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Offline cong314159

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The cable on my Realforce 87uw is too..oo long
« on: Fri, 28 October 2016, 14:42:43 »
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Re: The cable on my Realforce 87uw is too..oo long
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 28 October 2016, 14:45:31 »
Nice non permanent modification but I'd be careful bending the cable too sharp or you might have some internal breakage.

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Re: The cable on my Realforce 87uw is too..oo long
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 28 October 2016, 14:46:43 »
That's an interesting solution. I didn't like the length of the cable or the fact it was attached, so I made some realforce cables that end in mini USB so it's like a semi detached cable. Mimic cables does them if you ask. That's another option I guess. You'd need another cable though. The convenience of it having a mini USB break is pretty nice though especially I'd you have many boards.

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Re: The cable on my Realforce 87uw is too..oo long
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 28 October 2016, 14:50:01 »
Nice non permanent modification but I'd be careful bending the cable too sharp or you might have some internal breakage.

Yes, I would be careful. Thanks!

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Re: The cable on my Realforce 87uw is too..oo long
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 28 October 2016, 15:09:20 »
Interesting solution, but like Ray said, it's probably better to just buy a shorter cable.
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Re: The cable on my Realforce 87uw is too..oo long
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 28 October 2016, 15:52:44 »
I'm thinking of buying a micro USB breakout board and using one of those magnetic connectors to make my Realforce's cable removable.

That's for a little bit more down the line, but I think it'd be an elegant solution.

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Re: The cable on my Realforce 87uw is too..oo long
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 29 October 2016, 21:09:13 »
If it has to be that short,   I'd just cut it.. hahahaha..

There's nothing worth saving about that cable,  it's just a cable..

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Re: The cable on my Realforce 87uw is too..oo long
« Reply #7 on: Wed, 02 November 2016, 12:44:11 »
I dislike when the usb cable is fixed to the board.

What is that handsome little board behind it?  I love it.
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Re: The cable on my Realforce 87uw is too..oo long
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 03 November 2016, 07:59:51 »
You can also buy custom Realforce cables from Pexon.
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