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Step 5The Moment of Truth
Check your work at this point and make sure nothing is shorted out -- or will short out when you assemble the connector housing. (Hopefully you didn't skip the part about putting the shell on the wire before soldering and can now assemble it.) On my connector there were bendable strain-relief tabs. Bend them gently over the insulation -- unlike 99% of times wiring a headphone jack, this time you don't want the braided shield to connect to the strain relief or it will short out the power supply.
Once everything was done, it was time to try plugging it in. As indicated by the orange glow, it appears to have worked!
Once everything was done, it was time to try plugging it in. As indicated by the orange glow, it appears to have worked!
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