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| MYX:
I have a couple 6 ft. USB cable for my GGG 49 ways that are about 4 ft. too long. I do not see a reason why cutting 4 ft out of the middle would be a bad thing as long as it was soldered and heatshrinked properly back together. But then again, I know that there are all sorts of tollerances for stuff, so I did not know if this was out of bounds or not. Any ideas? |
| NightGod:
I can't see there being a problem as long as you are going shorter-it's extra length that USB doesn't like. |
| MYX:
True. I am not sure about sheilding n such. |
| Mr Ironpants:
I have done both shorten and lengthen USB cables with no problems. Although to be fair the added length was only a couple of feet and the application was pretty low demand. Here is a decent step by step tutorial that I used when I need to hack up a camera cable about a year ago. http://www.fixup.net/tips/usb/index.htm Since then I have done the typical XBox to PC usb hack and some other stuff and have been very happy. Besides unless I am mistaken about the GGG 49's usb interface, the worst that happens is you get a couple more cables if you mess it up. Happy splicing :cheers: |
| Tahnok:
Just be forewarned that USB cables tend to be quite small. I wouldn't attempt it unless the cable is exceptionally fat or you are fairly experienced. |
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