How to fix your headphone or headset wiring

A teardown, repair and modification of a cheap Elecom headset.

[@tomalcolm]

Fixing throwaway headphones? Dude, you're my hero!

[@HeyChongo]

As a kid in the 90s, I could rewire and splice all my earphones/headphones no problem! NOW! I'm convinced tinsel wiring is a gimmick to get us just give up and BUY a new set lol. Thank God I'm not the only one who sees how big of a pain this is

[@MadhveshKrishnapbhat]

Thank you bro

[@dogontribe8333]

Am I able to use a soldering iron and reconnect a wire on my headphones back to the motherboard? I tried a new battery, but I noticed a wire was not connected to the motherboard. It came loose somehow.

[@evereiss2453]

Does Cords from other brands / headset work ?

[@NearFarMedia]

As long as it has the correct number of wires in the cable and you match them up properly so the plug is connected the same way as the old one it should work fine.

[@gordondaniels96]

very helpful thanks tinsel wire a new one on me

[@Boogerfart67]

what kind of uh.. tool did you use to merge the wires on 11:44? I gotta knwo what its called please reply

[@NearFarMedia]

It's a soldering iron.

[@WilliamSuarez03]

you didnt show how to connecy the other side of the speaker im confused

[@z00zyyt94]

Oh it’s nothing it’s not like I bought my PS4 gold wireless headset for 100$.... lost the usb then I i used the wire for a while ( that came with it ) I punched the wire I think it’s broken ....

[@Jesus-tc9sq]

Those I hAve but the mic where you talk is ripped apart

[@kirang4415]

Mine's just anothwr problem. My wires are teared apart from the volume controller.

[@NearFarMedia]

You should be able to strip the wires back a bit and resolder them to the circuit board if the pads weren't torn off.

[@kirang4415]

@@NearFarMedia sir but i dont know what colours to be soldered to the circuit board of volume controller. Im trying to find out them. And thanks for your response😍

[@WantBadtime]

F*** Microsoft... My cat easily snapped the cord on my headset and now I can't call my sister anymore...

[@GmRb79]

ths is not a wiring fixing video maybe a wiring replacement video... also you couldve just replace the jack

[@carlosstnn]

I did something way more easy Bought New ones on 15 min for 2 dollars

[@kathyhaines6800]

where?

[@esham5796]

If you can afford it, more power to you! Buy a new set. :)

[@raafeyraza]

Bruh... You don't need to change the whole cable. You can just put the ends of the cable on fire for a few seconds and the fibre will just burn off and the copper will be left exposed. BTW I'm 14 and more knowledgeable than you. Pls do some research before making videos. I appreciate your work tho.

[@NearFarMedia]

"BTW I'm 14 and more knowledgeable than you." roflmao. Is that the current word all the cool kids are using these days? Or should I yeet because yolo? Go check my other videos and see if you can keep up. :D :P (I'm messing with you ;) )

[@raafeyraza]

@@NearFarMedia Sorry for the mean comment But I just wanna say that you should do some research before making these videos. It would help out loads of people. Like people wont have to purchase whole new wires and attach them but just solder the old ones.

[@esham5796]

@@raafeyraza - I've heard it said that when you say "but" in an apology, it actually negates your apology. I believe that people who watch this will determine what they need from watching this video. Whether it is instructional or humor. It's not necessary to follow every instruction to a T. There are always different ways from approaching a problem; there isn't only one right way of doing things. This forum allows you to explore different options and learn different ways of approaching similar problems. We learn from each other. We can take the good parts with us.

[@raafeyraza]

@@esham5796 I am sorry *but* why are you trying to reply to a negative comment posted 2 years ago? Also, a person who tries to guide other people voluntarily should have enough information themselves on the topic they want to guide on. What he is doing in the video is equivalent to somebody installing a new carpet and because their new carpet has a bit of an extra edge, instead of cutting it off, they throw out the entire carpet and buy a new one which is the exact shape of the floor.