How to Fix Broken Headphones

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Fixing headphones offers an attractive and economical solution to buying new ones if you already have the right tools on hand.

Instructions in this article cover general tips for fixing wired headphones of all types. The instructions that came with your headphones may include specific troubleshooting advice. Check the vendor's website for further guidance. Fixing wireless headphones, such as Beats headphones, is typically a more involved (and expensive) process.

Common headphone failures include:

Before you can fix your headphones, you must identify the source of the problem. Here are some troubleshooting tips to help figure out why your headphones aren't working:

Depending on the underlying problem, you may need the following tools:

If your headphones are still under warranty, you may be able to get them repaired for free by a professional. Check the documentation that came with them for troubleshooting information.

If the problem lies with the wires, you may be able to fix your headphones without cutting them open.

As you twist, bend, straighten, and adjust the cord, you might hear audio as the damaged wires touch. Use this strategy to determine where the faulty connection is. Shorts usually occur near the earpiece or the jack.

When you find a position that allows you to hear sound, hold the cord in place with your fingers.

Continue holding pressure on the cable as you wrap electrical or duct tape around the short. If done properly, the tape should compress the cable enough to keep the wires touching.

If you can, bend the cord over on itself and tape it together at the kink to prevent it from moving.

If the above method doesn't work, you'll have to repair the broken wires. Identify the site of the short by either manipulating the cables or using a multimeter, then follow the steps below.

Disconnect the headphones from power and audio sources.

Mark the site with a permanent marker or piece of tape.

Carefully strip the surrounding cable insulation using wire strippers or a knife to expose the broken wire.

Cut the cord in half, severing any intact wires. Make an even cut so that the wires are the same length.

If only one wire is broken, you can try soldering it without cutting the cord, but the connection won't be as sturdy.

Strip off more of the cable to expose more of the wires, then sort the wires by color and type.

Use a lighter to burn off the enamel coating on any bare wires. Quickly move the flame over the wires to expose the copper ends.

Splice the exposed wires. Join the two sides of each wire, connecting wires of the same color. Hold the two ends of each wire parallel and twist them together. Use a third hand equipped with alligator clips to hold the cables in place as you work.

Solder the wires. Use a soldering iron to melt a tiny dab of solder over the spliced wires and allow it to cool.

Wrap the signal wires in electrical tape to keep them separated from the ground wire. If you have two base wires, tape them together as well.

Once the wires are connected, tightly wrap the exposed area in electrical tape. Alternatively, slide some shrink tube over the cable while you're working, then use a heat gun to make it constrict around the repaired cable.

If your headphone's plug is damaged, purchase a replacement at an electronics store or online. Choose a metal plug with a stereo connection and a spring that's the same size as your current plug.

To replace a broken headphone plug:

Slice off the old plug. Cut through the cable about an inch above where the cable and plug meet. Some cables can be screwed off, but the problem likely lurks at the base of the cable, so you should cut it, regardless.

Use scissors or wire strippers to remove an inch of the cable's cover and expose the wires.

Sort the wires by color and type, then use a lighter to burn off the enamel coating.

Twist like-colored wires together. If there are two ground wires, twist the frayed ends of both together.

Slide your new headphone plug's sleeve over the wire so the part that connects with the plug is facing the exposed wire.

Melt a tiny dab of solder on the end of each wire, then allow the solder to cool.

Add solder to one pin in the plug's housing and apply heat to melt the solder.

Touch the soldered end of the wire to the soldered pin to connect the wire to the plug.

Repeat the process for the other wires.

Roughen the edges of the soldered wire with sandpaper to make it easier to connect with the plug pins.

Assemble the new headphone plug by screwing the jack sleeve into the plug. Make sure the wires aren't touching and the sleeve is tightly secured.

If one earpiece isn't working because of a short in the cable, fix that portion of the cable. However, if the problem lies with the earpiece, the fix is more complicated.

Due to the varied designs of different headphone brands, replacing a broken earpiece is a job best left to the manufacturer or another professional.

If your headphones are no longer under warranty, try the following:

Disassemble the broken earpiece. Consult the manual or the maker's website for guidance. You may need a size 0 crosshead screwdriver if there are screws to remove. Some earbuds can be tugged apart.

If you see severed wires, reattach them to the headphone driver by soldering them to the bare pin. If several wires are loose, check the manual to determine which wires go where. Make sure the wires are not touching one another.

Reassemble the earpiece and test it.

If there are no loose connections in the earpiece, the headphone driver may be defective. To replace the driver:

Cut the rubber seal around the driver and remove it.

Put the new driver in the empty slot, making sure not to touch the thin diaphragm.

Add a tiny bit of glue around the edges to keep it in place.

Reassemble the repaired earpiece and test it out.

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