Wireless headphones or a second life for Bluetooth headsets

This article is written for those who have accumulated a lot of electronic and broken junk at home, but it’s a shame to throw it away. I got everything for free and I only benefited from this homemade product.

Wireless headphones or a second life for Bluetooth headsets


And so I had Explay headphones and a Prolife BT55 stereo Bluetooth headset. The headphones, as you can see in the photo, did not have a wire, and the speakers on the headset wheezed. In the end, I decided to make one fully functional, and even necessary, item out of partially working ones.

Wireless headphones or a second life for Bluetooth headsets


We sort everything out. No screwdriver needed - snaps on. We remove the remaining wires from the headphones, and unsolder the speakers and temporarily the battery from the headset in order to pull the wiring out of the case.

Wireless headphones or a second life for Bluetooth headsets


As a result, after disassembling and sawing off unnecessary parts of the case, we were left with a block of buttons and filling from the headset.

Wireless headphones or a second life for Bluetooth headsets


Now we need to attach the button block to the headphone body. It turned out to be very easy to do. Having removed the cover with the name, I discovered that the space under it almost coincides in diameter with the block of buttons, I just need to remove the partition.

Wireless headphones or a second life for Bluetooth headsets


Having unscrewed the filling, I processed the body to the size of the lining.

Wireless headphones or a second life for Bluetooth headsets


And tried it on the headphone body.

Wireless headphones or a second life for Bluetooth headsets


In order to unsolder the mini-usb charging socket, I decided to make a small adapter from mini-usb to the socket from a Nokia mobile phone. The socket fits very well in the former hole for the wire.

Wireless headphones or a second life for Bluetooth headsets


I also drilled a small hole for the microphone.
After installing the board in place and securing it and the parts with hot glue, it turned out what you see.

Wireless headphones or a second life for Bluetooth headsets


Front view. I made a small mistake here. When drilling the hole for the microphone, the cartridge slightly touched the headphone body, but this was not noticeable at all.

Wireless headphones or a second life for Bluetooth headsets


Once the glue cooled, I soldered the speaker itself and closed the case.
I soldered the battery and the second speaker.

Wireless headphones or a second life for Bluetooth headsets


Once everything is soldered, the case is snapped into place, the foam pads are installed, we put it on charge to check and we see that everything works (the indicator lights up red)

Wireless headphones or a second life for Bluetooth headsets


Since the headphones are foldable and adjustable with a wire, I decided to leave it as is, simply throwing it over my head with the headphones on. I’ll also add that the sound has become several times better and more than one and a half times louder than the headset. All buttons and microphone work fully, which is very pleasing.

Wireless headphones or a second life for Bluetooth headsets
Wireless headphones or a second life for Bluetooth headsets
Wireless headphones or a second life for Bluetooth headsets
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Comments (4)
  1. Egor
    #1 Egor Guests 15 February 2012 23:49
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    One question: why send an article to several sites at once?
  2. killerlot
    #2 killerlot Guests 17 February 2012 20:14
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    Because some people only sit on one site and don’t know about the existence of others.
  3. Levsha
    #3 Levsha Guests 10 March 2012 13:09
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    It's a pity that there is no stereo effect in these headphones. not a bad idea at all smile
  4. killerlot
    #4 killerlot Guests March 22, 2012 00:29
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    Why is this? This is a stereo bluetooth headset and the sound is normal. During a conversation, I don’t argue, the sound only comes through one ear. But this is true for all headsets. And the music plays in stereo mode without any complaints.