Modding Sleeving Peripheral Cables? (Headset)

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  1. mat0tam

    mat0tam Mr I Dont Know What I Want

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    Thinking of sleeving my headset, and maybe Keyboard, Mic and Mouse

    Can I simply Cut, Sleeve, Solder + Heat shrink like standard wires?
    Would be useful to if people could point out if I can maybe do for one or more but not for say headset due to cable type :)

    Thanks
     
  2. bulldogjeff

    bulldogjeff The modding head is firmly back on.

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    Most sleeving will open out far enough to go straight over the connectors, so no need to cut anything off and a lot of heat shrink is 4:1 so that should go on as well.
     
  3. mat0tam

    mat0tam Mr I Dont Know What I Want

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    Hmm Ive got some 3mm sleeving for a 3mm cable, and my headpone jack is the issue as its like 12mm :(
     
  4. SuicideNeil

    SuicideNeil What's a Dremel?

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    Heatshrink is very cheap on ebay few quid buys you a yard so it's no great issue. Might want to get glue-lined heatshrink tubing though so that it stays in place once shrunk. The actual sleeving will be an issue though, I can't imagine anything smaller than ~5-6mm will expand over the headphone jack, that'll be a trickier one to work around unless you can chop the plug & resolder it ( maybe with a smaller 3.5mm jack connector + larger adaptor ).
     
  5. Vetalar

    Vetalar *learning english*

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    solder off jack (if it could be disassembled), sleeve what You want, solder jack back. don't forget to mark wires You un-soldering for proper re-soldering :)

    if jack couldn't be disassembled: before cutting away old jack find which wire goes to which ear (simply try any AA battery (-) to ground wire (+) for wire) and after sleeving solder appropriate jack.
    and You can always reverse channels in Your audiopanel :)
     
  6. mat0tam

    mat0tam Mr I Dont Know What I Want

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    Awesome Thankyou :)
     

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