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Fixing a in-line headset controller

Flashie

Hi

Quite a long while ago, I was having a late night gaming session and my favourite headset's cable wrapped around my chair's leg and when i got up to fetch some water, i tripped over the wire - sending me falling flat on my face - which snapped the cable right loose from the in-line microphone and sound controller. This headset was by far the best one i've used for gaming, evens though it isnt wireless. I would just spend a few more bucks to buy a replacement of this headset, but Prestigio discontinued the product, so im no longer able to find it for sale in my country. A day after the whole cable incident, i decided to wield my soldering iron and fix the mess ive created. Unfortunately, before being able to accomplish anything, i grabbed the wrong end of the soldering iron and wound up burning a few of my fingers on my right hand, so i was out of action for a few days after. Today i tried again, but no soldering iron. I opened up the part where it broke loose, and before being able to do anything, noticed that there are 5 solder points and 5 wires, but the only problem would be, that there is not a guide as to which wire goes to which point. Im hoping that anyone of you's know or can help which colour wire goes to which named point in the picture below. I'f someone could assist me in knowing how to strip the cable's covering without stripping the actual wire under the protective cover, that would be appreciated too. 
 

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Thanks in advance.
Flash

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We don't know which color is used for what so you're going to need to open up the headphone side and see which wire is connected to what.

Im very curious about it, but i would rather not risk damaging the headset itself.

If need be, i will send an email to Prestigio asking for a wire-layout guide, or evens if they will still allow their team to fix it for a bit of money 

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could get out a multimeter and try pairs until you find whats what - just speak into the headphones as if they were a microphone until some combination of wires produces a voltage. They should share a ground wire, each getting a dedicated signal wire, and the mic getting two of it's own.

 

Oh wait, you probably broke it at the opposite end as I'm thinking.... right?

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