[SOLVED] Microphone connection to computer bent

[JoxeringBoi]

So what do i do when the connection on my microphone to my pc is BENT

https://imgur.com/b4bLj2k

View: https://imgur.com/b4bLj2k

this will show that the metal part of the mic is bent

 

[jay32267]

If it works I might not do anything.
You can try to carefully bend it back....but that metal can be brittle and you may snap it....in which case you will need to put another one on.
So...if it works...you may want to just leave it.

 

[JoxeringBoi]

If it works I might not do anything.
You can try to carefully bend it back....but that metal can be brittle and you may snap it....in which case you will need to put another one on.
So...if it works...you may want to just leave it.

it really doesnt work no sound comes from it also how much would it cost to replace that part?

 

[jay32267]

it really doesnt work no sound comes from it also how much would it cost to replace that part?

That's a very cheap part.
...but I don't think that the bend is causing it not to work UNLESS the bend is preventing it from going it all the way.
If it goes in all the way and still doesn't work....I think the problem is something else.

There are lots of ways you can put a new end on....see here.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=1/8+ster...938482&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_87998qvj9n_b

 

[JoxeringBoi]

That's a very cheap part.
...but I don't think that the bend is causing it not to work UNLESS the bend is preventing it from going it all the way.
If it goes in all the way and still doesn't work....I think the problem is something else.

There are lots of ways you can put a new end on....see here.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=1/8+stereo+plugs&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_4rH2Pvg6gIVp9SzCh2LrACwEAAYASAAEgKrJ_D_BwE&hvadid=323132796673&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9005448&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=b&hvrand=16447844701417780476&hvtargid=kwd-615925519865&hydadcr=17952_10938482&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_87998qvj9n_b

well i did drop it quite alot but no way that that 1 drop that made it stop working caused the issue

 

[jay32267]

Another thing that can happen that makes it stop working is the conductor in one of the wires breaks inside the insulation and you can't see it.

The break usually happens where the wire is bent a lot....so usually near the plug or near the headphones themselves....but mostly right at the plug.

 

[JoxeringBoi]

That's a very cheap part.
...but I don't think that the bend is causing it not to work UNLESS the bend is preventing it from going it all the way.
If it goes in all the way and still doesn't work....I think the problem is something else.

There are lots of ways you can put a new end on....see here.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=1/8+stereo+plugs&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_4rH2Pvg6gIVp9SzCh2LrACwEAAYASAAEgKrJ_D_BwE&hvadid=323132796673&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9005448&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=b&hvrand=16447844701417780476&hvtargid=kwd-615925519865&hydadcr=17952_10938482&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_87998qvj9n_b

i do remember dropping it accidently just before the break could that be the issue

 

[jay32267]

i do remember dropping it accidently just before the break could that be the issue

Could be.

Plug it in and try moving the cable....shaking the cable...bending the cable etc. If you can get it to work even briefly..that tends to tell you it's the cable. The thing is...if that's what it is...you can't see the break because it's inside the insulation.

This tends to happen with headphones and mics that have been used a while.

 

[JoxeringBoi]

Could be.

Plug it in and try moving the cable....shaking the cable...bending the cable etc. If you can get it to work even briefly..that tends to tell you it's the cable. The thing is...if that's what it is...you can't see the break because it's inside the insulation.

This tends to happen with headphones and mics that have been used a while.

so i did what you told me to and if i bend and squeeze some weird static does pull up

 

[jay32267]

They sell this....and you could replace the whole thing.

https://www.amazon.com/Fancasee-Rep...=headphone+repair+cable&qid=1595437339&sr=8-5

 

[JoxeringBoi]

Could be.

Plug it in and try moving the cable....shaking the cable...bending the cable etc. If you can get it to work even briefly..that tends to tell you it's the cable. The thing is...if that's what it is...you can't see the break because it's inside the insulation.

This tends to happen with headphones and mics that have been used a while.

welp

They sell this....and you could replace the whole thing.

https://www.amazon.com/Fancasee-Rep...=headphone+repair+cable&qid=1595437339&sr=8-5

but what if its a different problem seems like a risk to just buy that out of the box

 

[jay32267]

welp

but what if its a different problem seems like a risk to just buy that out of the box

Yep...there's a risk.

 

[JoxeringBoi]

Yep...there's a risk.

Yknow what i dont really wanna fix this peace of overpriced garbage im just gon buy this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Microphone-Koolertron-Adjustable-Double-layer-Broadcasting/dp/B07QV7TS93

 

[jay32267]

Yknow what i dont really wanna fix this peace of overpriced garbage im just gon buy this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Microphone-Koolertron-Adjustable-Double-layer-Broadcasting/dp/B07QV7TS93

I get to that point with things.
Sometimes it's just not worth it.
Judgement call.