Hi,
   I seem to recall someone asking about this a while ago, but I can't find 
the relevant thread in the archives...

   I want to build a few small USB devices that plug directly into the USB 
port. To do this, I need to get some PCB-mount USB Type-A plugs. These are the 
type of plugs you normally see on Flashdrives and USB Bluetooth adapters (and 
so forth). While nearly all the suppliers I've tried stock Type-A and Type-B 
sockets (i.e. the standard host-side and device-side connectors), nobody seems 
to stock Type-A plugs. Maybe I'm just feeding Digikey's search engine the 
wrong keywords or something, but I didn't see anything when I searched 
earlier, nor did I find anything in the actual catalogue.

   I'm also going to need some small cases for these devices - if I needed 
enough, I could probably get a couple CNC or injection-moulded, but I only 
need a couple (half a dozen or so).

   So far the best idea I've come up with is to buy a couple of broken 
Flashdrives, desolder the USB connector and steal the casing. The problem 
being that broken Flashdrives seem to end up in the bin, and new ones aren't 
cheap when you're just gutting them for parts.

   Does anyone have any better ideas?

Thanks.
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