SkullCandy Hesh Auxiliary Cable Replacement

Sarah Burk and 6 other contributors

Last updated on April 29, 2020

15 minutes

Moderate

Missing Steps

Introduction

Go to step 1

In the case of a severed or frayed auxiliary cable, replacements can be purchased or salvaged from another broken device. This guide will show users how to replace it temporarily, without the use of a soldering gun.

What you need

Tools

Step 1 Determine the damage

SkullCandy Hesh Auxiliary Cable Replacement, Determine the damage: step 1, image 1 of 1

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.

Edit

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.

Edit

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.

Edit

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.

Edit