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Audio Switch - Annoyed switchin your headset- and speaker cables?

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Former Member over 11 years ago

Annoyed switchin headset and speakercables place?

 

Imagination:

A box where you put your headset and speaker cable and there is a switch on the box so you can switch around your cables.

= Sound splitter with switch

 

Today I was annoyed switching around the cables of my headset and speaker, so thought if there is a way to craft an own one.

If possible could you make VGA and HDMI inputs/outputs

 

Could you plss make a tutorial for that. Thanx

 

~KingNXT

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    Former Member over 11 years ago in reply to Former Member +1 suggested
    If you want a switch to toggle between the headphones and the speakers, you would need to buy one of these like Michael suggested: As for the switch, you would need to find the ground wires and connect…
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    0 binarygenius over 11 years ago

    For you headphones you can use a 3.5mm y spliter cable like this one StarTech.com 3.5mm 4 Position to 2x 3 Position 3.5mm Headset 2-Way Splitter Adap 0065030843515 | eBay  and for the vga or hdmi they already exists as for tutorials for making them you only really need to switch a few cables so it would not be very long or interesting.

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    0 Former Member over 11 years ago in reply to binarygenius

    Thanx but I need a switch for the 3.5mm aux cables. and for the others too

     

    And it should be in a box.

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    0 Former Member over 11 years ago in reply to binarygenius

    Thanx but I need a switch for the 3.5mm aux cables. and for the others too

     

    And it should be in a box.

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    0 Former Member over 11 years ago in reply to Former Member

    If you want a switch to toggle between the headphones and the speakers, you would need to buy one of these like Michael suggested:

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    As for the switch, you would need to find the ground wires and connect them to the left and the right terminals on the switch. Then connect one or both of the ground wires going to the input to the middle terminal.

     

    The VGA / HDMI toggle should work on a similar basis.

    If you need any more info, I'm happy to help.

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