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redbelly
- Jan 1, 1970
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I am trying to reattach 2 broken wires on one side of a pair of
headphones, but normal solder is not working.
When I scraped off the insulation from the wires, I noticed that the
metal is really really stiff and brittle (though I was able to bend it
without breaking), very unlike copper. Tried soldering it to reattach
it anyway, but the solder didn't stick. (FWIW, I used rosin-core
60/40 solder)
So, my two questions are, (1) what the heck is this wire made of,
anyway? and more importantly (2) is there any way a home hobbyist can
reattach such wire?
These are just a regular pair of light-duty headphones, with a
standard 1/4" phono plug for a stereo system. The wire is stranded,
28 AWG or smaller (i.e., my 26 AWG stripper is too big for it). Is
there some standard material, other than copper, that is used
typically?
Thanks for any help, suggestions, etc.
Mark
headphones, but normal solder is not working.
When I scraped off the insulation from the wires, I noticed that the
metal is really really stiff and brittle (though I was able to bend it
without breaking), very unlike copper. Tried soldering it to reattach
it anyway, but the solder didn't stick. (FWIW, I used rosin-core
60/40 solder)
So, my two questions are, (1) what the heck is this wire made of,
anyway? and more importantly (2) is there any way a home hobbyist can
reattach such wire?
These are just a regular pair of light-duty headphones, with a
standard 1/4" phono plug for a stereo system. The wire is stranded,
28 AWG or smaller (i.e., my 26 AWG stripper is too big for it). Is
there some standard material, other than copper, that is used
typically?
Thanks for any help, suggestions, etc.
Mark