mlantinen
Member of the Trade: Martin Custom Audio
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Uh oh. This is definitely a code red.
Neither of my drivers are working.
1) I've recabled 3 or 4 sets of headphones including another set of grados. I marked which side was positive and which was negative when I took the cable off. I resoldered the way they originally were. Nothing. I also tried reversing the pos and neg leads and still nothing. The last pair of grados I recabled I had the pos and neg backward at first but then I simply switched them around and they worked just fine...so I don't think accidentally attaching them incorrectly can ruin them....can it? I tried the original grado cable and one of my new ones. Also, the solder tabs are in place and not loose.
2) I did accidentally have them plugged into my amp as I re-soldered for the third time. Can that ruin them? I doubt that it could and besides...that was after I had already tried them a couple times (resoldering without them plugged in).
3) Could rubbing the face of the drivers on sandpaper ruin them? I wanted to sand down the plastic face of the drivers and make them shiny because I liked them without the cheesecloth. Could this have created an electrical shock or something? I know I never felt a shock at any time, so I doubt it could be that.
4) As a side question, if you drop a grado driver (which I didn't) can it ruin it? Can something come loose inside?
Anyone have any ideas?
This may end up being one of the worst days of my adult life and I'm about to go ape.