If I wanted to wire a USB cable onto a thumb drive, replacing the original plug, how hard would that be?
I'm going to be case modding whatever stick I get my hands on, and the place it is going is predicted to be limited. I'm going to strip the case off, and I was hoping to wire a cable in the place of the built in plug to cut down on the space needed inside the new case. If this is going to work, I plan to post it, so I'm hoping for a green light here.
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Burf
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Jun 7, 2010. 1:12 PMReplyShouldn't be a problem if you can solder. Desolder the plug on the flash drive and solder the cable into the proper points on the board.
orksecurity
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Jun 7, 2010. 1:52 PMReply
Or just get an el-cheapo USB hub ($10 or so), plug its cable into the PC, plug the thumb drive into that. (I think it's possible to get USB extension cables too, but they're probably not significantly cheaper than a hub these days.)
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NaesDraw (author)
in reply to Jun 7, 2010. 4:25 PMReply
Well. The point is to have the USB stick in the new object, and just sticking the extension on is going to add extra bulk in a place that won't fit it.
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lemonie
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Jun 7, 2010. 1:33 PMReplyFairly easily done really. But be very careful not to damage anything. L
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