Repairing a Damaged Apple USB Cable

简介

This guide shows how to repair a damaged Apple USB cable. The guide is based on a very simple technique of slipping in the wire through a scotch lock to re-establish the connection. This procedure doesn’t involve any kind of complicated equipment or parts. The main components are the 3M scotch locks that are very light and easy to use. This guide is economical and time-saving.

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步骤 1 Wire

Repairing a Damaged Apple USB Cable, Wire: 步骤 1 中的图像 1，1

Identify the short in the wire and cut the damaged portion of the USB cable with the help of scissors.

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步骤 2

Using scissors, remove the outer insulation of wire, unwrap and separate the core wiring from the shielding.
Hold the scissors close and roll the wire between the scissors to prevent damage of core wiring.

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步骤 3

Separate the red, green, black and white wires.
Repeat the same procedure on the other half of the USB cable.

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步骤 4

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Once the wires are separated, insert each set of wires deep into four different 3M scotchloks.
Thread them through the metal portion.
Lock the wires by popping the button.
Popping the button might seem tedious. To make it easy, place the button between scissors handle to apply pressure at a focussed point to lock it.