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" The only thing worse than headphones that start shorting out is having to throw them away and buy a whole new pair. That, or sit very still in one very specific position and hope that either of the channels cuts out.\u00A0 Cheapo earbuds are going to break, and they&amp;#039;re probably not worth fixing. But more expensive &amp;#039;buds can be worth a quick rescue operation. All you really need is a soldering iron, some replacement cable (and or headphone jack), and a little know-how\u2014including a wiring technique from none other than NASA.\u00A0 This handy video from\u00A0Informationator walks you through the steps one by one:\u00A0         Of course if you want to avoid this situation on the first place, there are a few preventative measures you can take. It&amp;#039;s smart to unplug your earbuds and use a carrying case instead of just wrapping them around your phone. This decreases stress on the headphone jack. Or you can spring\u00A0for a set of Bluetooth ones which have a single wire that stays mostly out of the way.\u00A0 Ultimately, sitting down to solder up your earbuds might be more often be a little more trouble than it&amp;#039;s worth, but being the master of your own (earbuds&amp;#039;)\u00A0destiny is priceless.\u00A0 Source: Informationator "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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