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Amiga Joystick - USB Camera Cable Release

Step 4Preparing the USB Cable

Preparing the USB Cable
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Snip-off the type-A connector from the USB cable and strip off the rubber coating.

There's a lot of metal sheathing beneath the rubber....the outer layer is composed of a large number of thin wires and the inner layer is a foil coating....both these layers need to be removed (it's really easy with a pair of scissors)

you will need to have about an inch of wiring stripped of all rubber and metal sheathing.

At this point we are interested in the GND (black) and V+ (red) lines of the USB cable. Strip off a small part of the rubber coating from the black and red wires.
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