Modern mobile devices with the ability to listen to music have become extremely popular, but one important component - headphones - often break down and fail. In most cases, the problem is really solved by your own efforts, even without much experience in repairing technical means. In this article, we will tell you how to repair headphones yourself, if one stopped making sounds.
Contents:
Diagnostics
Life in modern society is not without the use of various equipment, and listening to music through your player or smartphone has become a full part of life, without which "much more boring". Naturally, the breakdown of headphones, when only one of them remains in working order, is always upsetting.
When such a situation arises, most people do not hesitate to take their sound device to a repair shop. If the warranty repair period is still valid, no problem, but otherwise you will have to pay extra money for the repair.
However, it is possible to fix your headphones without a qualified technician - the problem is often not as serious as it may seem. Using the following instructions, it is realistic to restore the quality work of your accessory.
The first thing to do is to diagnose the headphones and determine the cause of the failure:
- torn wire leads to a complete absence of sound, frequent loss, breakage;
- because of a broken plug there are constant variations in sound;
- Failure in the speaker is manifested by hoarseness, muffled or no sound;
- Broken wires in the wire make a rustling sound.
Care should be taken during the diagnostic phase to reduce the time and expense of the repair itself.
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Causes of absence of sound in the speaker
1. Usually the reason for distorted or missing sound in the speaker is a break in the cord, one of the wires. This most often occurs in the earpiece itself or directly at the plug.
Such a situation occurs because of the constant use of technology. Although experts recommend using the accessory with caution, the problem can still manifest itself at the most unexpected moment.
2. But if the equipment broke not after prolonged or careless use, the cause may be hidden in something else. For example, in the malfunction of the speaker. In this case, you will have to buy new headphones.
3. Even rarer problems in the sound of the speakers are caused by outdated or faulty drivers of the sound device. In this case, go to the official website of the headphones manufacturer, choose your model and download the driver. Connect the headphones to your PC, install the driver and restart your PC or laptop. In this case, nothing needs to be disassembled.
But this is only suitable for high-quality, branded equipment.
4. Sound can be distorted due to a cracked or dirty diaphragm that does not vibrate or create audible vibrations.
How do I repair a broken cord?
To accurately determine the cause of the malfunction and the necessary repair, you will have to open the headphones.
Before starting the work, you need to prepare the necessary tools:
- a mounting knife;
- soldering iron;
- tin, rosin;
- duct tape;
- heat shrinkable tubes of suitable diameter.
1. You should connect the accessory to your smartphone or player and turn on the music. While listening to the problem headphone, carefully feel the wire.
2. At some point small noises, wheezing, intermittent sound will appear. This means that the place of the breakage is found. It is necessary to consider that most often the breakage appears in the earphone itself or at the plug.
3. You should carefully get rid of the protective layer of rubber, expose the wire.
4. Having found a breakage, it should be soldered with a heated soldering iron, its sting is covered with rosin and tin.
5. Then you should check the sound: in the problematic headphone should play music again. If this happened, then the problem is solved.
6. You can close the bare section of the wire by simply wrapping it with duct tape - this is the most budget-friendly option. But to make the wire look more attractive, it is better to cover the section with heat shrink tubing of the right length.
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Membrane Repair
If probing the wire does not result in the headphone still not producing sound, the problem may be with the diaphragm. It is the source of vibrations that are transmitted to the device and converted directly into sound. To find it, you will have to disassemble the headphone itself.
1. If the cups are fixed with screws, you should use a screwdriver of the right size. Dropper headphones can be disassembled using tweezers, but it should be done carefully, without damaging the internal elements.
Speaking of cheap models, it is impossible to disassemble them (they are glued), you will have to buy a new one.
2. Carefully open the internal contents, examine the wire (the gap may be located here),
3. Detect, examine the condition of the membrane: it looks like a translucent round plate in a mesh.
Possible causes of its malfunction: soiled, bent, broken integrity.
4. It should be cleaned, washed with alcohol infusion, dried. If it is bent, you should try to carefully straighten its surface. If the membrane is torn, you only have to replace it.
If after all the manipulations described above the earpiece does not work, then the cause is a faulty speaker. It cannot be repaired (even in a service center), you can only replace it. For expensive headphones, there are replacement cups, new speakers, but in the case of a cheaper model you will have to buy a new technique.
Repair of headphones, if one does not work, it is realistic to hold people even without serious experience in such cases. Of course, if the model is expensive, and a person is not confident in his abilities, it is advisable to take the equipment to the masters.
But in another case, an independent repair will save extra money and time. With the study of this material, the reader will be able to restore the sound in a faulty headphone and achieve its normal operation by his own efforts.
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