffs which put us off.

[@soddiepops3226]

I can't hear this because my headphone jack is broken

[@yoshitard64]

Same

[@spooklissity1913]

Same

[@soyoymilk]

Same

[@Yoowwyawwye]

Same

[@Yoowwyawwye]

Just broken a minute agi

[@deepakbanota8061]

You skipped / missed a step. All those coloured wires have insulation coating on them. You have to remove the coat before you solder the wires to the jack. If the coat is not removed, there will be no current flow. You can either use a sand paper to remove the coat or you can burn the coat with the help of that lighter. And make sure to insulate your wires again after soldering. You can either use insulating tape of silicon glue.

[@Nematics_Lab]

+DEEPAK BANOTA Solder can get hot enough to burn that paint/coating I have seen people doing sandpaper but it is not mandatory :)

[@deepakbanota8061]

Nematic ! I thought that would work but solder didn't do a proper job. i mean, there was sound but i wasn't satisfied. burning the coat off was the best solution. the sound was as good as original. :) this is for people who are very particular about their music :p thanks!

[@Nematics_Lab]

+DEEPAK BANOTA maybe Your solder can't get hot enough for me it works as original

[@sleepyash6087]

+Nematic ! hi what did u use to cover it? changing cube?is that it?where can i find/buy those. covering.the one you burnt

[@DrPeachCan]

That's simple shrink tubing. You can find it in a lot of places.

[@jayashreep9583]

Finally! It's time to make use of that soldering kit and multimeter given to us students by our college. Electronics student here hehehe

[@hishammansari]

This 100K Views we're looking for something and you helped them in a way , good job bro go go and I will give you an advice, try to look after what people are looking for, and try to make it as easy as you can 🤗 in a very clear points, then write a very interesting Video title . you will get more and more of views...... god bless you

[@bobbg9041]

if you do this you want to make sure the differnt wires can not touch each other so put tape on them before the heat shrink, Never unplug by the cord on anything. Tip for soldering: Wipe off the end of your solder Iron with a clean damp sponge or damp paper towel, if its like this guys is you can knock off the junk down to the metal with a wire brush or file then put clean solder on it its called tinning your iron. You can also just buy new Tips and skip salvaging the old one. Solder joints that are clean hold better and make better contact, keep your solder iron clean, its a good habit to get into.

[@Nematics_Lab]

+bobbg Thanks for the advice !

[@Fortunatone]

Good Video. But for those who are reading comments before fixing understand that this video assumes you have at least minimal skills in electrical or wire repair like soldering and some basic equipment for working with wires like a multimeter and soldering iron. If not then after the cost of buying all the tools and parts you probably are better off just buying a new set of headphones or buds (as many have said in comments) unless you just want to learn to do this then I say go for it! If you do want to learn then you will want to read my entire comment as will help in the repair of the headphones in some areas not covered in this video. And even if it's easier to buy news headphones I like videos on how fix things and in that _sense_ Nematic is trying to help. Also I realize this video is over 2 years old. But if trying to help I suggest to Nematic (and I've watched a few other Nematic videos) he turn the music off and speak louder _since_ it's hard to understand what you're saying in some of the technical parts. (and that is not a criticism at all of you or your language or anything else... just a humble opinion on how to help hear you better by turning off music) So at 0:28 he tells us to "cut the cable just above the broken area" but here we need to be careful and not cut it to close to broken area and leave some room in the wire long enough to work with when time to reattach. I would say leave at least 1 inch of wire before you cut. Then at 0:43 you say "if your jack is ?? code with or covered or something??" "you will need to buy a new one". Be careful before buying a new 3.5 mm jack piece and plastic housing from the links he lists at his instructables website that's posted here in his info section below video. One listed is the Uxcell 10-Pieces Black Plastic Housing 3.5mm Audio Jack and you are wasting your time and money as they are cheap and break easy. The other one is a little better the Gold 4 Pole 3.5mm Male Repair Headphone Jack Plug Metal Audio Soldering & Spring by Electronics World because it has everything you need but both require some good soldering skill. But at this point if you are going to fix this audio jack you need to read the step by step description on this exact process of fixing an audio wire at link end of comment. Starting at1:18 to 1:25 where test the jack piece then at (AND THIS really bothers me when videos do this.. they just completely skip critical parts that are sometimes harder things to do like here ) at 1:37 you see what it ACTUALLY looks like when you strip the plastic off the wires then suddenly and magically at 1:38 the wires are all separated and perfect for fixing but for beginners this can be a little more complicated than it looked and you must take care to separate each one as some headphones have very thin wires which easily break when you try to pull off the insulation. But one of the problems with headphone cable specifically is that it often contains some thread to reinforce it. The thread makes soldering the cable pretty difficult. Usually, if I find threads in my cable, I just throw it away. But he had no problem separating and he made the soldering look simple - but it usually is anything but simple if you not quite use to soldering. Please see these instructions to get you through the whole way: music-and-its-greatness.blogspot.com/2019/07/more-information-on-how-to-fix-that.html

[@Nematics_Lab]

In my 3 years of uploading to KZbin this is the best comment I have ever received, Thanks for all the suggestions and support!

[@riddhisundarsamanta]

Thank you.... I gave my Sennheiser earphone a new life..... It works fantastically.....

[@YourzTechy]

Riddhisundar Samanta On my Earphones I'm only seeing 3 wires instead of 4 ...

[@patrickf6120]

If your headphones have no microphone I assume they'd only have 3 wires.

[@prashantsapkal1764]

Bro.. my sennheisser earphone is having the same issue.. should i risk it?

[@nonnodacciaio704]

What model?

[@mehulanand8623]

I knew my soldering skills would be useful and having some heatshrink

[@EzMeck]

Why many of u keep the speech volume so low and the suddenly a high volume channel intro in between?!! It hurts man! Make it fade.... Its a pain watching these videos with earphones on!

[@ErraticHail]

Tinker Rajib so true

[@Allinone-bc5br]

If u have working earphones why u here?

[@rokukou]

All in one - many of times, it is just playing in the one side.

[@Krissy143]

then why are u here

[@Aerox90]

Thank you for showing this! I have everything needed, but I'm too lazy to fix mine right now - so I'm just gonna steal my brothers headphones instead 🙂

[@Aerox90]

**1 month later** (He still hasn't noticed yet that I'm wearing *his* headphones every day! 😂)

[@Nematics_Lab]

Well done!😂

[@shibamlalkurmi631]

😂😂😂😂

[@ompanchal98]

superb video, i have 2 broken headphone jacks. probably this will fix it!😇

[@Nematics_Lab]

+Om panchal Haha 😂

[@Skewel]

I feel sad for the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus users watching this video. 😢

[@poojaSharma-le9yl]

Gamer16 😂 😂 😂

[@salsa5643]

you could just get wireless headphones if you have a iphone 7 or iphone 7 plus

[@shridharwarute9341]

Gamer16 lol

[@itsm3dud39]

My apple earphone is damaged.what to do?

[@creamypeanutbutterjellygir3321]

lol

[@TheGeekyMonk]

Awesome work freinds,,,,,want u to suggest that make some videos in which you can attract large people ,,,,like this video,,,,it was awesome👍

[@The.Pickle]

Excellent, I have a worn cable that I can now safely fix. These are interesting videos, subbed and liked :)

[@christiantalisau9751]

"Have you Ever Come upon This Problem ?" Why Else would i Be here !!!

[@gif9367]

I was looking for this frm months ..finally.. thanks bro🖒

[@gurjindersingh4563]

thanks bro fixxed my earphones :) liked and huge respect

[@arvindraj2323]

i don't know, what is your result after that. but your working technique is awesome..i like it👍

[@DanDan-ii1vx]

good adventurous handy man knowledge

[@saurabhtiwari2247]

Thanku so much for this video .. I tried to fix my Philips headphones and failed miserably.. now I have to buy a new one

[@bikram4you]

thanks for this video I was just about to buy a new headphone for my mobile. now I will give it a try to my broken wire headphone

[@tooshortnickname]

I like how you have possibly the cheapest tools. And most likely best weilding skills on yt in jack fixing vid:)

[@Nematics_Lab]

+tooshortnickname Thanks 😃

[@charlessicon9961]

Very useful to know where to plug everything.

[@AngelGonzalez-nx3dd]

my homeboy went beyond the point of repair. homeboy showing off 😎😃

[@baui1337]

Thank You ! :) I have a lot of broken electronic :P :D

[@buntysonawane5750]

From my experience if your headphone is damaged, buy a new one asap.

[@clarkmcartherrox]

Bunty Sonawane no shit

[@omarinhomoudy]

If you had for 0.5USD but not above 1

[@spawnsprite4086]

Dumbass

[@viciousvq1824]

Donald Hump same lol I have JVC XX Over Ear Headphones

[@90AlmostFamous]

im buying new one per 4 months coz the jack get damaged so much, its really annoying

[@GinGer9173]

Thxxx man i fix my earphone and its work thank you .You save my 160 rupee thank you so much

[@oKOMAPo]

Thank you so much, Takstar HI2050 hard to find, originally bought for £30 but jack started breaking, bought ISK HI-2010 which are trash comparing to Takstar. Then bought Solder iron, stand and solder for like 14 quid and resoldered the jack. Should have done this long time ago.

[@arabnavya6243]

What did you use to paste the wires?

[@ANKUSH8881]

Bhai ap bohot brave ho ... Kyo ki apane comment enable rakhe Hain..... Main hota to vedio banane se pahile hi das bar sochataaaa

[@soorajrnair9728]

makes me invest in right funds and saves alot of money.

[@anandhuprakash6791]

Thanks brother.....It helps me to resolve my Jbl earphone very well.

[@iceeed0896]

thanks bruh. it works like magic! burning is the key

[@tphilips66]

Best video on this subject, thanks.

[@thinkpostive5300]

Thanks very much to share this video . I will repair my earphones to be functional.

[@jmsartspanoo]

Good video

[@sumanmajhi5399]

Very good....keep it up....you must get more subscriber

[@Realizier]

Hi! Thanks for helping me solve this problem,really helpful video...

[@c6786]

Thanks for the helpful video. But correction, that part you just fixed is called a plug. The jack is the part of the phone/player where you plug in your headphones. :)

[@liz.1328]

As always some magic Indian man has the answer.

[@Neerajdhanik]

one more video for how to soldering.. few easy steps 😊

[@Nematics_Lab]

+Neeraj Dhanik sure

[@dawoodshahzad9082]

Thank you so much .. it helps me alot to fix my headphone jack .. God bless you !!!

[@totaibi5629]

simple and to the point. thank you

[@swayjaayy5495]

This was a well instructed video. But I'm wondering if there is a way to do this without a soldering gun. That's not something that most people have. Also, just a suggestion, put your own English subtitles for us because it's kind of hard to understand with your accent. But otherwise great video and thank you very much for the information

[@LM-jf6yi]

Thanks bro, really helpful... But what type of solder should i use??

[@Nematics_Lab]

+Bradley Grover you don't need any fancy one, just use 60-40 solder wire and, a plug and do soldering iron

[@tonyjones3300]

just fixed my beats. Thanks

[@SIlentZedrikMusic]

2:09 i have color red, brown and green. Can i put them on any gray thingies? Or should i do them in order?

[@linolenium]

You know, I thought this would be something simple. But no. He comes with tools that I can't afford... ( 1:24 like wtf)

[@rajnishverma5609]

Nice video. This video helped me a lot.

[@paveljelinek772]

My jack's just broken -_- thanx for inspirataion, I'm gonna try your procedure tomorrow after sleep..

[@MandeepSimranVlogs]

To fix $10 headphones you need to buy other things of worth $200 !! What a genius

[@mic-ho1wt]

This method can be used on more expensive things such a headsets,targetted at people who already have a soldering iron,the repair kits can cost a few pounds.

[@gurjindersingh4563]

i have all those things so i fixxed my earphones and saved 1600rs :)

[@Jon-jh4iv]

Six bucks for a couple of jack ends or 50 bucks for new head sets??

[@entidade1000]

Mandy Singh if your earphone costs less than a soldering iron then youre better off buying a new one instead of fixing it

[@SIlentZedrikMusic]

1:13 I dont have that thingy on the left

[@vishalrajguru9251]

Really useful video, thanks bro

[@ninorattaa7514]

clean and tin those damn wires its a real pain in the ass, believe me, just get another pair, it just does not worth it

[@Nematics_Lab]

+Niño Rattaa I'm used to it, so not a big task for me

[@CactusUwU1]

@@Nematics_Lab Well yeah..because you have the FUDGING TOOL FOR IT!!

[@momogunsabah]

thanks very informative. my problem is soldering path. my iron not melting. please help me, on how to sholder? thaks.

[@lazimsakkeer6256]

It is very usefull for me . Tnxz

[@dinoproductions6901]

Thanks u help me a lot

[@PSVlogsAssam]

thnx bro. ru video really help me

[@jphoward4407]

Fuck I love KZbin!!! Everyone can become a genius!!! Thanks for uploading chief!!

[@shaikabdulkareem6678]

Really awesome info bro

[@ابوحمودالمطيري-ف9ح]

I love wonderful work you wish to do this

[@badrinathmurugesan7375]

Good vedio bro can u say the name which tube used in final like black in colour

[@howtowork5484]

Nematic yes I get it. I am watching the video but I don't understand. how to cut the jack plastic.How to soldering wires in jack.

[@tanhadil2349]

agr only wire kate honge to use jodne se earphone chl jyga ?

[@serma143]

All headphone manufactures are not using the same wire color standard. Mike wire in my head phone is RED

[@davidhargreaves1728]

Well done. A brilliant video thank you. However, in the diagram, you show male part of the jack. The important part ( the part that needs soldering) is not shown. Had the parts that need soldering been shown it would have been better.

[@medoaldoory5447]

you are the best man thanks....

[@sabastianlove1286]

Thanks, definitely helped :-)

[@naveenmathieu]

Can aux cable wire end cut and used for headphone plug

[@howtowork5484]

What is ground, right, left and mic? I don't understand. Please explain

[@YuvrajSinghManhas]

brother that diagram or whatever it was ..that was really helpful..^_^

[@pauljames4858]

in-between typing and watching this i spotted that my headphones have a socket to connect a second pair, or that's what i thought they were for,? stuck a new double jack lead in there, good as new, and i can repeat till the headphones themselves die, sorted, why don't they all do that??

[@niharranjanpradhan5434]

Bro..how to fix the audio jack port of my phone..its working loose plz have a video about it..thank you for your awesome videos

[@ErraticHail]

Nihar Ranjan Pradhan it's fucked

[@dileepreddy3295]

Hii bro Everthing is cool, but I want to know What is that sinking tube and where can I get it

[@contraptionproductions8322]

Very helpful. Thank you

[@i_kamalsoni]

Agar wire ka colour red, golden, green, white, black hh toh konsa kiske equivalent hh? ?

[@comicmonsterstudios711]

Does the sodering part work with one of those firestarter devices or glue?

[@abmhd5670]

What tube you used for insulation of earphone jack and the wire

[@ajaykumarp5672]

thank you so much it helpful..

[@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக்]

Sorry, the microscopic wires are impossible to distinguish and I don't have a soldering tool...even if I did I won't be able to do much.

[@MrHardstamina]

விஷ்ணு கார்த்திக் just do it

[@ajproductions7427]

tamil

[@derschnitzeljager6353]

Never put the shrink sleeve direct in the fire !! The flame should just end right under de shrink sleeve !

[@anuragchaturvedi5104]

But in few earphone jack having 5 or 6 wires but at jack only 4 points to attach the wire.So how i can shoulder it?

[@ji4080]

are those wires not insulated?

[@himanshukhare1992]

Brother How can i meet you for physical repairing ?? I have 1more piston earphone with right one dead....? Please help me what can i do ???

[@arupdey007]

Brilliant Bro..

[@sarthaksingh5101]

What can we do if we do not have soldering machine ?? Plz help

[@rohitgupta0314]

Plzzz btayiye konsa tube istmall kiye h aap last me

[@mohammedghouse9214]

Hi nematic the ear phones I got it has 5 wires in it????? What to do now.......

[@PrateekRaj3]

konsa tube se cover kia?