I'm trying to fix the microphone of my headset, so i need to open up and resolder the wires to the connector plug in the pictures. I'm reluctant to try too much violence, hence the question, where (and how) does one open up this connector? Thanks!
Keep section A still (careful application of a strap wrench/vice - don't squash it!) and rotate section B with vice grips/channel locks/pliars. It's possibly been glued/loctited though, so try heating it up with a heatgun first. This is an educated guess, though. It's easier to understand how things go together when it's in your hands. If it doesn't matter about non matching connectors, that plug is called an RCA phono/cinch connector (I think it's standard - but I'd need some measurements to confirm) but it would be a shame to have to bin it because that knurled metal looks great!
Are you sure it's one piece? Often the separation is pretty hard to spot. It could of course be molded on, which is pretty common on factory made cables. If that's the case you won't get it apart properly. Connectors like that (RCA/phono) are easy to find, and are relatively cheap. (Something like this)
Is that aluminum or plastic connector? Looks aluminum in the pictures... I've never seen a metal connector that can't be opened But a new one sure isn't expensive, but if you're going to bin it anyway, you should cut that buggar open just to make sure
It's metal. The ring around the pin is the ground connection. No metal=no ground=no signal. Usually the join is at the ege of the larger knurled section, so hold it by the 2 thin bands near the pin. They're rarely more than finger-tight.
WAIT!!!! Before you chuck it in the bin, cut it open with a dremel while laughing like a mad scientist This way we should all get to find out how it went together, and you get the satisfaction of showing it who's boss
Plus, when you discover how it joins together, you can feel stupid after seeing how simple it would have been!
