Why not set the plug back in the housing so you can use any cable like this
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Regards
Peter van Hoof



----- Original Message ----
> From: Wouter van Ooijen <wouter@voti.nl>
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. <piclist@mit.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 3:42:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [EE] low-profile USB connector
> 
> > I'm not sure what your constraints are,
> 
> I'm not sure either, I'll meet the client next tuesday.
> 
> > but I'd think long and hard
> > before replacing the standard USB connector.  I'm not sure what
> > durability advantage you'd have.  The full-size USB connectors are
> > remarkably sturdy.
> 
> I think they would be vulnerable to a 'shearing' type of accident: 
> imagine a lonely full-size a in an otherwise flat surface. Now imagine a 
> chair that scratches along that surface. Something will break, if not 
> the plug then the receptacle or the PCB.
> 
> > I've broken plenty of 6.3mm phone plug connectors,
> 
> of the 'flat' variety, like this, *while it was plugged in*?
> http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=SC1314-ND
> 
> > Also, using a spec-violating connector will make sourcing the cable
> > quite a bit more troublesome and expensive.  If cable damage does
> > occur, consider the difficulty of obtaining a replacement.
> 
> I agree.
> 
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