3.5mm Headphone Jack Fail

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3.5mm Headphone Jack Fail

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Ugh. I've got a gaming chair for my 360. It's got an 3.5mm input jack, 3.5 output jack [to speakers] and a 3.5mm jack for headphones and a power cable. I'll supply pics as soon as I take them.

Over time, I've been using one of these.
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But after use, rolling out of the chair or something, it bends. Now the input jack only works for the left side. I have a new cable, which is a Y cable so it won't happen again [hopefully] but I need to fix this.

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For some reason, the left ear is the only one that works [the white one]
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Dont touch it dude. Take it back and get a new one. It's not worth the trouble plus it will avoid the warrenty on it.
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Can't, it was only I think a 6 month warranty. It was either 3 or 6, and it's been 13 so I can't. Really it's trash or fix and I really really don't want to trash it.

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If you take a look at the last picture, when you put a jack in, that flap on the left side bends out to accomadate. There is no flap on the right side, is there supposed to be one? or is it a different type of connection? Would it be easier to solder suck it off and try to find a new one? I build robots [F.R.C. for the record] so I'm quite capable of soldering a new connector on, all I need is to know what's wrong and if you can, a name for that tan piece [sorry if my color's are off, I'm colorblind]
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Post by eXg. sabooya »

first try and bend the pins back into shape if that doesn't work. Try and get a replacement to solder on. if that doesn't work you need a new one :(
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Post by Kumori »

Okay, yes. I've realized this. What pins? I don't know what one would normally look like so I don't know what to bend, it's not the same equivalent on the other side.

Solder a new one, well where am I going to get a new one? I can't seem to find it anywhere, I don't know what an official name to be to purchase a new one.
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the chair is not made for sex.
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eXg. CaMeL wrote:the chair is not made for sex.
No Camel, it's not. Well, not good sex
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