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It worked! To the people saying just buy a new pair: This was my first time ever taking apart a pair of headphones or using a soldering iron and it took about 45 minutes going very slowly. Most people already have pliers and I didn't have wire strippers so I used wire cutters. In total I only had to buy a soldering iron and some solder which were $25 total. Paying $25 and spending 45 minutes fixing them is a lot better than spending $150 on a new pair. Plus now I have everything I need so the next time I need to fix a pair I am good to go.

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Ain't nobody got time for that

I'm watching this only using one headset my left side broke

earphones hate me, everytime I wear one, the other side always doesnt work -_-

By the time you've spent the money buying the stuff you need, you could just buy a new pair

i think i'll just buy a new pair!!

You just made humanity a bigger favour than you'll probably ever know...

Thumbs up if your listening to this with one ear.

all youl need is the empire state building three gold stacks a piece of silk a house a duaghter and a bugatti

fire is faster to remove the coating btw also, you can do a continuity test with a multimeter, the tip of the headphones left, next is right, and the last part is ground. if it's a combo jack it's left right ground and mic, if your multimeter doesn't have a continuity test, you can test resistance and it's the same thing as continuity test, if you get a resistance = a circuit loop is closed. That's how you test what part is which.

this is by far the most common headphone malfunction. Im surprised they havent invented some sort of solution for this to never happen.. they should use reinforced wires or some kind of super protection at the end of the wire/jack on all headphone / earbud devices.

I couldn't hear a thing in this video

My headphones are unbalanced. It gives more sound than the other one. Anyway I can fix this?

I think I am just gonna buy a new one..

What I'm tired of is that it keeps happening with every pair I get an the fixes are more expensive than just ordering a new pair.

I'm wearing my headphones they won't work so I can't hear him

I have now fixed plug shorts in a cable of my computer speakers! Your guide worked equally well. Now I am enjoying sound without buying new speakers :)

The plug finally went out on my pair of AKGs recently after eleven years of use. I'd gotten so used to them in all that time that even though I bought a new pair of the same, they just didn't sound right for mixing. I'm glad to find out I can just fix my old pair then.

This saved me about 100 dollars

I like your voice, you made this video very well!

Thank you! i had it all covered EXCEPT for the step where you removed the color coating of the wires. That i didn't know and was the problem with my attempts to reapir my old headphones

The first 16 seconds of this video would make the best vine ever! Lmao

Stereo phone plug = $2-3 + Wire strippers = $8 + Soldering gun = $10 + WASTING TIME No thanks. I'm just gonna buy a new pair.

With all this equipment you can just buy another pair of headphones lmao

BRO I WANNA TELL YOU THAT YOUR A LEGEND !!!!! YOU JUST SHOWED ME HOW EARPHONES ARE MADE AND YOUR A REAL PRO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

Thanks very much for your video, it was informative and really easy to understand. Now I can go ahead and fix my two favorite sets of head phones, the tip about using the hot glue gun to secure the wires into the casing was great. Thanks again, Fredrick

On mine, one side is working. and the other does not work regardless of twisting.

Make a written version? Couldnt hear anything.

Hey thanks, your tip with the sandpaper did it for me, i first tried to burn the enamel off but that was a mess and soldering was quite impossible

Watching in 2018 this is a good quality video for 6 years ago

Dude, you soldering game really sucks. You don't "just dab it on." Best method: After the soldering iron is hot, hold the tip of the iron to the connection point for a few seconds, then carefully touch the solder wire right where the iron and your wire meets the connector. You WILL get a nice little bead of solder the first time, everytime, and you won't have mess of droplets on your work surface, and you'll have much less solder on the tip of your iron.

Yeah, I just happened to not have any of the stuff you just mentioned. Joy.

I went through the pairs of bose ear buds in 9 months, I was pissed when bose wouldn't replace or repair. finally I still have them, now I can fix them, good thing i saved the last pair.

Great video. The replacement plug end can be used over and over. I just fixed an expensive headphone with a plug I bought online from china and it works perfectly. Sure the initial investment of purchasing a soldering kit is a pain but it will work for repairing kids toys and many other items. Make sure you have some flux paste to get the solder to flow onto the parts. Also make sure the soldered wire doesnt touch the screw on cover or it will short and you will only get sound from one earphone. Electrical tape wrapped around outside will separate from cover. Thanks Rich

Wire strippers? I used my teeth...

awesome i like the way u used that glue gun..

I didn't watch the video the whole way yet, but I already thumbed it up for that wire pun he threw in there. Lol

I've got about 10 pairs of headphones waiting to be repaired. Gonna have a session on it. Totally worth the time and money. Maybe you silly haters can just borrow someone else's tools for the job, or repair all your mates headphones with the gear you buy, making yourself useful in your community, saving electrical landfill, and getting one over The Man with your rad fixer skillz? Thanks Rich for the vid.

Where can I get a 'soddering' gun?

I need to spend about $20 to fix my $10 headphones? New headphones it is

Great Video My Brother use to fix my ear phones all the time but unfortunate he passed away. Instead of a housing he would make a mold out of some kind of hard putty for the jack.

That was a great tutorial. Thank you so much! I have 2 Skullcandy Headphones which are not working. I'm going to fix them using this tutorial.

Rich can i ask you something

Great video man u just show me how headphones really work Keep up the good work PS. never mind about stupid ppl nd the comments lool U r doing great

Good job on the video. Just to let you know that the area that you put the hot glue on is an area that you can crimp those ends together to keep the wire in place. Great job on the vid!

I just watched this while I was fixing mine. I knew what I was doing but having a voice in the background helped. so thanks for speaking I guess. :)

I brought new ones they broke on the second day

What if it happens on bluetooth headphones?

+1 on using hot glue for holding it all together (I'm a bit more generous on it though). I also try to get replacement plugs with sleeves that fit nice and tidy on the cable, and in the case where the cable is either smaller or too big to use the sleeve I put on one or more layers of cable shrink wrap (staged when more than one) which gives a more professional finish and prevent the cable from over-bending at the plug.

Great video. I thought I knew how to rewire headphones and could never get them to work (I didn't know those little green and red wires had enamel on them). Loved the guy's suggestion to burn off the enamel. Thanks, Rich. You rule!

I f***** it up and wired it the wrong way round. Now the sound that should be going through my left ear is going through my right ear and vice-versa. 😭

fuck .. that ..just buy new ones..

thx brandon rogers is this what you do when you dont upload the funny videos you do

Good technical advice and demonstration. I going to fix mine (head phones) now instead of throwing them away.

or u could get new headphones

eh cheaper to just buy new headphones

Thank you! This helped so much and now my headphones are working again. Your tutorial was awesomely easy to follow and steps were very clear. Only con is that sometimes the camera is a little out of focus, but everything else is amazing! Thanks. :)

what a coincidence when I opened this video both of my ear buds are working now ur magical

No one can do this.Best solution buy a new pair.

too much work , let buy new earpiece

I came here becoz my headphones are broken and you explain this tut with ur mouth ..thanq sooo much

great tutorial, may I add a few tips: 1. Dont strip back enamel, just solder right over it, it will penetrate the enamel insulation with no problem. 2. Use some nail clippers (or dedicated mini side cutters) to clean up solder and excess wires. much cleaner than scissors. 3.When soldering, the solder will wick toward the heat so its best to heat the base then add the wire and solder on top, it will wick through the wire to the base and wont create a cold solder joint, and use flux when you can, it keeps the solder from rolling right off chrome plating. 4. The jack has a crimp on the end, use it! Crimp the cable with pliers or a crimper (the ones shown have a weird U shaped press, thats the crimper) its better than hot glue and youll be able to R&R that jack again in 6 months when they fail again. They always seem to break right at the jack base so always start looking there. Those that say buy new ones should consider that some of these ear buds cost up to $1000, (google Shure SE846) and tossing them due to an open is out of the question.

I think im better off buying new headphones

*Ascends from the top of the comment section wearing white robe* Everyone. Stop your commenting. I Have come. Im the common sense dude who no one agrees with. Listen, Spend 100 to 150 dollars on a pair of headphones. Its the last headphones u will ever need in your life. you will eventually break so many headphones that u will be paying 150 dollars! Do it! *Descends into hated and unseen comments*

Thank you very much, my headphones dont wear out, the wires just break, I think that this wire weakness is built in, so that you have to buy new ones, but cant claim on the guarantee. any way I now have a few hours work trying to to get my nice earphones working again.some were expensive, and well worth doing the repair. and also its very satisfying to repair things with your hands. many regards Colin. UK.

0:04 lol the cat wants a tail hug

I might as well get my engineering degree while I'm at it

Or you can just get a new pair of headphones for less money u just spent on tools

Just fixed my headphones and they are working as new! Thank you!

duuuude! the step that helped me was to grind the fu***** cover of the green and red cables!!! I spent all morning and I didnt notice those covers. thanks

aint nobody has time for this😧

you can just go and buy new earbuds for 15 bucks instead of buying $25 worth of tools to fix a piece of junk

plus I always put a small piece of heat shrink tubing over shaft of the plug just helps to keep things from touching and shorting out

Thank you very much. I followed and got the benefit. Now i want to revisit all those headphones that i have thrown out.

Or buy new headphones

Yesterday I needed learn something like that. The tutor I found on Vis-a-Vis (mobile app), saved me. Thank you for great video ))

as you were talking about twisting the end and the sound swapped out i figured out i could do the same...

well i have sony walkman earhones dude bt i got red nd blue wire comming out of my right earplug so what to do with that....the left plug has copper and green but the right one has copper red and green

i have an HTC headphones of 1400 rs & have the same problem near the pin & now i have replaced the pin now its working awesome thanks buddy 100 likes.................)

I can hear music but not voices!! You know how to fix it? Appreciate your effort.

How about when the wire around the earphones themselves are the sensitive ones?

Thanks a lot .. My left one just stopped working when i twisted the wire.. I'll buy the piece first thing tomorrow

I love you

Tank you very much :) Fixed all my headphones now :D I was told that it is not doable and I was buying new headphones each time.. I regret that I was so ignorant not to search the KZfaq for the fix....

I bought mine from hot topic for 3 bucks and sound AMAZING! It's so clear so I would just get some new ones....but that's my preference

Great tutorial :) The jack is the most vulnerable area . This is the spot that gets broken most of the time. Unfortunately, the jacks on the market are very poor quality and will decrease the sound quality significantly if you choose to replace the original with those.

Awesome-!!!!!!! Thank you! Can't wait to try this. You explain everything so clearly.

I did what you showed us and IT WORKED! Thanks!

13:23 yo dawg i think you got hot glue onto your phone lol

Gonna try doing this on my hyper cloud gaming headphones no way I'm spending that much on another pair again

I'm having the same problem. what happens though is that there is a position that I might be in and both ears get music, but once I move a little bit, only the right side works.

Pro tip: Instead of sanding off the enamel of the signal wires, melt it off using a lighter or torch. Good video btw, well made and instructions were clear.

Thank you!! I repaired my headphone with your support!

Nice video, sometimes it's just fun to fix stuff. Most people already have all these tools and it's a cost effective repair. Others have no useful skills and just bitch about people on youtube trying to help others! Keep up the good work!

Very instructive video. Thanks for posting. You've helped me save my very pricy TDK headphones. Thanks-a-lot!

thank you brother,i may learned again a new additional knowledge for today coming from you.Keep up the good essence of u you tube...from phils

When you were talking lol both my ears started working again... But now it's gone again

Hey man! thanks for the video. I have the bose ie2 earphones and what broke is the 9mm plug, like the actual metal exposed plug that goes into the phone, not the wires or anything inside. And before I try to repair it i'd like to know if I'm gonna loose the sound quality if I use a new (non Bose) plug. Cheers!