USB Car Power Bar

Step 5 The 12V 4-Port Power Station Failure

Well, first install and I got no lights from the Canadian Tire power station.  Ugh.  So back inside.  I debated about simply exchanging it but decided 'screw it, I'll fix it' and opened it up.  Well, I was rather confused.  Red is always the power cable and here it is connected to the outside, that I always thought was the ground.  That wasn't even an issue because when I lokked closer, the two middle red wires were actually being pinched by the casing!  It's a little hard to see but if you look along the metal ridge between the circuit board and sockets, you'll see some 'grey' sections.  Those are actually divits cut into it to allow the red wires to pass through without 'getting pinched'  Cheap ass labourers.

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[Hycro]

Yes, mine was the same way...as well as one of the wires had broken off the metal collar that it was supposed to be soldered to...and I couldn't get it to re-solder, so I said f**k it...and decided not to use that one...which, it so happened, that I couldn't use it anyways because the front of my transmitter was in the way to be able to see what was on the screen (though, it only shows numbers, it is helpful to be able to find a certain track, if you know what number it is from scanning through them), and still have something plugged into the port next to it...without also unlatching the SD card...