• Sound Plug on my Razer Carcharias is broken.
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[IMG]http://i56.tinypic.com/i1a59l.png[/IMG] As seen in the picture the that part has been bent and if I don't bend it all over the plug I get no sound.. My question is can anyone tell me if I can open up that part or any other ideas? Hard to explain but it only works when It's bent like this: [IMG]http://i52.tinypic.com/2q0nksp.png[/IMG] I've had no luck duct-taping it so it's bent all the time and I don't wanna hold and bend it like that. I really miss the bass of this headset, now I've got headphones with sound on only 1 ear. :crying:
I recently tore apart the cable on my laptop charger and I repaired it with some handiwork. This would be easier if it wasn't the ending that was broken. It's a pretty ghetto method, but it's better than having to buy a whole new pair of headphones. Find a spare pair of headphones that are really shitty or you don't want and cut the plug off about 5-6 inches from the end. There will be layers of silver/copper wires within eachother (this is done so the round shape is kept). You need to strip and isolate each layer of wire from eachother. To do this, you need to take the plastic off of the metal wires but not cut the wires themselves. Due to my lack of supplies, I took scissors and twisted them around the wire until it was almost completely cut and then pulled the plastic off with my teeth. When you take off the plastic, there will be a bunch of metal wires that you need to bend off to the side and couple them together. Inside of those wires, there should be another plastic encasement with more metal wires. Strip that as well, but make sure you strip it about an inch or more down so the metal doesn't contact. You need to repeat those steps for the wire from the Razer headphones and the shitty one. After you have all of your metal exposed, you're going to need some non-conductive electrical tape (scotch tape will not do). Mesh and twist the wires together (inside layer with inside layer, outside layer with outside layer, other layer with other layer) and tape over them so that the seperate layers do not touch eachother. Tape over the whole thing, and now hope that you didn't make any mistakes and that it works. Of course, the steps probably won't be exactly the same because of the type of cable and different manufacturers possibly packing their wires differently. I was dealing with a 3-layer power plug, this (should) have four due to it needing a positive and negative for each side. The same logic applies though, just make sure you connect the right ones.
You'd be better off getting completely new plug for it, they usually don't cost more that few bucks
Before ripping apart the headphones, see if it's under warranty.
That too.
don't fear doing a bit of DIY. i have replaced my headphone jack at least 3 times. it's not that hard, even if you aren't a pro at soldering , just remember to tin the wires, instead of connecting the two wires with blobs. and if you can get some, some heatshrink makes it look better/last longer/ [editline]05:20PM[/editline] most electronics stores sell headphone jacks, if you can't find one, just buy some cheap phones and sacrifice them
Good luck with the braided cord you might want to find someone who's handy with soldering.
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