Remedy for stretched out headphones cord.

[jabbo]

1/4" wide stretch band solved the problem for my streched out cord. Available in sewing section in super markests, Walmart, etc. Snake through coiled cord, tie band tightly to cord at top and bottom, add glue to knots to keep tied ends from slipping. This remedy worked for me.

 

[a4wdguy]

That's innovative thinking.
Of course, you can buy a coiled guitar cable for just a few bucks too...

 

[Woodstock]

I have a better way but it involves using a heat gun and a small diameter rod ( I used a aluminum rod but a wooden dowel should work too ) to wrap the cord around , I can now actually take a straight cord and curl it like the factory made ones . Here's how.

Take the cord and wrap it tightly around the rod of your choice . How the coil tension with wires on each end .
Take you heat gun (on high) and slowly heat the cord and be careful to watch it so you don't melt the cord . I found that the plastic around the cord will start to shine , that's when you need to stop heating that area and then roll the dowel making sure you heat every part to that same shine and let it cool . You can speed it up and cool it with water , wipe off and do it again and as many times as you want BUT DON'T OVER HEAT THE CORD and melt the cord...watch what your doing ! After it cools you will have a coiled cord . This week I plan on taking the process a step farther by heating the rod with a positive/negative on both ends with a transformer like the ones plumbers use to heat pipes only on a smaller scale . That way I can apply the heat on the inside first and then heat the outside afterwards and making the coil even tighter .
I suggest you practice first on a scrap cord until you get the hang of it ... but it works great ... this was insider info but now I'll pass it on to my friends here at Find's ! Woodstock

 

[Woodstock]

That's true ... but have you ever tried to splice in a guitar cable ? Beside's that , unless there is 4 wires inside the guitar cable it's not going to work . And from what I can remember from my old R&R days ... Guitar cables don't have four wires cause they are not stereo . But you might find a CB Microphone cable with as many wires as the headphones . The best way is to reshape the original like I suggested in your downtime , two tools that most of us already have and about 15 minutes of your time ... in the field it's a different story . If I can coil a straight cable with little effort , then reshaping one would be a breeze. IMHO , Woodstock

That's innovative thinking.
Of course, you can buy a coiled guitar cable for just a few bucks too...