Re: 3.5mm jack /cable question

I attempted to only remove the black outermost part of the cable, and I did not notice any other part come off, but I could be mistaken. I can try to very carefully take more of the cable off if you think there should be something else in there...

Re: 3.5mm jack /cable question

Thank you for the reply. By 'shield' do you mean that translucent plastic part which is visible in the picture? I don't understand how that conducts anything or how I am supposed to solder it, but I can try. Do you know what type of replacement jack I could look into buying?

Hello community.

I am sorry if this is the wrong forum, I have been looking for the answer to this question for a while and I do not know what I am missing.

Pretty much I ordered a pair of headphones and seemingly they were made cheap because the cable slipped out from the wire even when gripped on the plug itself. (for the microphone wire, the headphone wire is still ok for now) I would like to replace it with another jack but I am stumped because it looks like the cable only has one conductive wire in it (pictured). Some sources seem to tell me that the shielded...

Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

Hello, I came to this forum looking for a way to repair some wiring on my headphones as it was one of the higher google results concerning electronics repair. I would rather not give away too much personal information until I know the community a bit better.