Skullcandy Hesh Auxiliary Cable Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

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6

Time Required

                          15 minutes            

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Introduction

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Step 1

              Determine the damage               

• Gently gripping the auxiliary cable of your headset, run your fingers down it’s length, feeling for bumps or tears in the plastic sheathing. If there are multiple damaged areas, choose the one closest to the device.

Gently gripping the auxiliary cable of your headset, run your fingers down it’s length, feeling for bumps or tears in the plastic sheathing. If there are multiple damaged areas, choose the one closest to the device.

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Step 2

• Using wire cutters, cut the auxiliary cable at the determined damaged area.
• Next, cut your replacement cable to the same length of the removed portion of the damaged cable.

Using wire cutters, cut the auxiliary cable at the determined damaged area.

Next, cut your replacement cable to the same length of the removed portion of the damaged cable.

Step 3

• Using the spudger tool, grip and remove approximately an inch of the plastic sheath from the device’s working wire and from the new auxiliary cable.

Using the spudger tool, grip and remove approximately an inch of the plastic sheath from the device’s working wire and from the new auxiliary cable.

Step 4

• Use the spudger tool to remove the coating on the smaller colored wires inside the wire attached to the device and the new auxiliary cable.
• Twist together the same colored wires from the device cable and the new cable.

Use the spudger tool to remove the coating on the smaller colored wires inside the wire attached to the device and the new auxiliary cable.

Twist together the same colored wires from the device cable and the new cable.

Step 5

• Wrap each of the individual colored wires with electrical tape to insulate them from the other wires.

Wrap each of the individual colored wires with electrical tape to insulate them from the other wires.

Step 6

• Secure all wires with a layer of electrical tape wrapped around the location of the splicing.

Secure all wires with a layer of electrical tape wrapped around the location of the splicing.

Test your device by plugging it into a compatible device using the auxiliary cable and playing a sound.

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