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billhuntersemail(at)gmail
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 8:29 am Post subject: Bose Headset Plug Replacement

Greetings Fellow Covidners!!!!

I hope you all are going well and keeping the curve flat by not being on the curve…

Does anyone have a recommendation for a replacement solder on phones jack?

I have a Bose A20 headset and the phones plug is acting up.  It does not appear that the metal on the plug is tarnished and the symptom is that the audio I hear is garbled and intermittent.  

I have the headset power switch turned off and the battery removed so the fancy electronics in the unit are not the culprit.  When testing the phones I have used different airplanes and different jacks and when I  pinch in and wiggle around at the base of the plug where the wires enter the phone jack the audio comes in crystal clear.

So I think that the wires where they are soldered onto the terminals inside the plug are bad however I cannot re-solder them on because the phones jack is molded on plastic…unlike the good olde David Clarke that had the unscrew phones body.

So does anyone have a recommended replacement jack…and…when I do cut off the cable and strip the wires what color wire will go to what lug on the replacement plug?

THANKS for your help and stay Corona free (referencing the virus and not the beer)!!!

Bill

user9253

Joined: 28 Mar 2008
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Location: Riley TWP Michigan

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 9:14 am Post subject: Re: Bose Headset Plug Replacement

Strip the outer insulation of the cable a couple of inches from the plug.  

Before cutting each individual wire inside of the cable, mark them somehow, 

unless they are already color coded.  Cut the wires.  Use an ohmmeter to 

determine which wire is connected to which plug contact, ring or tip or barrel.  

Armed with that information, you should be able to wire the new plug.

_________________
Joe Gores

Tim Olson

Joined: 25 Jan 2007
Posts: 2871

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 9:41 am Post subject: Bose Headset Plug Replacement

I'd call Bose.Â  I've had them gladly fix things before, even once out of 

warranty.

They have top notch support.

Tim



On 4/10/2020 12:14 PM, user9253 wrote:

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 Strip the outer insulation of the cable a couple of inches from the plug.

 Before cutting each individual wire inside of the cable, mark them somehow,

 unless they are already color coded.  Cut the wires.  Use an ohmmeter to

 determine which wire is connected to which plug contact, ring or tip or barrel.

 Armed with that information, you should be able to wire the new plug.



 --------

 Joe Gores





 Read this topic online here:



 http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=495746#495746

alec(at)alecmyers.com
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 9:44 am Post subject: Bose Headset Plug Replacement

Alternatively, cut the plug off a couple of inches from the end, and strip the wires in the plug end to check continuity to the Tip, Ring, Sleeve.



On Apr 10, 2020, at 1:14 PM, user9253 <fransew(at)gmail.com> wrote:






Strip the outer insulation of the cable a couple of inches from the plug.  

Before cutting each individual wire inside of the cable, mark them somehow, 

unless they are already color coded.  Cut the wires.  Use an ohmmeter to 

determine which wire is connected to which plug contact, ring or tip or barrel.  

Armed with that information, you should be able to wire the new plug.



--------

Joe Gores





Read this topic online here:



http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=495746#495746

ceengland7(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 9:46 am Post subject: Bose Headset Plug Replacement

On 4/10/2020 11:25 AM,       billhuntersemail(at)gmail.com (billhuntersemail(at)gmail.com) wrote:

     

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Greetings Fellow Covidners!!!!         

I hope you all are going well and keeping the curve flat by           not being on the curve…         

Does anyone have a recommendation for a replacement solder on           phones jack?         

I have a Bose A20 headset and the phones plug is acting up.            It does not appear that the metal on the plug is tarnished and           the symptom is that the audio I hear is garbled and           intermittent.           

I have the headset power switch turned off and the battery           removed so the fancy electronics in the unit are not the           culprit.  When testing the phones I have used different           airplanes and different jacks and when I  pinch in and wiggle           around at the base of the plug where the wires enter the phone           jack the audio comes in crystal clear.         

So I think that the wires where they are soldered onto the           terminals inside the plug are bad however I cannot re-solder           them on because the phones jack is molded on plastic…unlike           the good olde David Clarke that had the unscrew phones body.         

So does anyone have a recommended replacement jack…and…when I           do cut off the cable and strip the wires what color wire will           go to what lug on the replacement plug?         

THANKS for your help and stay Corona free (referencing the           virus and not the beer)!!!         

Bill         

          

        

     	
     Hi Bill,

     

     Assuming it's stereo, you need a 1/4" stereo phone plug:

     https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS843US843&sxsrf=ALeKk03bK2-J8n5tZfGd3RQkkludnBiu8g%3A1586539349910&ei=VauQXraHN6G9ggegsofYCg&q=1%2F4%22+stereo+phone+plug&oq=1%2F4%22+stereo+phone+plug&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzICCAAyAggAMgYIABAIEB4yBQgAEM0COgQIABBHOgcIIxCwAhAnOgQIABANOgYIABAHEB46CAgAEAgQBxAeOgYIABANEB46CAgAEA0QBRAeSg4IFxIKMTEtMTAxZzE0OUoKCBgSBjExLTVnMlCAP1jFUWCDVGgAcAJ4AIABjwOIAc8KkgEHMC41LjEuMZgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXo&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwj2hf7Sr97oAhWhnuAKHSDZAasQ4dUDCAw&uact=5

     

     Switchcraft makes high quality stuff, but honestly, I've used just     about any available brand (or no-brand) in a couple of my prior     lives as a sound engineer and electronics tech, and virtually     anything will work. I've even used milspec brass plugs to make     cables for pro musicians, but found that they are actually less     reliable because the brass tarnishes while the chromed plugs never     do. If you can find one that includes a rubber strain relief like     the molded plugs, that would be great, but you can achieve a similar     effect with a couple of layers of shrink tubing.

     

     You can't assume that color codes are consistent, but here are the     physical connections:

     

     You can find left/right by grabbing a 1.5V battery (C, D, AA or AAA     will work fine)  and making/breaking a connection from ground to     each wire in turn, listening for a 'click' sound in the phones. (Do     Not use a 9V battery; the speaker may not survive it.)

     

     Charlie

     

     

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alec(at)alecmyers.com
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 9:55 am Post subject: Bose Headset Plug Replacement

Neutrik jacks are fabulous: 

NP3X for silver/chrome, and NP3X-B for black/gold. The strain relief arrangement is awesome.



On Apr 10, 2020, at 1:41 PM, Charlie England <ceengland7(at)gmail.com> wrote:



On 4/10/2020 11:25 AM, billhuntersemail(at)gmail.com wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   Greetings Fellow Covidners!!!!

 

 I hope you all are going well and keeping the curve flat by not being on the curveâ€¦

 

 Does anyone have a recommendation for a replacement solder on phones jack?

 

 I have a Bose A20 headset and the phones plug is acting up.  It does not appear that the metal on the plug is tarnished and the symptom is that the audio I hear is garbled and intermittent.  

 

 I have the headset power switch turned off and the battery removed so the fancy electronics in the unit are not the culprit.  When testing the phones I have used different airplanes and different jacks and when I  pinch in and wiggle around at the base of the plug where the wires enter the phone jack the audio comes in crystal clear.

 

 So I think that the wires where they are soldered onto the terminals inside the plug are bad however I cannot re-solder them on because the phones jack is molded on plasticâ€¦unlike the good olde David Clarke that had the unscrew phones body.

 

 So does anyone have a recommended replacement jackâ€¦andâ€¦when I do cut off the cable and strip the wires what color wire will go to what lug on the replacement plug?

 

 THANKS for your help and stay Corona free (referencing the virus and not the beer)!!!

 

 Bill

 

  

 

  

 

Hi Bill,
	




Assuming it's stereo, you need a 1/4" stereo phone plug:

https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS843US843&sxsrf=ALeKk03bK2-J8n5tZfGd3RQkkludnBiu8g%3A1586539349910&ei=VauQXraHN6G9ggegsofYCg&q=1%2F4%22+stereo+phone+plug&oq=1%2F4%22+stereo+phone+plug&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzICCAAyAggAMgYIABAIEB4yBQgAEM0COgQIABBHOgcIIxCwAhAnOgQIABANOgYIABAHEB46CAgAEAgQBxAeOgYIABANEB46CAgAEA0QBRAeSg4IFxIKMTEtMTAxZzE0OUoKCBgSBjExLTVnMlCAP1jFUWCDVGgAcAJ4AIABjwOIAc8KkgEHMC41LjEuMZgBAKABAaoBB2d3cy13aXo&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwj2hf7Sr97oAhWhnuAKHSDZAasQ4dUDCAw&uact=5



Switchcraft makes high quality stuff, but honestly, I've used just about any available brand (or no-brand) in a couple of my prior lives as a sound engineer and electronics tech, and virtually anything will work. I've even used milspec brass plugs to make cables for pro musicians, but found that they are actually less reliable because the brass tarnishes while the chromed plugs never do. If you can find one that includes a rubber strain relief like the molded plugs, that would be great, but you can achieve a similar effect with a couple of layers of shrink tubing.



You can't assume that color codes are consistent, but here are the physical connections:



You can find left/right by grabbing a 1.5V battery (C, D, AA or AAA will work fine)  and making/breaking a connection from ground to each wire in turn, listening for a 'click' sound in the phones. (Do Not use a 9V battery; the speaker may not survive it.)



Charlie



	Virus-free. www.avast.com

art(at)zemon.name
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:17 am Post subject: Bose Headset Plug Replacement

Bill,

I have a Bose A20 and was having exactly the same problem. I thought it was wiring behind my panel or maybe a bad audio panel. Guess what it turned out to be: the electronics box in the A20's cord does not like to be on the floor. I suspect vibration upsets it (since I do not yet have carpeting in my airplane). Once I picked the box up off the floorÂ and either clipped it to my pant leg or held it in my hand, the problem vanished.Â 

Give it a try before cutting up your A20 cord.

Â  Â  -- Art Z.

On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 11:51 AM <billhuntersemail(at)gmail.com (billhuntersemail(at)gmail.com)> wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		  

Greetings Fellow Covidners!!!!

I hope you all are going well and keeping the curve flat by not being on the curveâ€¦

Does anyone have a recommendation for a replacement solder on phones jack?

I have a Bose A20 headset and the phones plug is acting up.Â  It does not appear that the metal on the plug is tarnished and the symptom is that the audio I hear is garbled and intermittent.Â  

I have the headset power switch turned off and the battery removed so the fancy electronics in the unit are not the culprit.Â  When testing the phones I have used different airplanes and different jacks and when I Â pinch in and wiggle around at the base of the plug where the wires enter the phone jack the audio comes in crystal clear.



	


-- 

https://CheerfulCurmudgeon.com/Sooner meet a bereaved she-bear than a fool with his nonsense.Â  Â Proverbs 17:12

email(at)jaredyates.com
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:35 am Post subject: Bose Headset Plug Replacement

I'm glad you have had good experiences, but I have not. They started out 

nice but the cost of repairs increased rather rapidly in the past few 

years, from under $200 to over $300. My last set, we went to all the 

trouble to create an rma, including me giving them the serial number, only 

for them to receive it, then decline to fix it, sending the broken set back 

without any repair.



On April 10, 2020 13:50:09 Tim Olson <Tim(at)MyRV10.com> wrote:



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 I'd call Bose.  I've had them gladly fix things before, even once out of

 warranty.

 They have top notch support.

 Tim



 On 4/10/2020 12:14 PM, user9253 wrote:

> 

>

> Strip the outer insulation of the cable a couple of inches from the plug.

> Before cutting each individual wire inside of the cable, mark them somehow,

> unless they are already color coded.  Cut the wires.  Use an ohmmeter to

> determine which wire is connected to which plug contact, ring or tip or barrel.

> Armed with that information, you should be able to wire the new plug.

>

> --------

> Joe Gores

>

>

> Read this topic online here:

>

> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=495746#495746

>

saolesen(at)sirentel.net
Guest

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 1:29 pm Post subject: Bose Headset Plug Replacement

ï»¿My experience with Bose repair wasnâ€™t good either.  I broke the case of the control module on my headset.  The strain relief had cracked the case and was just dangling.  I called Bose and the best they could do was a $295 overhaul.  I protested that I didnâ€™t need an overhaul since everything was working, just a small plastic case repair  that might generously run $50.  I talked to the manager who cut the price a bit but still wouldnâ€™t budge on the overhaul.  He even told me that headset was going to obsolete in a few months.  That told me I should save my money a new headset and probably find a different manufacturer.   I wrapped the cord up with electrical tape and it is still working  a year plus later.



Sheldon Olesen



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billhuntersemail(at)gmail
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 2:55 pm Post subject: Bose Headset Plug Replacement

!!!DANG!!!



I make a single post on the AeroElectric List...drive to the grocery, put on my face mask , walk the aisles and look around at all of the empty shelves, leave the store, take off my mask, and drive home and here are a great deal of very helpful replies.



Just for fun next trip to the grocery store I will don my Darth Vader costume...complete with respirator sounds and walk the aisles...heck if I am going to wear a mask I might as well have fun with it...wonder if they will ask me for ID when I buy Corona beer???



You guys are great.  Have a nice weekend!!!



Bill



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pelletie1959(at)me.com
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 3:26 pm Post subject: Bose Headset Plug Replacement

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		  the best part of the Covid is that I may have time to finish my project.Happy Easter everybody 	




[quote]Le 10 avr. 2020 Ã  19:10, billhuntersemail(at)gmail.com a Ã©crit :



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!!!DANG!!!



I make a single post on the AeroElectric List...drive to the grocery, put on my face mask , walk the aisles and look around at all of the empty shelves, leave the store, take off my mask, and drive home and here are a great deal of very helpful replies.



Just for fun next trip to the grocery store I will don my Darth Vader costume...complete with respirator sounds and walk the aisles...heck if I am going to wear a mask I might as well have fun with it...wonder if they will ask me for ID when I buy Corona beer???



You guys are great.  Have a nice weekend!!!



Bill



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allanychong(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2020 6:21 pm Post subject: Bose Headset Plug Replacement

Send it off to Bose.Â  over 10 years ago, they

replaced electronics in their 1st gen headset for

almost nothing.Â  I think they also did some extra

things gratis like changing the seals.

Excellent support on older out of warranty product.





Allan

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