How dumb would it be to apply an epoxy to a headphone jack to prevent it from flexing?
I just had a pair of earbuds break after a year and a half because the circled part wore down and broke where it connects to the solid plastic jack and I think that solidifying it, filling in the gaps to stop it from flexing, should stop this from happening in the future
If you prevent the strain relief from flexing, the cable will just fracture at the base of the strain relief, since it isn't really a strain relief anymore if it can't move.
it's not the flexing, it's the way you treat the cable.
you've likely picked up the device by this cord, knowingly or unknowingly.
the flex bit doesn't make sense as it isn't what connects the cable, and the cable itself is flexible already.
so what do you mean by that, that basically the cable itself would just fray where it connects to the strain relief, rather than the strain relief detaching from the plastic jack portion?
Yes. If the strain relief is still flexible but just came apart from the plug and is now sliding up and down the cable, that you can fix, just glue it down. But if it can't move side to side then the cable will break. Well, will break much faster than it would otherwise.
i already glued it down once and it held for a few months, but it has come apart again and even after gluing it, the cables are fucked. i used super glue like a dope but still
What about only putting a few drops of epoxy right on the part where the strain relief attaches to the plastic jack, but not the entire strain relief?
Alternative, get earbuds with a replaceable cable.
That'd stand a better chance of working.
I'm not surprised that ordinary superglue didn't hold up, it's only "super" compared that that shitty Elmer's junk that the slow kid ate in third grade. Cyanoacrylate bonds quickly and it holds plastic models and shit together real good, but it has awful shear strength and there's a lot of substances it doesn't bond to very well. Two-part epoxies are generally made of sterner stuff.
im not that into it that i need expensive ones.
i looked online and all the advice with this like heat shrink wrap and all that are for straight jacks, not L-shaped ones, so i think epoxy may be my only choice
You don't need expensive ones to get a replaceable cable. I'm using Mee Audio M6 Pros. You can replace the earphone tips and the cable very easily and cheaply. I'm not sure how many burgers they cost, but here in Canada, I only paid 60 maple crusted beaver pelts for them.
Just put some shrinking tube on that, maybe 2 or 3 layers if you need. Works flawlessly and looks more aesthetically.
>I only paid 60 maple crusted beaver pelts for them.
the ones I was using the past year and a half were a pair of Sonys that only cost between 10-15 deep fried twinkies that I really liked, especially with my weird ears they fit really well and caused no pain.
I would like to get them again but I want to find a way to protect them from getting this bend issue, and it seems lieka commonly used solution (heat shrink wrap like you are talking about) doesnt really work on L-shaped jacks but only on straight ones
Just buy a new, better headphone jack and solder the wires in
This is what I do. I actually bought some jacks from radioshack the day before they close for only .30 a pop.
no clue at all how to solder, and anyway, I would need to reaplce the entire L-Shaped jack, is that doable ?
>I would need to reaplce the entire L-Shaped jack, is that doable ?
yes, you can even replace the entire wire with a better one if you want
if you cant solder you can simply braid the ends of the wire on to the connectors. Keep in mind thought that most headphones are litz wire, which have a waxy coating over them. The easiest way to get rid of that coating is using a lighter to burn it off, otherwise you wont be able to make a connection.
Soldering is easy enough though, and something like this is a good starting point. A cheap sub $10 iron and some solder would suffice.
Easily. But by the time you buy a wondering iron, you may as well replace your poorfag-tier headphones instead.
Soldering iron. Fuck you, Swype.
yeah they are poorfag-tier earbuds and i like it like that
duct tape over duct tape
Expoxy and super glue are too rigid and will just crack and transfer the strain to another part of the cable. You need to use something like Permatex Black silicone.
>buy heatshrink from ebay
>apply heatshrink over strain relief
>add heat
problem solved
if you want it to be on the safe aide, buy adhesive heatshrink
braided cables are the FUTURE
He already said that these don't work with L-shaped connectors, and he's right, unfortunately.
you can easily find 3:1 heatshrink and probably even higher.
I doubt you wouldn't be able to fit it over the L connector
There is stuff like Sugru that does this already. A plastic setting putting.
The buffer are there to prevent flexing it would bend more and it'll break much faster like iCables
what the flying fuck are you doing to your cables, that the fucking strain relief is wearing out?
I work a job where I move a lot like burning 2000 extra calories a day. I get to listen to music so at least that is cool thing is a pair of ear buds last from 1 week to a month. I ordered xiaomi pistons on sale for $6 and the sound is pretty decent and they have lasted 3 months already so I am quite happy