Xbox Wireless Headset - It Just Fell Off! [Repair]

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Жыл бұрын

I wasn't planning on doing a repair video on my headset, but it just broke!
I was adjusting the volume, and the control just fell off!
The headset has always been looked after, not abused, thrown around the room or even dropped.
This seems to be a fairly common issue, and looks like a design problem.
Microsoft says "just buy a new headset", and unless you buy another broken one, parts aren't readily available.
Let's see what cheap and ingenious method we can come up with, to get it working again.
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@gamefreakcc Жыл бұрын

I just wanted to thank you. My friend had a broken headset that he tried to fix himself and I had to come in behind and repair all his mistakes... Like trying to hot glue a solder connection back together. I know this wasn't a full teardown video but you had enough close up footage for me to piece together which wires went were. Cheers man. You helped me save my friend $100.

@BuyitFixit Жыл бұрын

No problem. I try to make videos of fairly good quality so they can hopefully end up helping people like yourself trying to repair things. Glad it was of some use to you and well done on repairing your friends headset 👍👍

@MegaTerryWogan Жыл бұрын

loving the outside of the box thinking mate 👍 - plus personally if prefer my fixes that aren't quite perfect - shows the work that's been done 😉

@BuyitFixit Жыл бұрын

Thanks DAD TDM 👍

@Mymatevince Жыл бұрын

Nicely done Mick. I like the double nut to stop it coming loose 👍

@BuyitFixit Жыл бұрын

Thanks Vince 👍👍It wasn't a planned repair. I was just using it and it fell off! As you saw, seems a common problem

@VanTekConsulting Жыл бұрын

Wait until the mic just falls off. That's a nice surprise. Thanks for the video, it gave me info on getting the mic boom support out to make a new one.

@BuyitFixit Жыл бұрын

Thanks and good luck with your mic 👍

@sp523 Жыл бұрын

Another very ingenious repair. Sometimes you have to figure out how to repair things with the stuff that you have on hand. It is a shame that the item was designed so poorly. I’m sure that it was not cheap to purchase.

@BuyitFixit Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes I've always had to think on my feet and sometimes come up with non standard ways of fixing things especially when I didn't have parts or parts weren't available. Or where I've had to alter things to make them work, a good example would be the FLIR multimeter if you haven't seen it already 🙂👍

@a.a.2677 Жыл бұрын

Nice repair, you can mask arround the nuts and spray some matte black paint to make them less visible :)

@BuyitFixit Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍.Yes, or use a black sharpie!

@MrEwool Жыл бұрын

My first thought when I saw the name of the video was that it's the same thing my kids always says "it just fell off" I think I would have been possible to glue a nut to the inside of the "volume part" then used a partially-threaded bolt in the "plate part" and some thread lock in the nut, but I think I might have done the same thing as you did, keep up the great work

@BuyitFixit Жыл бұрын

Thanks Morten. I could have possibly spent more time thinking of a better solution but I just wanted to use it. I wasn't too bothered what it looked like 😂😂

@mickel2WAS Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I had the same issue and I did exactly what you have done! You helped me a lot, thanks! 👍

@BuyitFixit Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome. Glad you found it useful 👍

@robertshrimplin9130 Жыл бұрын

another cracking vid keep em coming

@BuyitFixit Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate 👍👍👍

@ralphj4012 Жыл бұрын

Good repair. An alternative, perhaps, is to use JB Weld or Araldite to secure the head of a flat / countersunk screw into the outer section (rather than drilling a hole), fitting the nut on the inside.

@BuyitFixit Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ralph. I had thought about something like that but it might have came off in the future. I know what I did will probably last longer than the headset 😂😂

@599miata 5 ай бұрын

Great inventive solution mate.👍👍

@BuyitFixit 5 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@Pr3stag3 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. I had to open up that side of the headphones as the power button broke and i couldn't turn them on. I managed to get it open and get access to the power button and then remove it to be able to get access to the power button but the microphone is not working now and i have to keep the headphones on all the time charging via the Xbox as i can't get them back on if i turn them off🤣🤣 the things we do to not spend any money. I think it's time for a new pair now thanks for this video it really helped me

@BuyitFixit 4 ай бұрын

You're very welcome 👍

@GreenJimll Жыл бұрын

Top tip - one to watch out for at our local repair cafe events!

@BuyitFixit Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jon! I volunteer at our local repair cafe too!

@MrOoBAZoO 17 күн бұрын

Thank you for this. I just fixed my sons one .The little metal bit came off his too had to hot glue, gun it back on 😂

@BuyitFixit 16 күн бұрын

Nice 👍I'm glad it was some help to you!

@kenzimilu Ай бұрын

Thank you for your good advice on saving $100 buying a new one.

@BuyitFixit Ай бұрын

You're very welcome. Glad you found it useful 👍

@Crypto-Live 10 ай бұрын

Black headlining / trim stud from a car would be good but may fail the same way

@ingmarcovera Жыл бұрын

Hi! thanks for the video, which nut and bolt do you recommend for this repair? I'm asking because I don't have any one I would like to buy in Amazon

@BuyitFixit Жыл бұрын

I think what I used was M4 x 10mm

@ingmarcovera Жыл бұрын

@@BuyitFixit Thanks!

@wherami Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@shane2975 5 ай бұрын

Good Work, What size is the screw and bolt please

@BuyitFixit 5 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍 I think it was a M4X10MM I had a selection of nuts and bolts and that one seemed to fit. The headset is still working fine since my repair and I use it quite regularly 🙂

@adrianTNT Жыл бұрын

I just received my headphones today, I instantly felt they are weak on that dial, and that is where you normally grab them and pull outwards when putting them on and off your head. That is why I googled this.

@BuyitFixit Жыл бұрын

Thanks adrian. I hadn't thought it could be from removing them from your head that could lead to failure 👍

@Ebolachicken 10 ай бұрын

you can put some shrink tubing to make it look pretty

@BuyitFixit 10 ай бұрын

Hey I never thought of that! Great idea 👍Thanks 🙂

@adrianTNT Жыл бұрын

Hey, maybe I should add a screw there since they are new, just to make sure that plastic never breaks :))

@bilgehanyuksel5279 4 ай бұрын

Why did you make it hole on volume cover side. You can easily get it with glue scrabs outside to inside places on mid.

@BuyitFixit 4 ай бұрын

I just needed it fixed quick and permanently, so I just used what I had 🙂

@jaylo912 Жыл бұрын

Made a good video out of a misfortunate situation. You could cover the nut with a plastic cap and superglue one the other side to match, Custom mod as such

@BuyitFixit Жыл бұрын

Yes or was thinking BIGGER NUTS! For a Frankenstein look !!

@marklivingstone5831 10 ай бұрын

This has just happened to my headset and my sons went a few month ago. Just fell off. Typical xbox gear made cheaply. What size screw and nut did you use please

@BuyitFixit 10 ай бұрын

I think it was a M4x10mm but not 100% I had a box of assorted nuts and bolts and the one I chose seemed appropriate.

@KainHerringCorey 8 ай бұрын

My headset fell off today

@FlyinRyanProductions406 Жыл бұрын

Mine was just sitting on my coffee table and just fell off in front of my eyes. Wasn’t even touching it. Lmfao

@BuyitFixit Жыл бұрын

Damn, I think that definitely shows what a bad design they are. Mine have been fine since my little fix and I've used them quite a lot since they originally broke 👍

@snowboarding1987 3 ай бұрын

So you can still use the slider to adjust the volume if u don't want to repair.

@BuyitFixit 3 ай бұрын

You can, although it will be a bit fiddly to adjust.

@TheGoodDoge 5 ай бұрын

What do i do if the internal volume slider is broken? Is there an alternative to the little part

@BuyitFixit 5 ай бұрын

I'm not too sure. I would have thought it's a standard component. Does it have any markings on it you could perhaps Google lens?

@drorhaz Жыл бұрын

Pretty nice job.. if it was me it was rivet over there

@BuyitFixit Жыл бұрын

Thanks black panther :)

@vedanttayal1267 9 ай бұрын

Hi So i had a similar issue but my slider for the volume adjustment fell off do you have any idea what that is called or where i can buy that piece

@BuyitFixit 9 ай бұрын

The slider is called a slide potentiometer. I'm not sure what value or physical size it is. Perhaps you could find a scrap unit on Ebay and remove one from there if you can't get a replacement.

@Herre05 5 ай бұрын

This thing just fell off on mine too!!

@BuyitFixit 5 ай бұрын

Yes, not a great design!

@gamecamacos Жыл бұрын

This happen me today i had to say that the headphones never fall i m really carefully with my product’s i was just playing cod on my pc and the wheel juat drop off was really crazy, always this happen with microsoft products they have cheapest materials same hapoen with a mouse wireless and xbox one headset stereo that plastics junk, with elite wireless controller bumpers RB and LB same just broke up and microsoft just clean there hands about warranty’s because those products became junk after warranty expired…

@BuyitFixit Жыл бұрын

I started having trouble with stick drift so switched to a new controller (might fix the old one still) but then the play and charge kit stopped charging soon after and it's only about a year old.

@charliekonrath5973 3 ай бұрын

Works with 3mm bolts and nuts

@BuyitFixit 3 ай бұрын

Nice 👍

@AnasAhmed-ns8vp Ай бұрын

Does it work with wired headsets ?

@BuyitFixit Ай бұрын

I'm not sure as I haven't got a wired one. If they have the same type of volume adjustment then I would think so.

@AnasAhmed-ns8vp Ай бұрын

Thanks 😊😊@@BuyitFixit

@jamez2368 7 ай бұрын

I have this headset but there seems to be a bug (or it could just be broken with) but mine just doesn't allow me to hear game chats whether it be discord or party's, idk if anyone else has experienced this glitch but it's really annoying, so if anyone knows how to fix it, plz help 😭🙏🏻

@BuyitFixit 7 ай бұрын

It sounds like either a setting in the xbox or the volume control for game / party chat could be broken. I think it might show you the volume levels in the xbox so you can check.

@vooz. 8 ай бұрын

Bro it fell off when i fall asleep with them by accident and when I woke up it was just broken

@BuyitFixit 8 ай бұрын

They seem very weak, at least you now know a way to fix them 👍

@wisher21uk Жыл бұрын

Brilliant repair maybe Microsoft will copy it lol 😊

@BuyitFixit Жыл бұрын

Lol. Thanks Cucumber Man 👍

@swe444 Жыл бұрын

Wouldn't it be aesthetic nicer to use an epoxy glue to glue a small motherboard standoff to drive to screw into, then you wouldn't see the repair from the outside. Overall a good fix though.

@BuyitFixit Жыл бұрын

Yeah possibl. I wasn't really going for aesthetics though. I just wanted to use it 😂😂

@kiwi19866 7 ай бұрын

I just run it broken going to get a better wireless headphones to run Xbox and ps5

@KainHerringCorey 8 ай бұрын

Same side did the same

@BuyitFixit 8 ай бұрын

Yes seems a common problem. My fix is still working and I use the headset quite a few times per week. Hopefully you can now fix yours 🙂👍

@KainHerringCorey 8 ай бұрын

@@BuyitFixit super excited to know that you were able to successfully accomplish your task with fixing your problem. Unfortunately my wasn’t successful after all, I had to end up trashing my headphones 😔 Looks as if I will be getting a different pair of headphones this time! Any suggestions?

@BuyitFixit 8 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear about that 🙁 The only other headsets I know about are the turtle beach ones, but I don't have any recommendations.

@KainHerringCorey 8 ай бұрын

@@BuyitFixit thanks buddy , turtle beaches Is all I know about as well

@chasecarter3302 Жыл бұрын

Mine just fell off lol

@gamecamacos Жыл бұрын

Dude same happen me yesterday left one just drop, seems we need a collective demand in a thread official microsoft forums with these products and pics its a general trouble and cheap build quality control

@adrianTNT Жыл бұрын

@@gamecamacos Do you guys think they broke from dropping them, pulling outwards when putting them on/off head, or from turnning the dial a bit too much over it's limit ? I feel the rings weak when pulling utwards to put them on/off my head. And if you hold them by the rings and pull outwards, you can see the rings going out around 1 mm.

@BuyitFixit Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure, mine were never dropped and always looked after. I was literally adjusting the volume slightly and it literally just fell off! I don't think I was removing them via the volume knob, I may have turned them slightly too much perhaps but I'm not even convinced I did that.. bad design, there's loads of other people on reddit with similar stories.

@steveneastbury40 Жыл бұрын

My left one also just fell off.definitely need to all take this to Microsoft together

@BuyitFixit Жыл бұрын

Yes it's definitely a design flaw...