Where can I buy very thin (1mm thick!), 2 core, wire to fix my headphones?

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Sadly my headphones (Beats Solo 2) have broke. The right speaker no longer works. From looking online this is a common issue with this model. The wire inside breaks due to poor design, and despite Apple confirming that this is a common issue, they want to charge £60 to fix!

I looked online and it seems fairly straightforward to fix (I rather not throw away as it’s a waste). BUT the wire I need needs to be 1mm thick! And it has two strands/core/whatever the technical term is. I cannot find anywhere to buy it.

Does anyone know where I can buy 1mm wire with 2 core for the audio?

Thanks!

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It always brakes at the end just cut the broken bit off

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I think the cable is broken in the middle rather than just detaches

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Just buy a cheap set of headphones an use the wire

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See what you can get on eBay, always good for small amounts of odd things.

Or rapidonline.co.uk but there’ll be postage under 30 order

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Joe, it’s the internal wire it is very thin, The clearance is very small, the wire has to be 1mm.

I did look on eBay pip, sadly its only overseas and the postage is rather ridiculous.

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Bring the headphones down to electronics night, potentially you could replace the entire headphone cable and then use whatever cable you like.

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Looking on rapid I they don’t sell a 2 core cable thin enough, (From what I can find). The thiniest 2 core is 2.6 mm thickness which is too thick.

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Check it’s not 2.6mm2, the cross sectional area, rather than 2.6mm diameter, or that diameter is including the insulation plastic.

Also, look for an ‘equipment wire’ category

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In the equipment and hookup wire section filter by conductor cross section, which is in mm2 so check your specification is mm or mm2

Rapid have a range from 0.14mm2 and up

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What about something along these lines?

(headphone wire is a bit of a pain to get, as it’s usually made specifically for manufacturers)

Sounds like the fault is strain relief - let me guess, they just tie a knot in the wire inside the headphone? maybe try using a very small cable tie or heat shrink or something instead?

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Come down on Thursday night and I will find you some , there’s bound to be something kicking around

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No, it’s the internal wire

This:
http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mneLBH64E4m0GWxPqlsgrlw.jpg

I’ve decided to take my headphones apart and it is the wire that’s split.

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Yeah, that’s what I’m saying - if you got a whole replacement cable that’d include the internal wiring too. Just getting the wire from the inside to the outside won’t be easy (in my experience).

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But the internal wire to the right speaker is really thin, and the normal cable for the 3.5mm jack is too thick

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Here’s what I got.

I can’t find 2 core in a single cable on rapidsite :sob:

The wire has to be so thin! It’s really annoying

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Oooohhh, they’re wireless headphones…?

Does it really need to be 2 core, or could you run two really small wires?
https://www.rapidonline.com/lappkabel-4125001s-liy-single-core-stranded-wiring-cable-1-x-0-14mm-black-63-7023
https://www.rapidonline.com/lappkabel-4125104s-liy-single-core-stranded-wiring-cable-1-x-0-14mm-red-63-7032

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Sadly has to be 2 core, the metal construction of the band around the top of the headphone only allows for one cable.

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So thin!!!

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Guessing you’ve seen these listing on eBay:

As the listing suggests

Made to OEM spec.

it’s a pretty weird wire they had made to spec - and being a consumer headphone Apple don’t offer spare parts.

I think your best bet is to try making your own wire with some individual cores (the ones I linked earlier are extremely thin…). Unless you don’t mind buying one from an eBay seller :slight_smile: