Headphones repair

[bigone5500]

My kids go through headphones like toilet paper. Somehow either the plug or the speaker itself gets detached from the wires. I have made several attempts to fix them but the results are not great. I do not know of a good way to solder the 'tinsel' leads reliably. I have tried to burn the leads and scrape away the char, I have tried to simply scrape away the enamel. These are not easy to solder wires. Any suggestions?

 

[chopnhack]

I feel your pain.... I just had to use a micro drill bit to pull out the remnants of a broken headphone adapter that was lodged inside an iPad mini jack. I think the problem is that most of the kids have these bulky covers to protect the device which leaves less of the adapter's strain relief accessible. Harder to get a grip on the barrel and they end up yanking the wires out or in my kids case, bending the adapter in half!

As for the very fine strands of copper, I would dip them after entwining them together. The hot solder should just wick between the strands. Use lots of flux. I do not know how durable this will be afterwards, since this section will now be much stiffer.

Good luck!

 

[bigone5500]

And to think...I still have a set of headphones that came with my Creative Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra, of which crapped out on me (the jukebox that is).

 

[Edwardw35]

Check your headphone where you are purchased, if this is hardware problem, they will repair your headphone.

 

[EngJoseph]

1 - if your headphones are wet, make it a place were your kids can't get it and let it dry.
2 - when it got dry ( after 1 hour ), try stripping the top cover of the speaker cable.
3 - try stripping the down cover of the wires, and try to make a good knot and cover it with adhesive tape or use a welding wire using a
Adjustable Temperature Welding Solder Soldering Iron Electric Tool.

I wish you understand the steps and the solution work for you .
Greetings

 

[shrtrnd]

Me and the rest of us here have seen this problem repeatedly, and have offered advice about what to do about it.
It's a difficult repair and there have been a lot of good directions given on this site for anyone who wants to attempt repairs.
I don't want to rehash what's already been posted. I imagine a lot of others who supplied directions in the past don't want to repeat themselves either.
If the previous advice given isn't easily accessible, maybe the Moderators can direct set-up a Frequently Asked Questions thing, to access many of those previous helpful posts.
Yeah. The repair is not an easy one, and only a few of us bother with them on our good headphones.
My advice to you with small kids, is to check the closest '99 cent thrift store' and buy a case of them for your kids to use and destroy.
Good luck.