squashed headphone jack replace?

FoxyLoxy · 02-14-2005, 12:04 AM

I bought http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...106-395&depa=0
something like these headphones but w/o the little controller, a little different. Anyway I decided not to get the Bestbuy warranty and somehow squashed/messed up the headphone jack. its really twitchy and unless I hold it in a certain spot I only get left channel sound. My question is can i cut this little wire and splice a new jack from another pair of headphones and will that work?

Raekwon · 02-14-2005, 05:29 AM

yes, it should work, assuming that the headphones have the customary +'ve and -'ve wires. just make sure you dont cut the microphone wire at the same time.

NewCents05 · 02-14-2005, 07:12 AM

well then if it has a headphone wire doesnt that mean u need another pair of headphones with a mic and cut the jack of those cause normal pair of headphones wouldnt have a mic wire

FoxyLoxy · 02-14-2005, 09:37 AM

The Mic and headphone wire are seperate at the ends, they split off into two jacks so there's no worries of them both getting cut, for some reason I was worried about since it has two channel sound, how can it work fine with all the wires mashed together, but the wire that is here is too small to seperate them so it must be workin that way already. THanks guys.

Crysalis · 02-14-2005, 04:39 PM

Make sure its not your jack on your sound card before you rip apart your headset. Try some cheap headphones and see if they do the same thing. If so, then its your jack on your souncard, not the plug on your altec headset.

BTW - A jack is the hole that you plug a PLUG into, not vice versa. A jack is the hole, and the plug is what goes in the hole. THUS male and female!!

FoxyLoxy · 02-15-2005, 12:44 AM

I have and other headphones work fine. Thanks for the idea though. Thanks for the info on the plug/jack, I wasnt sure but I just threw it out there.

02-14-2005, 12:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
FoxyLoxy Ultra Techie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 530	squashed headphone jack replace? I bought http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...106-395&depa=0 something like these headphones but w/o the little controller, a little different. Anyway I decided not to get the Bestbuy warranty and somehow squashed/messed up the headphone jack. its really twitchy and unless I hold it in a certain spot I only get left channel sound. My question is can i cut this little wire and splice a new jack from another pair of headphones and will that work?

02-14-2005, 05:29 AM	#2 (permalink)
Raekwon Ultra Techie Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 671	yes, it should work, assuming that the headphones have the customary +'ve and -'ve wires. just make sure you dont cut the microphone wire at the same time. __________________

02-14-2005, 04:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
Crysalis Audio Engineer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,301	Make sure its not your jack on your sound card before you rip apart your headset. Try some cheap headphones and see if they do the same thing. If so, then its your jack on your souncard, not the plug on your altec headset. BTW - A jack is the hole that you plug a PLUG into, not vice versa. A jack is the hole, and the plug is what goes in the hole. THUS male and female!! __________________

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02-14-2005, 07:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
NewCents05 Monster Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,322	well then if it has a headphone wire doesnt that mean u need another pair of headphones with a mic and cut the jack of those cause normal pair of headphones wouldnt have a mic wire

02-14-2005, 09:37 AM	#4 (permalink)
FoxyLoxy Ultra Techie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 530	The Mic and headphone wire are seperate at the ends, they split off into two jacks so there's no worries of them both getting cut, for some reason I was worried about since it has two channel sound, how can it work fine with all the wires mashed together, but the wire that is here is too small to seperate them so it must be workin that way already. THanks guys.

02-15-2005, 12:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
FoxyLoxy Ultra Techie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 530	I have and other headphones work fine. Thanks for the idea though. Thanks for the info on the plug/jack, I wasnt sure but I just threw it out there.