TRS Headphone Plug Rebuild
Lets say you have a broken headphone plug, this is a way to repair it, by rebuilding it.
What you will need:
Heat shrink tubing / lighter (optional)
Soldering gun and solder
A broken TRS cable (from headphones, etc.)
New cable
Knife
Wire snips or toe nail clippers
Pliers optional
What you will need:
Heat shrink tubing / lighter (optional)
Soldering gun and solder
A broken TRS cable (from headphones, etc.)
New cable
Knife
Wire snips or toe nail clippers
Pliers optional
Strip the TRS/Headphone Plug
I don't have a photo of doing this but it's not difficult if your good with a knife. Just keep cutting away until the wires and base that the wires are soldered to are exposed. Then un-solder the wires that are there.
Prepare Your Wires
Take the wire you plan to use (i'm using cdrom audio cable). Strip the wires, roll the wires (something I do so they stay tight) and tin the tips with solder.
Solder on Wires
Slip on the heat shrink tubing (down the wire so it's out of the way) then solder the wires on. Trim excess and make it neat.
Finished
Slip the tubing over the the exposed wiring and apply heat equally. This is it, pretty easy huh? I've made a couple of these rather than buying new ones, I prefer to rip them from dead headphones. Freecycling at it's best.