Head-Fi.org › Forums › Misc.-Category Forums › DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Discussions › Doing my first recable - Grado SR-60, some quick guidance?
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Doing my first recable - Grado SR-60, some quick guidance?

post #1 of 12
8/24/11 at 4:01pm
Thread Starter 

 

Ok, so the cable on my SR-60's broke at the Y joint for the third time recently, and I decided that instead of sending them in, I'd try to recable them myself. I've read some of the guides here on the forum, and I think I should be ok. I have no experience with soldering, but Grados should be pretty easy to work with for a novice, no? I've bought some Mogami 2893 and lots of heatshrink and multifilament(:
 
So here's the deal: I thought I'd make the cable detachable, that way I don't have to desolder anything, and it would be really nice to be able to switch between different cable lengths. So I got these jack sockets, along with some rean mono plugs. 
 
I think I have everything now, but I have a few questions..
Firstly, the jack sockets. When I got them, i noticed there were three "tabs" on them, even though the ebay listing said they were mono, and it even said so on the ziplock they came in. Which tab is what?
 
headph_jack.JPG
 
Also, is there a way to identify cables inside the cups without a multimeter? I don't own one, and I really can't afford one either, so any help would be greatly appreciated(: My right driver has a blue and a white wire and the left one has a red and a blue one. Anyone?
 
headph_cups.JPG
 
Okay, last question; what do people usually do with the cable shielding? should i connect it to snything at the source end, or just leave it alone?
 
Thanks in advance for any useful suggestions!
Reply
post #2 of 12
8/24/11 at 8:46pm
Thread Starter 

Noone, really?

Reply
post #3 of 12
8/25/11 at 12:25am

plug in a blank plug and use a multimeter to work it out - you might be able to tell just by looking at it

 

the extra pin on the back will be a switched pin for when a plug is not plugged in

Reply
post #4 of 12
8/25/11 at 12:34am

He doesnt own a multimeter..

 

I guess the blues are ground and red might be right and white left. Mine was exactly opposite.. (red-left and White-right)

 

 

Maybe you can try it with a 9 volt battery.. Touch one pole to the jack ring or tip and then the wire to the other pole. When you see a spark then you will know what wire is which. But do it after you desolder them from your drivers. its a bit of a ghetto way but should work

 

Also make sure to draw a diagram or somethg so you dont forget where you got the wires from.


Edited by tamu - 8/25/11 at 12:35am
Reply
post #5 of 12
8/25/11 at 12:36am

and also the jack might have two ground point.

 

you should really invest in a multimeter dude. there are some really cheap ones out there

Reply
post #6 of 12
8/25/11 at 12:39am

miniature_jack.JPG

 

Looks like the bottom ones are connected so they might be the ground

Reply
post #7 of 12
8/25/11 at 12:45am

Don't own a multimeter? blink.gif

 

Buy one!

Reply
post #8 of 12
8/25/11 at 1:35am

Yes you can get super cheap ones from ebay

Reply
post #9 of 12
8/25/11 at 7:52am
Thread Starter 

Ok, so there is no way to do this without a MM? I'm going away for a while tomorrow, and it would be really great to have the phones with me. Hasn't anyone done this using these parts before..?

 

 

 

Quote:
Originally Posted by DingoSmuggler View Post

plug in a blank plug and use a multimeter to work it out - you might be able to tell just by looking at it

 

the extra pin on the back will be a switched pin for when a plug is not plugged in

 

Yeah, I think I've worked out what is what, the pin on the side is probably ground, and one of the pins in the back is disconnected when i put a plug in. So I leave that pin alone, then?

 

 

Quote:

Originally Posted by tamu View Post

He doesnt own a multimeter..

 

I guess the blues are ground and red might be right and white left. Mine was exactly opposite.. (red-left and White-right)

 

 

Maybe you can try it with a 9 volt battery.. Touch one pole to the jack ring or tip and then the wire to the other pole. When you see a spark then you will know what wire is which. But do it after you desolder them from your drivers. its a bit of a ghetto way but should work

 

Also make sure to draw a diagram or somethg so you dont forget where you got the wires from.

 

 

Okay, well which is left and right doesn't really matter though, as I can just switch cups. But blues are ground? Good, as long as i get those right, I'm ok(:

 


Edited by _nomad - 8/25/11 at 8:00am
Reply
post #10 of 12
8/25/11 at 12:51pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by _nomad View Post

Ok, so there is no way to do this without a MM? I'm going away for a while tomorrow, and it would be really great to have the phones with me. Hasn't anyone done this using these parts before..?

 

 

 

 

Yeah, I think I've worked out what is what, the pin on the side is probably ground, and one of the pins in the back is disconnected when i put a plug in. So I leave that pin alone, then?

 

 

Quote:

Originally Posted by tamu View Post

He doesnt own a multimeter..

 

I guess the blues are ground and red might be right and white left. Mine was exactly opposite.. (red-left and White-right)

 

 

Maybe you can try it with a 9 volt battery.. Touch one pole to the jack ring or tip and then the wire to the other pole. When you see a spark then you will know what wire is which. But do it after you desolder them from your drivers. its a bit of a ghetto way but should work

 

Also make sure to draw a diagram or somethg so you dont forget where you got the wires from.

 

 

Okay, well which is left and right doesn't really matter though, as I can just switch cups. But blues are ground? Good, as long as i get those right, I'm ok(:

 


 

they should be.. Good lucksmily_headphones1.gif

 

 

Reply
post #11 of 12
8/25/11 at 12:56pm

Yeah, the blue wires are ground. 

Reply
post #12 of 12
8/25/11 at 1:56pm
Thread Starter 

All done! Not as hard as I thought, actually. It's not pretty, but it works:p

Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
Head-Fi.org › Forums › Misc.-Category Forums › DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Discussions › Doing my first recable - Grado SR-60, some quick guidance?