How to fix headphone wires?

[Patryk_Rebisz]

My kitten had a feast last night and chewed through my headphone cable (mdr-7506). Inside i see 3 wires - green, red and brown. None of the wires are isolated (makes np sense to me). When i try to connect those wires - nada. Is there some magic trick?

 

[Paul F]

Patryk,

There's no magic. I'm not sure what you mean by isolated - do you mean a shield around the wire? There is no shield on headphones. Just a left, right, and ground. Either way, you should just hook them back up and be back in business. There may be a cutyou're not seeing.

Pictures may help.

 

[GaryNattrass]

The cable on the sony 7506 is nigh on impossible to solder or repair as it is ribbon type.

I would be looking at a new set or replacing the whole cable if you can.

One other thing to consider is the MDR-V6 as they are cheaper that the 7506 but sound the same.

As for the colours I think they are:

Brown: common (sleeve)
Red: right (ring)
Green: left (tip)

 

[qazwsx]

It's litz wire. It's coated with a clear enamel that sometimes makes it difficult to solder or connect via contact. You can remove the enamel by heating the tips of the cable and dipping it in alcohol, the wiping off the residue.

But the option of replacing the cable is the better solution. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=885585&is=REG&A=details&Q=

 

[Rick R]

As qazwsx stated, the Sony HP cable wires are coated. The coating must be removed prior to soldering... or... get another cable as suggested.