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Dave Noisy
Minister of Chaos
Canada
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 Posted - 02/21/2003 : 15:06:30
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Hey everybody!
I have a cheap headset (headphone and mic) for Voice Over IP, and the wire is weird.
On the headphone side there is a copper 'ground' running through the plastic, plus the red 'signal' wire.
Except, they're both just exposed wires, they're not insulated from each other..i figure there's some kind of coating on the red wires, and i've fixed another pair of headphones with a similar setup, but for some reason i can't get the signal to carry....
Can anyone shed any light on how to repair and solder something like this? If it were 'normal' wires, it wouldn't be a problem!!
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
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Posted - 02/22/2003 : 11:48:15
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| Are they a bundle of tiny wires? I might desolder them, twist them, and perhaps put a little electrical tape over them, or just make sure that the two different wires aren't touching. It's hard to say because I don't exactly know what kind of wires you're dealing with or what the setup in whole looks like. |
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Dave Noisy
Minister of Chaos
Canada
4496 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2003 : 21:30:48
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| The wires are actually 'bundled' together...there's a 'group' or 'cluster' of red wires running along with the more familiar copper ones..it's not as simple as just making them touch and wrapping them with electrical tape.. |
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jordan
- FB Fan -
USA
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Posted - 03/06/2003 : 20:15:23
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| The type of wire you are dealing with is very cheap. It has a thin, waxy, plastic coating that is used as insulation. The problem could be that when you solder them, you end up melting the insulation further down the cable allowing the two strands to make contact and short out the audio signal. You may have fried them beyond repair. If not, you might try using less heat, or just buying some new ones. |
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Dave Noisy
Minister of Chaos
Canada
4496 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2003 : 13:17:19
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Hmm..interesting...thanks Jordan!!
An electrician friend is looking at them today, if he doesn't fix 'em, i'll see if i can tell where the wax is and solder it better..thanks! |
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