I always wanted to know what's inside of these

May 10, 2017 6:06 AM

codesurfer1

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so there's an android cable opened up

Take everything apart and regret nothing

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Ghasp* who would have expected some normal wires and bits of metal! No jk stay curious @OP and you'll never be bored.

9 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Check out scanlime on twitter/YouTube for much much more

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It seems to be filled with some assortment of wires in various colors.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

More specifically, that's a Micro-USB type B connector/cable

9 years ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 0

It's not an "Android cable".. it's a microUSB-B cable.. they replaced the older "MiniUSB-B" cables they aren't special in any way like (1/2)

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Apple's lightning cables.. (2/2)

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

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9 years ago (deleted Jul 19, 2017 11:11 AM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

I counted 4 and some sheathing. Was pretty neat to learn.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Would have been easier to just find the pinout diagram of one.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

it was broken (connector got bent) so I did it for the experience. plus I already have the pinout on my phone. just fun to do sometimes ????

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Fair enough! Got to love ripping things apart to see how they tick.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

oh! since you seem experienced what is the silver colored seathing made of? my guess is aluminum but I'm not positive.

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Yeah, more than likely aluminium. The actual pins could very well be good or silver plated. If you had some gallium -

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

You could see if it reacts with the metal. If it is aluminium, it would make it brittle.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0