remy Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Hey all, Thanks for reading. I have a pair of Reference One's with a bum jack. I began the repair process but stopped when I found that, it appears, the universal RBGC wire scheme for TRRS jacks does not seem to appear here, unless I'm going crazy. To my eyes, I've got four copper wires, three of which have been coated with enamel, one is coated in white that I figured had something to do with ground. The real head scratcher is right and left ear. One appears to be blue and the other a greenish/blackish with white running in it. I've scoured the internet for answers with no luck. I've attached a picture, the white/copper is in front, greenish/black/white on the right, blue on the left and the three other copper in back. Any help would be really appreciated. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbus Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 The white wire with the clear wrapped around it is the mic signal. The copper is wrapped around it to prevent interference. Blue is the left and the dark one should be red, which is the right. The clear coated single wires are grounds. The order of the jack from tip to strain relief is LEFT - RIGHT - GROUND - MIC. hope that helps... -Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 The white wire with the clear wrapped around it is the mic signal. The copper is wrapped around it to prevent interference. Blue is the left and the dark one should be red, which is the right. The clear coated single wires are grounds. The order of the jack from tip to strain relief is LEFT - RIGHT - GROUND - MIC. hope that helps... -Matt Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Way to go catbus. I do believe you are spot on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 He's the jerk that made 'em that way. I sure hope so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbus Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Post again if that doesn't work. On some of these, the mic ground was a red/green wrapped around the white. Not sure if you've had experience soldering enameled wires before but here are a couple of hints: - You don't need to strip the wires. A soldering iron can usually burn the insuation off. - pre-tinning the wires is key. Put the iron on the end of the wire and then add solder. The flux in the solder helps remove the enamel. - if you don't get it tinned on the first shot, you may need to cut some of the wire off and try again. The fibers woven in with the copper sometimes melt over the wire which prevents you from soldering to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 ^nice... you're the person of the year for helping out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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