Introduction
Have you ever had a loose wire or bad jack on your headphone? This guide will help you repair your headphone jack like a new one.
Before proceeding with the replacement, you need to be familiar with the parts as this will involve connecting the right parts with the right cables.
Tools
Parts
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Cut off the old faulty headphone jack.
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Use the wire strippers to strip off the outermost rubber sheathing to expose the individual cords inside.
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Begin adding solder to each of the contacts of the headphone jack.
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Every so often wipe off the soldering iron on a piece of sponge/cloth.
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Take the casing and thread it to the wire, make sure to put it right way around.
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Trim excess wire. (optional)
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Add solder to the ends of each of the wires.
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Give it a few seconds to make sure it gets through the coating.
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Solder the wire to the headphone jack.
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Make sure each wire goes to the right connector.
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Red and white wires connect to the signal. The remaining one connects the ground connector.
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Wrap around the contacts with electric tape to prevent shorts.
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Move up the outer casing and screw it to the jack with pliers.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
