Mini USB extension cable?

[doublehard]

I've bought one of the adaptors to allow normal headphones to be plugged into my XDA Orbit. What I'd like to do is plug a mini USB extension into the XDA then on the other end plug the adaptor in. Ideally it would be 2m long and obviously be male - female. The main reason is that my adaptor lets me charge my XDA up aswell and I don't want lots of cables in front of me. So i'll plug the extension in and run it into my glove compartment, were I'll plug in my fm transmitter and car charger.

Hope this makes sense, i've spent ages googling to try and find one but i've had no luck, any ideas?

[UKenGB]

I was also searching for one of these and failed. Post back here if you succeed.

[CanyTech]

I found a single source at
http://www.pc-mobile.net/gugf.htm. It's item number CMUE about half way down the page.

I also found some folks who seem to be prepared to make almost anything at http://www.cypressindustries.com/contact/index.html

Best regards,
Steve

[RalphLauren]

There is such interesting device:
HTC 3-in-1 USB Adapter
Features:
11pins to 11pins HTC adapter, with USB port and 3.5mm Stereo Head Jack, you can connect to your own headphone or amplifier for audio and the USB port, you are able to charge the device via USB cable at the same time.

Support :
HTC P4350/HTC Herald/Dopod C800/Dopod C858
HTC Trinity/HTC P3600/Qtek P3600/Orange SPV M700/Dopod D810/Dopod CHT9100
O2 XDA Orbit/HTC P3300/HTC Artemis/Qtek G200/Dopod P800W/Dopod M700/T-Mobile MDA Compact III/Orange SPV M650
O2 Xda Cosmo/HTC Excalibur/HTC S620/T-Mobile Dash/Dopod C720W
HTC S310/HTC Oxygen/Orange SPV C100/Qtek 7200
O2 XDA Trion/MDA Vario II/Cingular 8525/i-mate JASJAM/Qtek 9600/HTC TyTN/Dopod CHT9000/Orange SPV M3100/Vodafone 1605/Dopod 838Pro
HTC MTeoR/HTC Breeze/Dopod 595/Qtek 8600

Of course I can not say if it's working flawlesly with all listed devices, but with my HTC P3300 (Artemis) it works great.

I received one extra adapter as a present, so if you are in the Netherlands and interested to have it, I can sell my second adapter for 10 EUR. Please PM me with the suggestions and offers.

[wptk999]

I had the same problems finding a mini usb extension. Then e-bay came to the rescue! This guy

http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/techno_toys/

has just what you need, a 1m long mini usb extension cable for less than £10.00 !

Cheaper and faster than waiting for it to arrive from Hong-Kong:)

Bill Kelly

[foaf]

Thanks all, google a mini usb extender and this was the first thing that came up. Can't believe these cables are so rare!

FYI my supplier was Keven from Techno Toys on ebay UK http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZtechno_toys

[Ray_jai]

those links you posted don't have USB mini female to USB mini male.

I only need it to be 3 inches.

also, would that 3 in 1 work for my wizard?

Thanks!

[plinkykev]

those links you posted don't have USB mini female to USB mini male.

I only need it to be 3 inches. Also, would that 3 in 1 work for my wizard?

This is a link to the current listing (as of 11 Feb 08):

mini usb extansion cable on e-bay (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190197172746)

3 were listed, but 2 have already gone. They are 1.2m long too, not the 30cm that you need, but maybe you can cut/re-solder it? They are pretty rare though, so not sure I would risk it! :)

[Schooleydoo]

This is a link to the current listing (as of 11 Feb 08):

mini usb extansion cable on e-bay (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190197172746)

3 were listed, but 2 have already gone. They are 1.2m long too, not the 30cm that you need, but maybe you can cut/re-solder it? They are pretty rare though, so not sure I would risk it! :)

These wont carry the audio though. They are only 5 pin and carry data only. Ive got one of these cables and the 3 in 1 adaptor. The adaptor is extusb and has 11 pins, and this cable is regular usb with only 5 pins. Not only that, they dont actually fit together as a male extusb is a slightly different shape to the female regular miniusb. Obviously Female Extusb to male miniusb would work, but this cable is the wrong way round for that.

[nobrakes]

I was also looking for one to use in my car. Couldn't find any so I made one. Used a vga cable, cut the htc usb charger/2.5 headphone splitter that came with my touch, and soldered the cables together. I'll post pics tomorrow if i get a chance. Btw, i got lucky, because while trying to solder one of the last cables, the yellow cable that connects to the end of the 2.5 headphone jack came off. Luckily, it wasn't the cable that was for left or right channel.

[Schooleydoo]

I couldnt find an 11 core cable small enough to look good. VGA cable isnt too thick though... tempting.

[nobrakes]

pics of htc supplied usb to usb/2.5 extended

[Ray_jai]

Nice, I wish i had soldering skills. everytime i try to solder, the solder never bonds.
I tried heating up the wirers, but the solder always bonds to the tip or combine with the solder coil again.

[plinkykev]

These wont carry the audio though. They are only 5 pin and carry data only. Ive got one of these cables and the 3 in 1 adaptor. The adaptor is extusb and has 11 pins, and this cable is regular usb with only 5 pins.
OK, sorry, I had used it OK with my Motorola phone, and that did the audio OK. Didn't realise there were more pins in the PDA cable.

[peteragreenley@hotmail.co]

how many wires are needed for power and Stereo?
I am Guessing 1 for right, 1 for left, 1 for Power, and for ground. I am asking because I want to make my own, but I do not want a big diameter cable.

I have the 3 in 1 splitter, so it has everything I need except for length. Is a 4 wire cable all it really needs?

Anyone?...

[Eggbert]

Man are these cables ever hard to find. I have been looking for such a cable for a long time since I recently found this other guy on ebay. He has 2m (6ft) and 3m (9ft) versions, all USB 2.0 compatible: kabelbaron on ebay (http://shop.ebay.de/merchant/kabelbaron_W0QQ_nkwZQQ_armrsZ1QQ_fromZQQ_mdoZ) I think he ships worldwide, too...

(I think you can also get to his recent items through http://www.kabelbaron.de).

[elziko]

I have been looking for such a cable for a long time since I recently found this other guy on ebay. He has...

They look like standard 5 pin extensions to me.

People in this thread are looking for extUSB extenders that have 11pins.

[kanisdragon]

Nice, I wish i had soldering skills. everytime i try to solder, the solder never bonds.
I tried heating up the wirers, but the solder always bonds to the tip or combine with the solder coil again.

What works for me is to melt a tiny bit of solder on the tip, then touch that melted solder to the wires. It will transfer heat to the wires and you can add more solder from another angle. Wipe the tip on a wet sponge after every use. This leaves a thin layer of clean solder on the tip. If you let the tip go uncleaned for too long it turns totally black and conducts heat poorly. If you buy tip cleaner you can sometimes get the black off.

Also, if you have tiny things to connect and little space to work, put a bit of solder on both things first, then touch them together and the heat will transfer into both of them, melting them together. Keeping them steady after you pull the tip away is key to a strong join. If they're trying to pull apart as the solder cools, the solder will look more dull than shiny and be easy to break.

Also, be absolutely sure you get 63/37 (63% tin, 37% lead) solder instead of lead-free because lead-free doesn't melt till a much higher temperature and that's more likely to damage your electronics. Also, I could barely melt the lead-free solder with three different irons I tried and it was very hard to make it bond to things.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solder for more.

[kanisdragon]

how many wires are needed for power and Stereo?
I am Guessing 1 for right, 1 for left, 1 for Power, and for ground. I am asking because I want to make my own, but I do not want a big diameter cable.

I have the 3 in 1 splitter, so it has everything I need except for length. Is a 4 wire cable all it really needs?

Anyone?...


USB power uses a +5V and ground pin on the top row.

Audio uses 3 more pins along the bottom: left, right, and audio ground. There's also two mic pins along the bottom you might want to tap into.

See http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=ExtUSB