usb leads: how to repaire it

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Hello. I have a very good usb joystick. Today my dog bited it and broken
the wire. The dog lost the other end that is used to plug into the PC.
The other end goes directly to the circuit board.

The leads are: red, brown, black, and a much stronger dark gray lead. I
never seen such wire.

I brought a USB wire to replace the broken wire, with white, green,
yellow and red leads. Now is there anyone here who can tell me which of
these colours correspond to which power lines?

Thank you for your hints!
 
The norm for USB wiring is;
Pin 1. Red +5V Power
Pin 2. White Data -
Pin 3. Green Data +
Pin 4. Black Ground
 
Hello. I have a very good usb joystick. Today my dog bited it and broken
the wire. The dog lost the other end that is used to plug into the PC.
The other end goes directly to the circuit board.

The leads are: red, brown, black, and a much stronger dark gray lead. I
never seen such wire.

I brought a USB wire to replace the broken wire, with white, green,
yellow and red leads. Now is there anyone here who can tell me which of
these colours correspond to which power lines?

Thank you for your hints!
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"Hints" is all these will be, since it is up to the manufacturer to follow
more common trends when using non-standard colors.

The most common color scheme is that of the replacement cable:

Red - 5V
Black - Ground
White - Data -
Green - Data +

Your joystick "might" be:

Red - 5V
Black - Ground

Except that it's also possible that (instead):

Brown - 5V
Grey - Ground

Because the grey wire is "much stronger" which I take to mean a lower
gauge, thicker wire, I would think it more likely that the Grey IS ground,
which would make red - Data + and black - Data -.

You should be a multimeter, continuity meter, etc, and check the connector
yourself. The important part is to get the 5V and ground correct, else it
may easily damage the joystick.. It might be worthwhile to interrogate
the dog and look around for the missing joystick plug.
 
kony said:
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You should be a multimeter, continuity meter, etc, and check the
connector yourself. The important part is to get the 5V and
ground correct, else it may easily damage the joystick.. It
might be worthwhile to interrogate the dog and look around for
the missing joystick plug.
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I would recommend following it around for a few days, armed with a
pooper-scooper :-)
 
"Zhang Weiwu" said in news:[email protected]:
Hello. I have a very good usb joystick. Today my dog bited it and
broken the wire. The dog lost the other end that is used to plug into
the PC. The other end goes directly to the circuit board.

The leads are: red, brown, black, and a much stronger dark gray lead.
I never seen such wire.

I brought a USB wire to replace the broken wire, with white, green,
yellow and red leads. Now is there anyone here who can tell me which
of these colours correspond to which power lines?

Thank you for your hints!
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My guess:

Red joystick wire to Red USB cable wire.
Black joystick wire to Black USB cable wire.
Brown joystick wire to White USB cable wire.
Grey joystick wire to Green USB cable wire.

If it don't work, swap the Brown and Grey wire connections.

How pricey is this USB joystick? Maybe it has screws to let you take it
apart to see where its wires connect inside. Or maybe you can pop it apart.
You could then see if the Black wire goes to a ground foil on an internal
PCB (printed circuit board) and probably tell if the Red wire is for power.
The Brown and Grey will probably be guessed unless some printing on the PCB
indicates the data polarity for the connection.

The dog took a more direct route than your wife's berating in letting you
know that you are spending way too much time playing games on your computer
rather than spending quality time with them. Heh heh heh. The poor dog was
probably circling by the door, whining, and even brought over the leash in
his mouth and still you ignored him. So he figured, "Ignore this! CHOMP."
 
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