Thanks so much for this video! I just managed to fix mine. i find soldering really difficult, and did a pretty ugly job inside, but the westones are working again and thats the important thing! By the way, I also managed to slide and the strain relief sleeve, with a bit of twist and force, so its still useable

@eaglesongs

5 жыл бұрын

Joe Taylor that’s awesome! Glad to hear it and great tip about the strain relief. Enjoy!

Rather than add more solder to the driver and risk a puddle, use flux and add solder to the exposed copper of the wire. This is called tinning the wire. You can then just heat the wire up as you touch it to the driver and you should have no issues.

@eaglesongs

6 жыл бұрын

Havack1 thanks so much for pointing that out. Soldering is definitely not my strong suit, so I’m glad you mentioned it. I’ll favorite your post so others will see it more readily.

Nice fix! 👍🏻

@eaglesongs

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thanks! Will try to repair mine also

@eaglesongs

4 жыл бұрын

Hope it goes well!

Great tutorial! My UM2's just shorted at the strain relief also. Taking any repair orders?

@eaglesongs

7 жыл бұрын

Well I'm actually repairing another set just tonight. I'll let you know how that one goes! :)

@eaglesongs

7 жыл бұрын

Another set down. :) They work. PM me and I'll see how I can help ya.

@eaglesongs

7 жыл бұрын

Another successful pair. And thankfully this one took less time than the last.

@chainsaw4435

7 жыл бұрын

EagleSong. can i ship my um pro 30 to u an have u install these drivers call me at 937-323-9547 or text me at 937-624-9132 thanks nick fitzwater

@chainsaw4435

7 жыл бұрын

EagleSong.

i need to open my shure se535's to replace the case/shell would you recommend i use the same method to break open the shell

@eaglesongs

6 жыл бұрын

Hi, Kev - the housing does look similar (from pictures I see on Google Images), however I've never tried this approach on that particular model. When I did mine for the first time I tried to really take my time so I didn't apply too much force and break through the housing into the electronics inside. So while I can't advise you one way or the other, if you do try it, I'd suggest to just take your time. Since posting this video I've repaired 3 Westone UM2 sets with success. Best to you!

Good job! Have you noticed a difference in sound after the repair?

@eaglesongs

7 жыл бұрын

I will say in my brief listen after repair, the repaired ear may have sounded *slightly* lower in volume- but I was on the fence about it. Both repairs I did were for IEMs used by other members of our worship team - I haven't heard any complaints from them using either pair, so I'm taking that as a good sign. :)

would you be able to repair mine for a price?

what if the short is around the audio jack?

@eaglesongs

3 жыл бұрын

In this case you could on a new plug like this one: SiYear 3-Pole 3.5mm Stereo Headphone Jack Male Plug Repair Replacement Solder Adapter, 3.5mm (1/8inch ) Solder Type DIY Audio Cable Connector(2PACK) www.amazon.com/dp/B07WZT7QGL/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_JXK5NQZVNXJ7VVE8MNW4 When soldering though, note that the internal of some headphone wires are coated and the coating may stay on while soldering so it still won’t work after you think you’ve done a good solder job. If you experience that, you can heat some solder on a metal surface to 300 Celsius and while passing the write tip through it slowly it will have time to melt the coating. Other approaches I’ve seen are to use the hottest part of a match flame to try to melt the coating and/or use sandpaper to scrape the wire a bit. These approaches produce more varied results, but the idea is to get the coating off there so the metal can connect to the new plug your putting on. All of this about stripping the coating only applies if you find that your particular cable has coating on it after initially stripping it. Hope this helps!

can or have you worked on Westone UM3X Headphones?

@eaglesongs

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Gus. We do now use several UM3X’s, with removable cables, so we haven’t had the need to cut them to replace the cables - we’ve just ordered new cables and snapped them in. If yours have hard wired cables I suppose the same repair process may work, but haven’t tried it on those specifically. Best to you!

Does matter what wire goes to the drives?

@eaglesongs

6 жыл бұрын

Joshue Gomes I would just reconnect them the way they were initially, or if you’ve already disconnected both then temporarily connect them and test to see if there’s a difference. In my case I just reconnected to the same places. If memory serves there may have been a different marking on one wire to distinguish it from the other. Best wishes!

Hey... you didn`t rescue the plastic spring that makes more resistant the cable exiting the earphone capsule... it's hard to take off the broken cable inside it, but you didn't attempt anyway... lazy.

@eaglesongs

5 жыл бұрын

Sergio Mastríaco the strain relief is so bonded to the cable that preserving it was not possible. That’s why the extra hot glue was used in its place to provide strain relief. If you can however remove it without it breaking up, then that’s great.

@sergiomastriaco8960

5 жыл бұрын

@@eaglesongs Several times, I used a drill bit in order to scratch the cord from its inside... it works. Really. But take care with your fingers, hohohoho...

@eaglesongs

5 жыл бұрын

Good tip. Thanks.