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Removing Volume Control from a Stereo Headphone

post #1 of 7
2/4/10 at 11:01am
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That volume control starts to get noisey & when I adjust it sometimes it turn off the right channel or the left channel..etc

So I removed it by pulling all the wires from it , then I tried connecting each wire to the same colored wire .. but I got no sound at all

Any help ? will it work again ?
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post #2 of 7
2/4/10 at 11:37am
the headphone wire is enameled, you need to melt or scrape off the enamel from the wire before reconnecting.
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post #3 of 7
2/4/10 at 12:01pm
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yes, I know, I did put the soldering tool on it to heat it after I screwed the wires together

(sorry for my weak english)
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post #4 of 7
2/4/10 at 6:53pm
you have to hold it there for a while, till there is no surface tension between the solder blob and wire
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post #5 of 7
2/4/10 at 10:16pm
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yes i did

I feel like givin' up
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post #6 of 7
2/4/10 at 11:00pm
What soldering iron are you using? You need pretty high temps to use solder blobs to melt enamel off.
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post #7 of 7
2/5/10 at 5:07am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Juaquin View Post
What soldering iron are you using? You need pretty high temps to use solder blobs to melt enamel off.
40 watt

I put the soldering iron on the twisted wires for a while (3-4 sec) before I do any soldering .. does that damage the wires ?
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