• Is there any hope to fixing my headset?
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Well i got this headset a bit ago for my birthday, a Fatal1ty one, i had an older one that i like but problems arose about 5months after buying it, so im not holding that against them. So anyway, i got this headset a bit ago and it was the best headset i even had. it was lightweight, comfy, and the noise cancellation was amazing. Now i have my computer right next to me, and since this is a gaming headset, it has a long cord. So i have a larger amount of cord just laying around, normally i bunch it up and just zip tie the extra but i didn't for this one. One day i was getting up from my computer and i was backing away from my desk in my chair. Well the headset's cord wrapped around the chair and when i pulled out, it pulled the wire out aswell from a plastic connector, conjoining the headset plug to the mic plug. My mom did a hack job trying to conjoin the two wire using a plastic connector and it did not work. then she decided the cut the two plugs off for what ever reason and tried again to no avail. So im left with this: (my camera sucks with zoom) [IMG]http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/2981/021vlg.jpg[/IMG] Could i just solder these together or somehow get this fixed? I cannot buy a new once, seeing as my mom won't allow me to. She bought these fro me for my birthday after asking her and these ran about 60$. She has a huge problem with buying headphones that are over 10$ let alone a 60$ head set. Plus these are online only and i don't have a checking card or credit card yet.
Yeah you can solder them but if you don't know how find someone who does. (i'd do it for 5 bucks).
Try stripping away a bit more insulation, then twist the wires together how they were before. Then, bind them with electrical tape, making sure that no two wires touch.
[QUOTE=Blarg190;18019591]Yeah you can solder them but if you don't know how find someone who does. (i'd do it for 5 bucks).[/QUOTE] So its not as simple as it looks eh? I rarely solder myself but i've done it about twice.
Headphones usually use enamel wire which can be a pain to strip. You have to scrape off the enamel until you can see the copper underneath or you can try burning it off. If you manage to get it off you can just twist them together and cover with tape.
[QUOTE=mysteryman;18019667]So its not as simple as it looks eh? I rarely solder myself but i've done it about twice.[/QUOTE] What I meant was I would do it for 5 bucks but I most likely live no where near the op. Nor would I go anywhere out of walking distance for 5 bucks.
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