Cable / Flex Problems

Due to the hard life that a cable on a pair of hair straighteners tends to receive, they have a habit of breaking. In some cases they even go flash bang when they fail due to wires inside the cord touching each other and shorting out!

A good indication that the cable is failing is when the power light flashes when you move the cable. If this starts happening then I would recommend replacing the cable ASAP rather than waiting for it to fail catastrophically.

To fix this problem it is a matter of finding the break (using "scientific wobbling"!!) and shortening the cable to remove the break. Most of the time however the break is very close to or within the strain relief at the GHD end of the cable. This means you'll need to fit a new cable. (If you've got 3.1b's then you should probably work through the Electrical fault finding procedure before deciding to replace the cable)

There are two different styles of connection into the hair straightener and you need to make sure you get the correct cable for your model of GHD's. Obviously the best way to work out which cable you need is to take the old one out and make sure the new one you plan to buy looks the same! This matter is made more complicated by fake GHD's as often they use a different cable style to real GHD's, despite having the same model number (and often people don't realise they have fakes!).

I can supply replacement cables - see the shop for more details.

Examples of damaged cables:

When fitting a new mains cable I recommend lubricating the rotating joint with Contact Grease. This will increase the life expectancy of the connection.

How to fit a new cable to GHD 3.1b / SS

See GHD 3.1b Cable Replacement How-to

How to fit a new cable to GHD 4.0 / 4.1 / 4.2

Coming soon.....

Tips to prolong the life of your GHD Mains cable:

Never wrap the cable around the GHD's for storage - this causes the cable to get twisted up and significantly shortens it's life
Don't tug on the cable where it comes out of the plug, or where it goes into the GHD's - if the cable is not long enough, bend down, or get an extension lead!!