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Old 07-29-2017, 06:08 AM   #171
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Originally Posted by tracey1 View Post
How are those cables called ? Sounds like they're worth buying. Would like to to a little inspecting
USB have four pins, power-data-data-ground - check on Wikipedia the first image in the summary column -, just cut the first one.
Then, the cable may or may not work, depending on the devices to be connected: the USB specifications state that data should flow only if power is perceived, but the specifications are not often followed, so one should just try.
There is a Q&A about it in the StackOverflow network, I cannot retrieve a link right now (mobile).

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