So my puppy has a thing for wires and chewed the cord of my Turtle Beach Ear Force X1 headphones about three feet below where they connect into the headset itself. I am using them connected to an XBOX 360. Anyways the wires seem to be completely separated from one another and the only thing keeping the two sections together is the gray outer covering. Does anyone have any ideas on how to solve this? I tried electrical tape to see if they would stay together, but it didn't work. Do you think that I could strip the wires and then twist them back together individually and then electrical tape the whole thing? Any info or advice would be appreciated. I just don't want to replace them if they can be fixed.
Twisting the wires wont work unfortunately, I've tried this on Turtle beaches. Problem is, they use these cheesy little speaker-wires that unravel into fibrous threads.... seems to me the only way to re-wire them would be to unwind each color (red, green and gold), then hand-wire them back again (a very frustrating and meticulous process.... not even guaranteed to work :/), and finish by soldering the connections.
If you decide you want to try this, I recommend cutting the wire where it was damaged, then cutting the very tip of each of the exposed ends you now have (so as to give yourself a clean-cut surface to work with).
Then, carefully strip away the grey plastic casing, leaving yourself with at least 1 inch of exposed wire on each end (you might even want to give yourself 1 1/2 - 2 inches, this will make it much easier to work with).
Now, repairing one color wire at a time (green-green, red-red, gold-gold), try to "split up" the threads of each color to reveal the fibrous material inside. Then do your best to "inter-lock" these fibres in the most uniform way possible, and pinch it together tightly.
You could try and twist it somewhat, if only to keep it together more securely. You will now want to either solder each connection, or use electrical tape to isolate each of the colors from each other (or do both).
If this doesn't work, I don't know what will. As far as DIY-repairs go, this is about as much as you can do.
I've contacted Turtle Beach support, and, unfortunately, they only offer to repair/replace your headset if you are currently under warranty. I unfortunately, was not, and even offered to PAY for the repairs/services (I have two broken X1's now, and it seems a waste to discard them for such a small problem), but they refused to service my headphones even for a fee (seems ridiculous to me). Their only suggestion? "Try upgrading to the X1's succesor, the X11! Thanks for choosing Turtle Beach!"
Case in point? You might just be SOL, unless you're a wiring guru.... Sorry buddy.
Either way, give me a shout at [email protected] if it ends up working out for you.
Best of luck,
James
Your best long term fix will be to solder the wires together then tape them individually and finally tape the whole thing. Second choice will be to use crimp (**** splice) connections and then tape. Last choice will be just twisting stripped wires together and tape everything.
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