Brown vintage headphones faulty - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Pete_kaye · 18th May 2008, 8:06 pm

this might not be the best place to ask this but here goes...I have just bought some non-working SG Brown 2000ohm vintage headphones which are open circuit .Testing with a DMM tells me that only one of the 4 coils has resistance(510 ohms ) and the rest are open circuit.Also,only one of the braided leads gives a contact to the rear of one phone ,the other o/c.What I want to know is whether they could be repaired /used for spares or what ;those tiny high Imp coils look difficult to repair.Anyone tried?

petervk2mlg · 19th May 2008, 12:12 am

I've had those things rewound before, so yes it can be done. You just have to find someone who is prepared and set up to do it.

Peter

OldBoffin · 19th May 2008, 9:34 pm

Hi All.
I have two pairs of vintage 2000 Ohm headphones with original leads, stacked away for years, but now for sale in aid of my Macmillan cancer charity.
Anyone interested - please make me an offer!
OldBoffin.

PJL · 20th May 2008, 3:54 pm

Headphones are pretty easy. Here is my attempt https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...ght=headphones. If you follow the link you will see my very simple hand rewinder.

If your lucky the fault will be in the last few turns which tend to corrode more easily...Peter

FRANK.C · 20th May 2008, 9:18 pm

I rewound the coils in a horn speaker which would be along similar lines. They were also 4K. The wire was quite thin if I remember right .06mm/46SWG. You will need some form of a winder with wire this thin.

Frank

18th May 2008, 8:06 pm	#1
Pete_kaye Octode Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 1,227	Brown vintage headphones faulty this might not be the best place to ask this but here goes...I have just bought some non-working SG Brown 2000ohm vintage headphones which are open circuit .Testing with a DMM tells me that only one of the 4 coils has resistance(510 ohms ) and the rest are open circuit.Also,only one of the braided leads gives a contact to the rear of one phone ,the other o/c.What I want to know is whether they could be repaired /used for spares or what ;those tiny high Imp coils look difficult to repair.Anyone tried?

19th May 2008, 12:12 am	#2
petervk2mlg Heptode Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Parkes, NSW Australia Posts: 877	Re: Brown vintage headphones faulty I've had those things rewound before, so yes it can be done. You just have to find someone who is prepared and set up to do it. Peter

19th May 2008, 9:34 pm	#3
OldBoffin Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rugeley, Staffordshire, UK. Posts: 54	Re: vintage headphones Hi All. I have two pairs of vintage 2000 Ohm headphones with original leads, stacked away for years, but now for sale in aid of my Macmillan cancer charity. Anyone interested - please make me an offer! OldBoffin.

20th May 2008, 3:54 pm	#4
PJL Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Seaford, East Sussex, UK. Posts: 5,997	Re: Brown vintage headphones faulty Headphones are pretty easy. Here is my attempt https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...ght=headphones. If you follow the link you will see my very simple hand rewinder. If your lucky the fault will be in the last few turns which tend to corrode more easily...Peter

20th May 2008, 9:18 pm	#5
FRANK.C Heptode Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Roscommon, Ireland Posts: 732	Re: Brown vintage headphones faulty I rewound the coils in a horn speaker which would be along similar lines. They were also 4K. The wire was quite thin if I remember right .06mm/46SWG. You will need some form of a winder with wire this thin. Frank