Headphone plug

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

I have a pair of Sennheiser CX300s that I love. However, after listening to them heavily for a few months, the plug is bad and i only have sound out of the right side unless I wiggle the wire.

Anyhow, is there any way I could cut the plug off of these and off of like a $1 pair of walmart phones and solder them together? I don't have the $$ to get another nice pair of headphones.

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[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

1/8" (3.5mm) for portable players from .76c up to $3.50-

http://www.parts-express.com/wizards/searchResults.cfm?srchExt=CAT&srchCat=104&CFID=2023960&CFTOKEN=17349709

1/4" for regular home stereos from .88c up to $5.15-

http://www.parts-express.com/wizards/searchResults.cfm?srchExt=CAT&srchCat=99&CFID=2023960&CFTOKEN=17349709

Look for the word "stereo" or two lines in the plug.

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

well my worry is the wires inside. I've tried before and because of the material its made of, it just doesnt seem to work. should i treat it just like soldering any other wire?

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

It has really thin wires?

You probably would need a low wattage iron.

You just may be better off splicing wires from another set in that case, especially for a temporary fix instead of the hassel of buying another iron.

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

I think i'm going to hit up radio shack tomorrow and see what they've got.

 

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[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Okay, ran to Radio Shack and picked up a plug. Cut the original plug off, and it left 4 wires exposed- one side is red and gold, and the other is green and red/green. Any idea as to the polarity of them? I've tried just twisting them around the leads on the plug with no avail.

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

Only real way to figure out the polarity is to ohm out the connector you cut off to see which colors go where...