anyone know of a source for a power only - no data lines - usb "b" cable. i need one to recharge a device without it hooking up to the power source os. all my usb cables have molded ends and it doesn't look very easy to clip the 2 center pins without destroying it.
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Would something like this work?
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&cp=12&gs_id=1t&xhr=t&q=usb+power+supply&g...wAg#checkout=1
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Not sure why a regular USB cable wouldn't work if you need the standard ends. The data pins just wouldn't connect to anything. USB usually supplies 5VDC at about 500ma (1/2AMP) with a computer. But you may have a special setup.
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You could try cutting about a 2 inch slice in the exterior sheathing along the lengh of the cable. Open the braid and foil shields, exposing the red/black power and white/green data wire pairs, then cut a section out of the data wires.
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thanks guys. the power source is another mobile device so the wall socket is out and it's just standard 5v. looks like it's time to use the rusty old mil-spec assembler skills and open up a cable and modify it. i really thought there might be a 2 wire power only cable available given the number of devices that need recharging using usb cables(and not always wanting to mount them).
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Another approach would be to use a two-headed USB cable, the kind that comes with portable 2.5" drives. Plug in the thin-wire USB connector to your computer; that's just for power. Use a A-A coupler to connect your A-B cable to the fat-wire USB connector. You now have power without data connection.
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