Fashionable headphones are currently very few people can be surprised, but it’s a completely different matter if they are made with their own hands. Such an accessory will become a hallmark and may also be an original gift. In addition, the problem of how to make an earphone occurs when one of these paired accessories breaks. In order not to buy new ones, you can simply dismantle the old ones and make new ones from the speakers that remained in working condition.
How to assemble a headset from different sets
As a rule, rarely when both headphones stop working at once, and only one of the pair always breaks. The remaining music accessory can be soldered to another speaker from another kit. How to make headphones at home from two old sets? To do this, remove the plastic part of the cable with a knife or thin scissors from the plug. Then the wires are soldered to other connectors from another pair (having the same color). It is better not to twist the headphones, namely solder, otherwise a part of the signal will be lost.
Self-assembly headset
Those who like to do everything on their own will be interested to learn how to make headphones with their own hands.
To do this, you will need three components: plug, cable and speakers. As a rule, these are some used accessories. For example, a tattered cable, speakers from a broken headset, etc. are suitable for assembly. The sequence is as follows: you need to take a plug suitable for the headphone jack on the equipment. For example, ¼-inch suitable for stationary equipment, 1/8-inch - for portable. A cable with four cores is attached to the plugs. The length of the wire can be different, but usually ranges from 80 to 120 cm. The cable is wrapped with electrical tape, then the plug closes. After the speakers are attached. They can be both from old headphones, and homemade. Having disassembled the old speakers, you need to find the same contacts in the emitters as on the plug. The wires on the cable are soldered to them.
If there is no ready-made headset for listening, you can assemble it yourself. How to make headphones with only two speakers of the same size? It is only necessary to place these devices in round casings, in which even jars of shoe polish or cream are suitable.
The main condition is that the devices must be the same size. Resistors of 30 ohms each are installed in the speakers. It remains only to connect the wires.
Fancy Glowing Headphones
Those who wish to also “upgrade” their accessories can be advised to make them luminous. The so-called LED headset is currently popular on the market, but you can create it yourself if you know how to do it. Luminous headphones on the market are quite expensive, since the competition between manufacturers on them is small. If you show a little perseverance, then you can make such headphones at home. In addition, always a thing made by yourself is more pleasant to use. How to make the earphone glow? To do this, you only need LED-LEDs, a silicone tube and a soldering apparatus. The handset is cut and the original headphones are inserted there. Then you need to fix the LEDs inside the silicone tube. The LED itself should be inside the tube, and the wires should go outside, since they provide the bulbs with energy from the batteries. Batteries are attached to the body of the headphones, which are replaced as they are used up.
How to make do-it-yourself bullet headphones
It is very interesting if your favorite musical accessories look like sleeves. This will require primarily old headphones. It is also necessary to get the old liners of 40 caliber "Smith and Wesson", which will be the main decoration of the product.
The screwdriver should be taken to the size of the wire from the headphones. You will also need a screwdriver, a hacksaw for metal, a vise, a
wooden dowel (10 millimeters) and sandpaper. The sleeves are processed with a screwdriver (a wooden dowel wrapped in sandpaper should be fitted on it). You can use two grains of emery - 400 and 800. Since the sleeve is longer than the headphone in size, it must be reduced by 8 mm (from the open edge). The cut edges are best sanded with sandpaper and polished with felt to avoid further cuts. Old wires are inserted into the new sleeve headphones, the speakers are soldered, and the whole structure is neatly glued together.