Just today, my headphones have been going out in 10 second periods or less, then switch back on. However, this only happens on the left side. Additionally, the sound that should have been on the left side is channeled to the right side, strangely. Sometimes, it also crackles when it switches on/off. Is there any way I can fix this?
I think that means they are breaking.
Almost 100% sure it's the wire.
Normally it's at one of the ends, check for slight fraying. Generally you won't notice it this early, but if the wire is bent a certain way, that's when you're losing the connection. I've had this happen on countless headphones.
If you can't find a fray, and it starts to do it longer, tinker with both ends of the cord and see if you can find where the problem is at, and tape the wire straight (or in whatever position fixes the headphones) with electric tape (or anything really but electric looks less shitrigged).
[QUOTE=venn178;34277974]Almost 100% sure it's the wire.
Normally it's at one of the ends, check for slight fraying. Generally you won't notice it this early, but if the wire is bent a certain way, that's when you're losing the connection. I've had this happen on countless headphones.
If you can't find a fray, and it starts to do it longer, tinker with both ends of the cord and see if you can find where the problem is at, and tape the wire straight (or in whatever position fixes the headphones) with electric tape (or anything really but electric looks less shitrigged).[/QUOTE]
The wire isn't bent too much, but I can see the wire on the jack end of the cord.
That COULD be it. Little frays like that tend to end up being the cause of the problem in the end. Just, when it does it try and move the wire around and see if you can isolate the problem and fix it by taping it in place correctly.
Not much else can be done in this situation except buying new headphones.
[QUOTE=venn178;34283746]That COULD be it. Little frays like that tend to end up being the cause of the problem in the end. Just, when it does it try and move the wire around and see if you can isolate the problem and fix it by taping it in place correctly.
Not much else can be done in this situation except buying new headphones.[/QUOTE]
or you could
1: put on a new headphone jack
or if that's not the problem (it is)
2: rewire the headphones
[QUOTE=Shadaez;34283784]or you could
1: put on a new headphone jack
or if that's not the problem (it is)
2: rewire the headphones[/QUOTE]
Well I'm under the assumption that these aren't $200 headphones.
[QUOTE=venn178;34288403]Well I'm under the assumption that these aren't $200 headphones.[/QUOTE]
If you can hold a soldering iron the headphones don't have to be expensive to be worth repairing.
That's assuming it's a problem with the cable, step one is to try the headhones from different audio sources to rule that out.
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