Chewed off cable

[Maax]

Hello long time lurker here…
I have no idea if this is the right place to ask but well well.
So my puppy chewed off my arcade stick cable (Xbox360). So now to the question. How do i fix this?
Can i just take another xbox/usb cable and “fuse” them together? or do i have to buy a whole new cable?. I opened the stick and i just dont get much about that stuff. seems complicated…
So since i live in sweden i dont know where to turn for help about theese things.
Maybe someone can help me with a good store i EU or something like that.

Thanks alot

[Tensho]

Fix the dog or the cable?
If you have any tools like wire strippers/cutters you can cut off the part the dog chewed and strip the wires on both sides and solder them together and use electrical tape to cover it up or if you don’t have a soldering iron then twirl them together and use wire caps or electrical tape for an ugly half assed fix.
Or open it like you did and see where the usb cable connects and if you have soldering skills yet again remove it and solder a new usb wire that you cut and stripped properly.

[Maax]

Yeah the dog needs a bit of fixing too i guess
I guess i have an old Soldering iron i can use, don’t know how skilled iam with it though.
Thanks for the reply

[Rufus]

Replacing the USB cable is a relatively straightforward operation. Pretty much any place that actually repairs electronics should be able to fix it.

[Lemony_Vengeance]

@Phreakazoid‌ makes a USB repair PCB that’s solder free. send him a PM and I’m sure he’d hook you up

[Darksakul]

Reposting a Repost of a Repost

It is more likely there is a break inside your USB cable than your PCB being fried.
I can tell you now the controller is powering on if the lights are flashing, even if its a “millisecond” at a time.
You PC actually detecting a device although the computer states “USB device is not recognized” means the stick is getting power but data isn’t being send back and forth.

It is more likely that the data - or data + lines are broken somewhere.

Here is a quick guide showing the 4 wires in a USB cable are
http://pinouts.ru/Slots/USB_pinout.shtml

Note the D- or Data - wire is white and D+ or Data + wire is Green.

Trick now is finding where that USB break is.
The Easy way to fix this is to replace the whole cable. Now for that ANY USB CABLE with a USB Type a Male end would work. The other end does not matter as were clipping that end off any ways. Get a cable that is atleast 10 feet long as you want a good amount of distance from your self and the console.
Cheap USB cables can be found on Mono Price dot com

Here is a video how to repair and patch USB cable courtesy of Nerrage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUi7BOmkaUM

For your stick I suggest opening up the stick and making the repair inside of the stick. Also include some cable strain release tie a knot in the section of new cable in the inside of the case, so that the cable it self can not get pulled out of your stick case.

To prevent this in the future stop wrapping your USB cable around your stick when you are done with it. Tightly wounding the cable around your stick over stretches the wires inside and eventually leads to a break. Loosely coil or loop your usb cable Like you would a garden hose or extension cord. when you are done and tie it in place using a velco strap. There are velcro straps made just for ting up electric and computer cables.

[Maax]

Aight cool, Just another question. The black “clumps” or cylinder shaped things that on the xbox cable. is that something that’s needed? or can i use any other usb cable ?

[Chad]

Those are ferrite cores. You don’t need them.

[Maax]

Aight cool

[deserada]

Sure you don’t need them, but they reduce noise in the cable. By all means, keep them on if you have them, or prefer cables with them.

You don’t need RF shielding either, up to a certain point (wherein your neighborhood is flooded by interference on all bandwidths and the FCC van pays you a visit).

[Maax]

Sure you don’t need them, but they reduce noise in the cable. By all means, keep them on if you have them, or prefer cables with them.

You don’t need RF shielding either, up to a certain point (wherein your neighborhood is flooded by interference on all bandwidths and the FCC van pays you a visit).

What do you mean by noise in the cable?

[deserada]

Sure you don’t need them, but they reduce noise in the cable. By all means, keep them on if you have them, or prefer cables with them.

You don’t need RF shielding either, up to a certain point (wherein your neighborhood is flooded by interference on all bandwidths and the FCC van pays you a visit).

What do you mean by noise in the cable?

All conductors can act as antennas, and the ferrite core translates induced electric fields due to EMR from all kinds of sources into an oscillating induced magnetic field/current on the inductor (the slow rate of said oscillation impedes high-frequency electrical noise) and heat (resistive dissipation due to current through the ferrite material), preventing interference with both signals over the cable, and all other electronics.

In layman’s terms:
Suppose some rogue signal over air (EMR) is of the correct properties to be naturally amplified by the length and construction of your cable; it causes a current in your cable which is unwanted and in the frequency range to interfere with some of the signals you might be sending. To counteract this, you can use a basic property of inductors (electrical component which stores energy in magnetic fields) to interact with the electrical field disturbances in your cable and smooth them out. Inductors want to resist a change, so they use what energy is stored in their magnetic field to act against said change until the disturbance is completely negated.

If that was too technical, let me know. I’m having a bit of trouble explaining these concepts in a nutshell, but it’s a great learning experience just formulating an explanation at all, so I don’t mind.

[Maax]

Yeah i kinda get it. But would it affect my gameplay i mean would something break if i dont have one, or would i get like electricity or something from it?

Sure you don’t need them, but they reduce noise in the cable. By all means, keep them on if you have them, or prefer cables with them.

You don’t need RF shielding either, up to a certain point (wherein your neighborhood is flooded by interference on all bandwidths and the FCC van pays you a visit).

What do you mean by noise in the cable?

All conductors can act as antennas, and the ferrite core translates induced electric fields due to EMR from all kinds of sources into an oscillating induced magnetic field/current on the inductor (the slow rate of said oscillation impedes high-frequency electrical noise) and heat (resistive dissipation due to current through the ferrite material), preventing interference with both signals over the cable, and all other electronics.

In layman’s terms:
Suppose some rogue signal over air (EMR) is of the correct properties to be naturally amplified by the length and construction of your cable; it causes a current in your cable which is unwanted and in the frequency range to interfere with some of the signals you might be sending. To counteract this, you can use a basic property of inductors (electrical component which stores energy in magnetic fields) to interact with the electrical field disturbances in your cable and smooth them out. Inductors want to resist a change, so they use what energy is stored in their magnetic field to act against said change until the disturbance is completely negated.

If that was too technical, let me know. I’m having a bit of trouble explaining these concepts in a nutshell, but it’s a great learning experience just formulating an explanation at all, so I don’t mind.

Yeah i kinda get it. But would it affect my gameplay i mean would something break if i dont have one, or would i get like electricity or something from it?

[deserada]

Yeah i kinda get it. But would it affect my gameplay i mean would something break if i dont have one, or would i get like electricity or something from it?

Sure you don’t need them, but they reduce noise in the cable. By all means, keep them on if you have them, or prefer cables with them.

You don’t need RF shielding either, up to a certain point (wherein your neighborhood is flooded by interference on all bandwidths and the FCC van pays you a visit).

What do you mean by noise in the cable?

All conductors can act as antennas, and the ferrite core translates induced electric fields due to EMR from all kinds of sources into an oscillating induced magnetic field/current on the inductor (the slow rate of said oscillation impedes high-frequency electrical noise) and heat (resistive dissipation due to current through the ferrite material), preventing interference with both signals over the cable, and all other electronics.

In layman’s terms:
Suppose some rogue signal over air (EMR) is of the correct properties to be naturally amplified by the length and construction of your cable; it causes a current in your cable which is unwanted and in the frequency range to interfere with some of the signals you might be sending. To counteract this, you can use a basic property of inductors (electrical component which stores energy in magnetic fields) to interact with the electrical field disturbances in your cable and smooth them out. Inductors want to resist a change, so they use what energy is stored in their magnetic field to act against said change until the disturbance is completely negated.

If that was too technical, let me know. I’m having a bit of trouble explaining these concepts in a nutshell, but it’s a great learning experience just formulating an explanation at all, so I don’t mind.

Yeah i kinda get it. But would it affect my gameplay i mean would something break if i dont have one, or would i get like electricity or something from it?

You got me there. For all intents and purposes and with regard to USB, no. There are extreme cases involving cheap cables, excessive external interference, or daisy-chaining/mixing with power lines, but it’s likely you’ll never encounter them. There is a lot of signal processing occurring with serial devices (USB in this case), so the appearance of static and interference is less obvious to the user. With raw audio or video signals, it’s much more apparent. The general rule is to always keep your data and power lines separated so they cannot interfere with each other (and they will).

[Darksakul]

I actually add ferrite cores to my sticks when feasible, my TE-S for example has a ferrite core added to the ethernet cord going to the neutrik rj45 panel mount.
Some say this is redundant on cat 5 cable as they already have twisted pairs, No one was able to prove that this would hurt anything.

Radio shack sells snap on ferrite core blocks, where you can a ferrite core to a cable without rewiring or disconnecting anything.

Other methods cables avoid interference is shielding, twisted pairs (seen in cat 5 and cat 6 cable but this is rare in USB) and coaxal (seen in TV Cable lines, and some audio and video cables)

[Maax]

Alright i guess ill buy one thanks for all the help guys much appreciated