Xbox Wireless Headset - It Just Fell Off! [Repair]

I wasn't planning on doing a repair video on my headset, but it just broke!
I was adjusting the volume, and the control just fell off!

The headset has always been looked after, not abused, thrown around the room or even dropped.

This seems to be a fairly common issue, and looks like a design problem.
Microsoft says "just buy a new headset", and unless you buy another broken one, parts aren't readily available.

Let's see what cheap and ingenious method we can come up with, to get it working again.

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[gamefreakcc]

I just wanted to thank you. My friend had a broken headset that he tried to fix himself and I had to come in behind and repair all his mistakes... Like trying to hot glue a solder connection back together. I know this wasn't a full teardown video but you had enough close up footage for me to piece together which wires went were. Cheers man. You helped me save my friend $100.

[Mymatevince]

Nicely done Mick. I like the double nut to stop it coming loose 👍

[a.a.]

Nice repair, you can mask arround the nuts and spray some matte black paint to make them less visible :)

[sp]

Another very ingenious repair. Sometimes you have to figure out how to repair things with the stuff that you have on hand. It is a shame that the item was designed so poorly. I’m sure that it was not cheap to purchase.

[MrEwool]

My first thought when I saw the name of the video was that it's the same thing my kids always says "it just fell off" I think I would have been possible to glue a nut to the inside of the "volume part" then used a partially-threaded bolt in the "plate part" and some thread lock in the nut, but I think I might have done the same thing as you did, keep up the great work

[MegaTerryWogan]

loving the outside of the box thinking mate 👍 - plus personally if prefer my fixes that aren't quite perfect - shows the work that's been done 😉

[VanTekConsulting]

Wait until the mic just falls off. That's a nice surprise. Thanks for the video, it gave me info on getting the mic boom support out to make a new one.

[ralphj]

Good repair. An alternative, perhaps, is to use JB Weld or Araldite to secure the head of a flat / countersunk screw into the outer section (rather than drilling a hole), fitting the nut on the inside.

[mickelWAS]

Thanks man! I had the same issue and I did exactly what you have done! You helped me a lot, thanks! 👍

[PhantasmXYZ]

Exactly what just happened to my bro's today, same exact faulty breakpoint. Thanks for covering this repair, shame this is just horrible corner--cutting engineering to the point it should've been deemed a manufacturer defect/ recall IMO.

[PrestageP]

Thank you for this video. I had to open up that side of the headphones as the power button broke and i couldn't turn them on. I managed to get it open and get access to the power button and then remove it to be able to get access to the power button but the microphone is not working now and i have to keep the headphones on all the time charging via the Xbox as i can't get them back on if i turn them off🤣🤣 the things we do to not spend any money. I think it's time for a new pair now thanks for this video it really helped me

[marklivingstone]

This has just happened to my headset and my sons went a few month ago. Just fell off. Typical xbox gear made cheaply. What size screw and nut did you use please

[shane]

Good Work, What size is the screw and bolt please

[ingmarcovera]

Hi! thanks for the video, which nut and bolt do you recommend for this repair? I'm asking because I don't have any one I would like to buy in Amazon

[adrianTNT]

I just received my headphones today, I instantly felt they are weak on that dial, and that is where you normally grab them and pull outwards when putting them on and off your head.
That is why I googled this.

[GreenJimll]

Top tip - one to watch out for at our local repair cafe events!

[juju_]

so that wasn’t happened to me but i have to hold my left wheel thing so i can hear party chat and it has fallen from my desk so is it’s just because of that and is there a way to fix it

[Ebolachicken]

you can put some shrink tubing to make it look pretty

[luisdaniel]

Gracias por la explicación. La pieza de repuesto se puede comprar en Aliexpress. Saludos desde Colombia.

[bilgehanyuksel]

Why did you make it hole on volume cover side. You can easily get it with glue scrabs outside to inside places on mid.