DIY Mike how to solder a mini-plug

[ruffdj]

Oh my good, you make soldering look so easy.

[nevino11]

my headphones broke so i did this i soldered the wires on but for some reason the left bud is quieter than the right and the right is now louder than when i first got them i have re soldered a couple times do u have any idea what is wrong?

[martinjwoodward]

Thank you kindly for this. What may seem totally simple to you is not to many others.

Cheers, Martin

[zeemonkeyman1]

@krisvirgin thats not a stupid question

[MrReggie53]

Would this be the same for a camera with microphone 3.5mm jack

[krisvirgin]

This might be a stupid question: Why would you need a 2nd. ground wired together. Wouldn't just a single ground work? Just 3 wires total?

[mondalaci]

I HATE soldering audio jacks. It's an epic struggle on the long run because wire will touch each other by time. I wonder whether there's a modified version which prevents this pain.

[notreallydaedalus]

@mondalaci I've heard some people use a hot glue gun to help keep the solder joints from coming lose and to keep the wires from touching.

[mondalaci]

@notreallydaedalus I consider your advice the advice of the day if not the week or the month! Will definitely give it a try, thanks.

[clearlyskies3000]

Very nice!. I did the same with a mini plug 3,5 and my Sony MP3´s earphones but was crazy because the wire has many little and narrow narrow hairs. Thanks a lot XD

[youtubarbero1]

hey DIY MIKE,

im just wondering if i can use this for my speakers. This is my idea: old speakers to-bare 16 gauge wires to -3.5mm plug -to PC sound card.

Is this project doable?

Thanks in advance! and never tire to post vids!

[kartikmohandas]

Thank you Mike. Searched all over but finally found ur video which is simple, to the point and did the job. I am trying to make a connecting cable between an XLR and 3.5mm jack.

[sonnyonshrooms]

this is what i was looking for, cheers bro

[Dhruv1223]

Thanx alot!!!! Works perfectly!

[wyzwyz24]

Awesome Thanks



[jtom94]

how do you identify which wire is negative and which is positive when the look the same and have the same color tubing?

[jschristian44]

wow i have been doing mine way wrong, thanks so much for doing this video.

[Kr10n1]

thank You for your help :)

[TheUkflyboy]

thanks for the excellent tutorial, you demonstrated the basics very well ... I am now a god with the soldering iron ..

[jarcopenning]

thnx a lot for sharing. really helpful!

[danthepilotman]

Is it pretty much the same of the 3.5mm socket too?

I've got a wire that's got only 2 parts to it - a white part housing some strands of wire (with loads of other wire around it inside the grey outer plastic wire) and a red part with the same amount.

Do you just have to match the Red to Red and white to white? Red one side, White the other then the extra stuff underneath?

Sorry if this makes no sense... I've tried to find other tutorials online - and none have been as good or as friendly!

[DIYChrisMike]

Dan,

I need some more info. Do you have a cable w/1 red & 1 white wire surrounded by a lot of braided wires? If so, the most logical application is red=right channel positive, white=left channel positive and braided wires=left and right ground (negative.) Not sure what you are connecting to. Send me some more info. and I'll try to help.

Thanks for watching,

Mike

[tvane1225]

@DIYChrisMike Question. i've made an aux cable using the same method from your video to both but the cable only works one way in my head unit. when i switch it around the stereo goes away and it only plays from one side. any ideas why? and also the red and white wire are connected but only on the side that comes from the player. the ground is the same on both...

[ghostdog85]

very nice tutorial!! thanks for this... but isnt the tip the left channel and the middle ring the right?!

[DIYChrisMike]

Ghostdog,

You're right! I just watched the video and realized that I mixed them up on camera. Thanks for pointing this out. I'll make the correction and thanks for watching.

[indoful]

Thank you, nice video. This helped me very much. Lol i was mixing up which was right channel and left channel. Its actually the opposite of what i thought lol. Once i get my cables and plugs, i'm gonna make an interconnect and im gonna recable my ksc75, k81, and ath sj3 just for fun.

[DIYChrisMike]

You're welcome. Glad my video helped and thanks for watching. - DIY Mike

[dynamicblast]

k i got it.thanks ~!

[dynamicblast]

its quite confusing with the holder.can u do one vid without the holder? so i know where to slot the wires in

[SoCalLucky13]

Your the man!

[DIYChrisMike]

Thanks. Glad to hear that you're a cable making machine now.