Hey /DIY/,
I got a pair of first edition Marshall Majors that need some repair. I've found where the wire broke in the cord and bought a new TRRS plug to replace the ungodly sealed one it came with. Trouble is, the original plug was a full plastic mold with the wires inside, so I couldn't figure out which wires went where.
I've a standard TRRS plug, vut the wires are like this:
Blueish-green wire
Copper/gold with with fiber
Copper/gold wire
Red wire in insulation sleeve
Reddish wire
Sorry if vague, I'll take a picture afterwards, had to rush to work.
I know I need to strip off the wires and burn off any coating on them before soldering it. I just dont know which wire correspond to with section (pic related).
>inb4 Google it
I have searched for it, it's not similar to iPhone earphones (or earphones in general) and the only one with a diy fix for it (making a removeable cord like the M. Major II's) doesn't detail what wire are for which.
Thanks for the advice/help.
>>995638
Just leave some wire when you cut jack off the cord so you can peel the wires on the original plastic jack and use a multimeter to check the continuity and figure out the color.
>>995641
Unfortunately, I don't have a multimeter. Are they available to rent/lend from hardware stores? Or are they relatively inexpensive to buy?
>>995645
10$ for a chinse one. It will do what you want. Or rig one up with a LED, a resistor and a battery.
>>995645
This is all I can offer, I suggest you do this >>995641 just to be sure.
A cheap $10 multimeter will do the job, put it on continuity mode and take note of the color of the cable connected to each sleeve.