Joel Newkirk wrote: > On Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:08:31 +0100 > Joerg Reisenweber <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Am Mi 11. März 2009 schrieb Sven Klomp: >>> And the expensive solution: >>> http://www.partsdata.de/USB_Mini-B-Verlaengerung_Kabel_1m_CU-XB05-10.html >> Anyway not THAT more expensive, so we won't do any order in USA for >> Germany. This one is just fine. >> >> /j > > It also overcomes the one serious flaw in the first one (for our usage) > - that 90 degree connector. The cable would have to stick out behind > the FR by about an inch. (Tabletop stand? :)
Yes, that's a bit awkward to put down on the table, but it's not bad for mounting on a bicycle or in an auto -- which is where *I* would find the cable most useful, frankly. The best alternative is one I've just not found yet; a right-angle that would direct the cable to the top of the freerunner. Motorola has a right-angle adaptor that's very close (it goes downwards which is great, except that covers up the power button); it reduces the risk of connector damage greatly. The side connector just seems to be a poor choice in the first place, as it puts the most possible stress on the connector in the freerunner during normal use; IMO it should have been in the bottom. Hopefully the 3D87L8743R (or whatever that horrible new name is) will have the connector placement fixed. -Mike (mwester) _______________________________________________ hardware mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/hardware
