Hello everyone. I'm using alphacat as my alias with Electronics Point online forum. Male, age 24, and relatively new to the subject of electronics repair. By joining this forum, I think I can learn very useful, valuable information on electronics. I have a series of questions, and I hope someone can help me with what I'm working on.
I own a pair of headphones that I have had for almost three years now. I usually use them for computer use and over time, my headphones gradually stopped working. What would happen is, maybe I would accidentally pull on the cables while reclining my chair or something like that. The jack seems to work okay, I do not have any problems with it. Sound quality, on the other hand is a different story.
For example, sounds are often feint, or distant. So what I would do is move the cable for the headphones around until I can hear the sounds properly. This is a hassle and I don't want to have to spend my money on a brand new set of headphones when I know that I can repair them. What's more is that the sounds seem to be divided into partitions. So sounds tend to switch to and fro from partially working correctly to not at all and then to perfectly and then back again. There is a lack of consistency in the quality of the sound.
Questions:
If this happens, and you want to repair your headphones, how would you first diagnose the problem? Is more information necessary before I can get started on fixing this?
When that's figured out, what is the right approach at repairing my broken headphones?
Below, I have attached a picture a set of headphones. This model appears to be identical to the set I am currently having problems with. I've checked other sites. One suggested to dip the cable in a bowl of something called, "plasti dip". But it didn't explain WHY it works, so I'm not sure it's the right thing. Another source suggests I use oral wax, and apply it to the earphone to keep the cable in place. I'm not sure what to make of either of these approaches, so I'm turning to this forum.
I own a pair of headphones that I have had for almost three years now. I usually use them for computer use and over time, my headphones gradually stopped working. What would happen is, maybe I would accidentally pull on the cables while reclining my chair or something like that. The jack seems to work okay, I do not have any problems with it. Sound quality, on the other hand is a different story.
For example, sounds are often feint, or distant. So what I would do is move the cable for the headphones around until I can hear the sounds properly. This is a hassle and I don't want to have to spend my money on a brand new set of headphones when I know that I can repair them. What's more is that the sounds seem to be divided into partitions. So sounds tend to switch to and fro from partially working correctly to not at all and then to perfectly and then back again. There is a lack of consistency in the quality of the sound.
Questions:
If this happens, and you want to repair your headphones, how would you first diagnose the problem? Is more information necessary before I can get started on fixing this?
When that's figured out, what is the right approach at repairing my broken headphones?
Below, I have attached a picture a set of headphones. This model appears to be identical to the set I am currently having problems with. I've checked other sites. One suggested to dip the cable in a bowl of something called, "plasti dip". But it didn't explain WHY it works, so I'm not sure it's the right thing. Another source suggests I use oral wax, and apply it to the earphone to keep the cable in place. I'm not sure what to make of either of these approaches, so I'm turning to this forum.