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G1zm0:

i cut the ends of a pair of head phones, one has a blue and gold wire ( like bits of thread)
the other green and gold,

the gold ones will be ground and the other 2 l  and r

will these  be ok since they are like thread?

also woud wire work?

Zebidee:

Yes , the 'gold' wires (actually copper or copper alloy) are ground.  The threads surround the other wires to reduce electrical interference.  Twist the exposed threads together to make a wire. 

The blue and green ones should be left and right.  The only real reservation I have about saying this is that some cheap headphones only put a single channel (usually the left one) through to both speakers.  Other than hooking it up and using your ears, The only way to be 100%  sure is to use a multimeter and check connectivity with the jack plug sleeve connections, as shown in this pic from Franco B's post:



You can buy a cheap digital multimeter from a hardware store for about $10-15.  Use the diode test function ( symbol looks like this:   ->|   )

G1zm0:

i tryed using meter. it tryed to do a continuity test but it didnt beep, thats why i was unsure of these type of wire, can ordinary wire be used?

Zebidee:


--- Quote from: G1zm0 on June 20, 2008, 05:07:42 am ---i tryed using meter. it tryed to do a continuity test but it didnt beep, thats why i was unsure of these type of wire, can ordinary wire be used?

--- End quote ---

Not sure what you mean.  If you aren't getting any beeps at all, then you are probably aren't using your multimeter correctly

There is a guide to using multimeters posted here:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=68787.0



G1zm0:

i swapped it out for another  jack, that one must have been crap, and beeping ok

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