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Skullcandy Hesh...EEEEK!!

post #1 of 6
2/21/11 at 2:11am
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Hi all,  this is going to be my first serious DIY project.  A bit of background, the Skullcandys had blown out on me (SO glad I decided to test my amp with them instead of my MDR7506's) and I decided to gut em and try to do something with em, rather than toss em.  If anyone would like to chime in and help me out with what to buy and where I could get them, I'd really appreciate it.

 

I don't have any kind of electrical testing tools whatsoever, which I'm pretty sure I will be needing as I have no idea how the wiring/driver configuration is.  The only things I have to start this project so far are screwdrivers, pliers, solder and a soldering iron (which aren't really mine, but rather, my dads).

 

The driver size is a 50mm but I have no idea where I can buy those, maybe I can buy tweeters instead?  I saw a thread somewhere about someone making their own headphones with em.

 

I won't be able to update this thread often, as I have tons of studying to do this semester, so please bear with me!

 

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post #2 of 6
2/21/11 at 2:24am

Pshhh studying. =]

 

Don't know if it'll work, but should try one small tweeter and one small woofer on each headphone.

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post #3 of 6
2/21/11 at 2:26am

wireing is fairly simple -  from what i can see, it seems to be a single input into the headphones, on the left side - in general bLue or green is Left, Red is Right. On the plug side, if you have three terminals, the middle long terminal is ground. If that's to the bottom and the plug is facing away from you, the right hand pin is the right channel, and the left hand pin is the left channel.

 

The sleeve is always ground, and i don't remember which is Ring is Right and top is left on a trs

 

 

In general, i'd STRONGLY suggest getting a multimeter for any electronics project - the continuity tester is probably the single most useful tool you'll ever find, and even a cheapie 20 dollar multimeter will prove very useful.

 

On the bright side, the driver you have a picture of seems badly soldered on - you might want to try checking if resoldering the wire will fix it.

 

some links that'd prove useful

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS_connector#Tip.2Fring.2Fsleeve_terminology

http://www.instructables.com/id/Replacing-the-jack-on-a-pair-of-headphones/ - its actually easier if you totally rewire it.

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post #4 of 6
2/21/11 at 6:20am
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Originally Posted by sooperbaby View Post

Hi all,  this is going to be my first serious DIY project.  A bit of background, the Skullcandys had blown out on me (SO glad I decided to test my amp with them instead of my MDR7506's) and I decided to gut em and try to do something with em, rather than toss em.  If anyone would like to chime in and help me out with what to buy and where I could get them, I'd really appreciate it.

 

I don't have any kind of electrical testing tools whatsoever, which I'm pretty sure I will be needing as I have no idea how the wiring/driver configuration is.  The only things I have to start this project so far are screwdrivers, pliers, solder and a soldering iron (which aren't really mine, but rather, my dads).

 

The driver size is a 50mm but I have no idea where I can buy those, maybe I can buy tweeters instead?  I saw a thread somewhere about someone making their own headphones with em.

 

I won't be able to update this thread often, as I have tons of studying to do this semester, so please bear with me!

 

DSC_1096.JPG

DSC_1101.JPG


You know they have a lifetime warranty right? Only good thing about them. Failing that, a dual driver would be pretty cool, but ideally a crossover would have to be made. It wouldn't be terribly hard, but enough to be annoying. Tweeters (Well the SFI kind) will be too small.

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post #5 of 6
2/21/11 at 7:12am

 

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Originally Posted by Ishcabible View Post

You know they have a lifetime warranty right? Only good thing about them. 


QFT.

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post #6 of 6
2/21/11 at 3:47pm
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Originally Posted by Ishcabible View Post

You know they have a lifetime warranty right?


Yeah, I know.  But even if I had gotten replacements, they would've been collecting dust somewhere anyway.  Figure I'd just do something more "useful" with em, haha.

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