Product Reviewed 59 times. Only most recent 100 shown
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Glen B From Rome, NY |
10/27/23 |
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Dan D From KENMORE, WA |
02/01/23 |
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The 4-conductor plug worked out well. I used it to replace a plug for an old Apple set of wired ear buds, where the wire exiting the plug had a cracked insulation and one of the earbuds no longer worked (the usual "wear-n-tear" location). What you will probably find helpful for this type of repair:
- small tipped soldering iron
- magnifying lens on a flexible stand or one worn on the head
- this link solved the mystery of the 5 wires inside the Apple earbud wire/cord (between the earbuds and the plug)
- https://www.circuitbasics.com/how-to-hack-a-headphone-jack/
- Here is "what goes where" re. the Apple cord wires and the 4-Conductor Plug
1. the solid green wire, Left Audio, goes to the plug tip
2. the solid red wire, Right Audio - to the first ring, next to the tip
3. the red-n-green wrapped around a white wire - these take a little work...
- the white wire is for the microphone, and is wrapped in ground wires
- separate the red-n-green wires from the white wire
and twist the red-n-green wires together if you can
4&5. there are 2 solid copper wires, these are ground for Left and Right
- twist all the 3 ground wires together as best you can
(the red-n-green mic ground, and the two copper L-R ground)
- the ground wires go to the second ring down from the tip
6. the white wire (microphone) goes to the "sleeve" ring, 3rd from the tip
Note: The wires are "shellacked" as their insulation, except the white wire, which has typical insulation around a copper wire. To remove the insulation from all wires, hold the hot soldering iron on the wire for a few seconds, preferably use a spot on the iron without solder. The insulation will quick burn off that spot, leaving the bare copper wire.
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David S From Hamilton, ON |
11/24/22 |
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Adapting pro intercom to laptop.
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David W From McKinney, TX |
10/19/22 |
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The connector worked well. I adapted a headset designed for two-way radio to use on a smartphone.
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Austin T From NATIONAL CITY, CA |
07/20/22 |
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Russell M From Niagara Falls, NY |
08/30/21 |
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Austin T From NATIONAL CITY, CA |
07/08/21 |
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Neal S From Glen Cove, NY |
06/01/21 |
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Rob S From Kerrville, TX |
05/19/21 |
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Marion B From Logansport, IN |
12/23/20 |
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I am going to use this for a patch cable experiment in Amateur radio.
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Thiru S From Sunnyvale, CA |
12/02/20 |
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Dennis R From Maryland Heights, MO |
09/14/20 |
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See above.
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Lee C From State College, PA |
06/04/20 |
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To repair a headphone/mic jack for my grandson's Playstation.
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Michael L From Gainesville, GA |
05/10/20 |
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I used the jack to replace the one on my phone headset.
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stanley J From Acworth, GA |
05/06/20 |
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Used it to repair gaming headset with microphone
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Alfred N From Crestview, FL |
03/25/20 |
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Replaced plug on head set for ps 4
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Humberto G From Joplin, MO |
03/11/20 |
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Look great, easy assembly, fixed my issue
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Richard T From Crane, MO |
03/04/20 |
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I used this to create my own foot pedal controller of a song lyrics app on my tablet. Worked just great.
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JERALD J From IDAHO FALLS, ID |
10/24/19 |
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Connect amplifier to qrp HF radio
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Edward M From Mount Pleasant, IA |
08/07/19 |
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Needed to replace the plug on a gaming headset. It worked fine.
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George M From Fort Mohave, AZ |
06/26/19 |
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james s From tallahassee, FL |
06/10/19 |
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Mike R From Richmond, VA |
03/14/19 |
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Should know better on a product with that low price and made in China.
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Michael W From Havre, MT |
03/06/19 |
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I've not used this product yet, but I ordered them to re-solder and repair broken connections in some pairs of headphones I have.
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William N From Okeana, OH |
02/07/19 |
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I wanted to interface a headphone/mic to a Yaesu FT-70 transceiver. The plugs were not compatible with the radio despite being TRRS plugs. (See my response below)
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Vincie M From Ellettsville, IN |
01/30/19 |
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Mike S From Lexington, NC |
01/16/19 |
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Douglas B From Bedford, NH |
08/29/18 |
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Jeremy J From Findlay, OH |
08/06/18 |
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Worked fine. The holes in each tab made it easier to solder the wires in place.
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david l From torrance, CA |
06/06/18 |
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gameing headset im sure many ppl need one post 4 pole wiring diag bet you get get more ppl mt top of the line thrustmaster headset 4pole plug bent it happens to alot of ppl
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Theodore R From Aledo, TX |
05/16/18 |
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My kids have a Hyper X Cloud Core (KHX-HSCC-BK) gaming headset they use on PS4. One too many pulls on the cord instead of the plug rendered the right ear and microphone dead. I knew the break was near the plug because you could wiggle the cable and get intermittent sound in the right ear. Knowing this, I bought this replacement 3.5mm TRRS plug (4-pole...Right, Left, Ground, Microphone) online from My Cable Mart to make the repair.
The jack is fine for what it is needed for. It's clearly an inexpensive connector, made of plastic and metal. It functions as designed, is a good value, I have no complaints. However, there were all metal, gold plated, with knurled grip, plugs online from other sites that may be a higher end product than this plug....but those cost more too. For this plug, the shipping cost more than the plug, so I bought few extras to keep on-hand.
I cut the headphones cable about an inch back from the plug to get behind the break in the wires. There were a total of 5 different wires within the main cable...and 4 connection points on the TRRS plug. Using a multimeter, I tested for continuity and found two strands that were not broken. I knew those wires went to pole 1 (tip) and pole 3 (Which is why the left ear still worked). Remaining 3 wires: No continuity (Which is why Right ear and Mic didn't work). To figure out where the remaining 3 wires went, I had to carefully grind down the plastic on the old jack with a Dremel tool to get down to the wires and connections. For my application, the microphone wire went to pole 4. (aka: Sleeve, top ring, 3rd ring). Two wires were ground and both went to pole 3. (2nd ring). Right ear wire to pole 2. (1st ring). Left ear wire to pole 1 (tip).
Also, I had to remove the protective coating on the wires after I stripped them and before soldering; a quick exposure to open flame does the trick. This could be a little tricky if you are not familiar with this kind of thing, you don't want to damage these very thin wires or start a fire. Be careful! I then used alcohol wipes to clean the black soot off the wires from burning off the coating. Soldering these small wires to the small connection points on the new jack was also tricky. (Probably not the best project for a first-timer learning how to solder.) You may find YouTube videos on this topic helpful, IE: Search "How to replace jack plug on gaming headset".
I then used a piece of shrink tubing to make the cable and new plug connection a little tighter and hopefully stronger. We are now back in action and now that I have the wiring sorted out, future repairs (if required) will go quickly.
Bottom line: Gaming headsets cost too much to simply discard if the cable or plug is damaged. Since I already had the proper tools and solder, my cost was limited to my time and about $2 for the plug and shipping (The plug cost less than the shipping)...much cheaper than buying the replacement plan from the electronics store. I hope you find this review helpful.
PS - What they won't tell you at the electronic stores: If you ever need an inexpensive gaming headphones w/mic (or to keep as a backup), go to the mobile phone section. They often have ear buds w/microphone that cost under $10. Find one with a 3.5mm TRRS male jack and they will work on PS4. Often, the gaming headphones start around $50 and go up from there. Most of the employees won't think of ear buds w/mic... or if they do know, they've been told not to mention that. Just make sure it has the 3.5mm TRRS male plug, some phones use other connectors.
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Perry R From Owasso, OK |
05/02/18 |
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Fixed gaming headset
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Doug L From Fishers, IN |
04/26/18 |
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Gio C From Woodbridge, ON |
03/09/18 |
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Scott G From Cincinnati, OH |
02/21/18 |
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Repaired a headphone set .
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Carlos M From Horizon City, TX |
01/17/18 |
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Great product.
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Daniel G From COLORADO SPRINGS, CO |
01/05/18 |
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No problem with these parts
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Mikhail V From Spring Valley, CA |
12/30/17 |
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Jp J From Pensacola, FL |
11/15/17 |
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Jenice R From Chatsworth, CA |
08/31/17 |
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Rob H From Brookhaven, PA |
07/19/17 |
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David T From littleton, CO |
06/21/17 |
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David D From St Albert, ON |
06/09/17 |
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everything was easy to find, and well organized.
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Rebecca H From North hollywood, CA |
05/23/17 |
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Hans S From Cape Coral, FL |
03/25/17 |
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Product is GREAT...Thanks for quick service and will be a customer as time marches on...Hans
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Sanjay K From Tremtpm, NJ |
12/23/16 |
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Howard C From Plymouth, MA |
11/16/16 |
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An excellent product for the price.
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Zaida R From Herndon, VA |
10/17/16 |
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Wesley K W From Palm Coast, FL |
10/04/16 |
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LAWRENCE J C From CLIMAX, NY |
07/18/16 |
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Richard M From Bois-des-Filion, QC |
01/09/16 |
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Tip contact is sometimes intermittent.
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Mick A From Albany, NY |
11/18/15 |
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Just what I wanted
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Kirk M From Middletown, DE |
10/30/15 |
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Terry L From Racine, WI |
10/29/15 |
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Richard P From Bellevue, WA |
10/28/15 |
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after plugging it into the female adapter, the male plug fell apart. Extremely flimsy
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Scott M From Acworth, GA |
09/24/15 |
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Spencer H From Nashville, TN |
09/10/15 |
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Richard M From Acworth, GA |
09/02/15 |
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Received my order on schedule and complete. Well packaged with all items separated in individual containers. Return form included but not needed thanks to the care taken with my order. I have already recommended this organization to others as having what I needed when I needed it with a prompt delivery.
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Robert H From Wichita Falls, TX |
07/29/15 |
