USB cable hacking

Flemming Richter Mikkelsen quatrox at gmail.com
Thu Aug 28 21:25:01 CEST 2008


On 2008-08-27, Al Johnson <openmoko at mazikeen.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> On Wednesday 27 August 2008, Daniel Dadap wrote:
> > Problem is, the ID pin apparently exists only on the Mini-B connector,
> > and doesn't have a corresponding wire inside the USB cable. Has
> > anybody on the list done USB connector hacking, and have any tips on
> > how to get a resistor in there without interfering with plug in
> > operation?
>
> It's worse than that - the only UK source of mini-B plugs I've found is
> Maplin, and the connector only has 4 solder pads :-( They don't bother
> exposing the ID pin as it's so rarely used. So far as I can tell RS, Farnell,
> Rapid Electronics, CPC don't stock the plugs at all. Has anyone found a
> supplier? It's looking like I'll have to fall back on maplin plus surgery and
> delicate soldering...

You can order them from www.elfa.se (stock # 42-710-11), but the
shipment is very expensive.

http://www1.elfa.se/elfa~eu_en/go.jsp?s=eu-en&a=0/4778F92F724F5297E10000000A0A036A/4778373A724F5297E10000000A0A036A/47783DB1724F5297E10000000A0A036A/47783E27724F5297E10000000A0A036A




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