Tho, When I read your last message, I realized that if anyone had the tenacity to follow this through, it was you. Makes me wish I was young and idealistic again.
Jerry on 02/01/02 22:37, Tho X. Bui at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hey y'all. I did it. > > The USB cord is real simple: 4 wires, probably 22 gauge, a braided > shield on the outside. No "Litz" wire, no nothin'. Simpler than an > ethernet cross over conversion. Practically fell asleep doing it. > Didn't quite make my 3 inch goal, but a 5 inch cord is much better than > a 6 feet cord! > > The FW cable was much more complicated, 6 wires, with 2 twisted pairs > inside its own braided shielding, and a straight through pair (3 total). > The whole thing is also shielded in braided wire. This one was harder > to make neat-looking, but no brain surgery here either. > > Tried everything, and all of them work, including a USB card reader with > intergral cord. Saved 1/2 lb of cable weigh :-) > The cost of this particular lesson is remarkably low. > > Tho > > > > "Tho X. Bui" wrote: >> >> Jerry Krinock wrote: >>> >>> on 02/01/01 21:57, Tho X. Bui at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>>> I don't know what litz wires are, but I'll look it up. If it's hard to >>>> solder, I'll try the various fluxes that I have in my arsenal. >>> I'm not sure what it is either, but it is very flexible, like cotton thread. >>> You'll know it if you try to solder it. >>> >>>> Will try it and let you folks know. I'm not smart enough to give up :-) >>> I can tell you're going to have fun with this project! If you are married, >>> do it when your wife is gone out with the girls. >>> >>>> Seriously though, if I could live with a bigger case, I'd be using a >>>> bigger laptop. >>> >>> How big are your splice "lumps" going to be? >> >> Probably not at all, if I do a good job. >> >> For the litz wire, I have a solder dip bath, which I use for stripping >> of magnet wires when I wind solenoids. Even if the wires are >> individually coated, as some one said, it won't be too much of a >> problem. I hope that I don't have to fire it up though--seems like over >> kill. I have soldered a few audio cables with this type of wires. It >> seems that enough heat and the proper flux will solve this one. You can >> burn off the insulation with an open flame (match). >> >> Ref. the lump, you can pretty much eliminate it by off-setting the >> joints a few millimeters--an old trick for those of us who has done this >> for a few times. It's all in the workmanship. >> >> Shielding, of course, is pretty simple, just some foil wrapping before >> the heat shrink tubing. I can add a ferrite noise suppressor if it >> improves the performance. >> >> Will let y'all know. It seems simpler than replacing the surface mount >> fuse on the Comet's I/O board,which I've done a couple of times. At >> least the risk factor is much, much lower. My wife was looking over my >> shoulder when I was doing that one to make sure I do a good job. >> >> :-) >> >> Tho >> >> ---------- >> Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! >> A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. >> FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> >> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> >> >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Need help from a real person? Try. >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> ---------- >> Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! >> MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> >> >> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler >> CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> >> >> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> >> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ >> >> MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! 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