Handy MP3 Reset Tool

by josh in Circuits > Audio

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Handy MP3 Reset Tool

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my friggin MP3 player keeps freezing periodically so I was at work trying to figure it out. it was like frozen up for 3 hours until i could find a paperclip this weekend while snowshoeing. it sucked...
so I came up with this

The Right Size

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make sure you find a piece of wire that actually fits in the reset hole. this time size does matter...

Paperclip

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use the bent end of the paper clip, this makes a nicer bend. it just makes it easier, trust me, if you use the flat section of the paperclip it just is more difficult.

Bend the Clip

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in my office i only had a pair of cutters so I had to bend the wire with that, a good pair of pliers would work better.

Snip Off the Extra Wire

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make it as small as possible, you dont want it snagging on somthing

That's It

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so when youve made the little reset tool, crimp it CAREFULLY around yopur headphone wire, seeing as I only had the wirecutters I was verry careful, I also bent the tool so it would lay flat against the wire

Hey, drills have chuck tools mounted on their cords, why dont MP3 players/ anything else that needs to be reset periodically come with this?