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How to fix a loose cable on an AKG K240DF?

post #1 of 5
6/13/10 at 8:13pm
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I had AKG-Harman replace my K240DF cable last fall, but today the bleeping thing is loose at the connection point to the can. The technical problem is that I get no left channel sound unless I pull up on the cable where it enters the  little housing.

 

I will contact their parts/repair department tomorrow morning but am afraid they will tell me that any guarantee is expired. That was a $70 repair job, so needless to say I am very displeased with their workmanship.

 

How hard an operation is it to get in there and fix whatever wire is loose? I don't even know how to get the lid off. It must not be easy, the repair guy gouged the rim a couple times and it does not fit tight now as it does on the other can. I found an exploded diagram but it appears to depict the 240M model, not the nondetachable K240DF.

 

http://www.akg.com/mediendatenbank2/psfile/datei/36/K240_m_stu4055d215ac91a.pdf

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post #2 of 5
6/17/10 at 2:24pm

solder joint broke or came loose.

gotta reopen the connection point resolder.

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post #3 of 5
6/17/10 at 2:50pm

I can help you on the repairing part...most of the time all it takes is some careful searching for screws under stickers, ear pads etc... or a seesion with a heatgun/hairdryer. Should pop right out (may have to twist the two halves apart).

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post #4 of 5
6/18/10 at 7:15am

yeah, k240 fixes arent bad at all, the side stickers come off then the whole thing unscrews. om me for any help, or if you are local to nyc or want to pay shipping i can do it for you

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post #5 of 5
7/5/10 at 12:07am
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Thanks for the offers, gentlemen.

 

I decided to see if AKG would do a re-repair. Fortunately they did, it only cost me shipping one way. Works fine now, and I unloaded them on Ebay.

 

I love the replacement, the K702, tho I've had to jerry-rig the headband.

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