Any suggestions?
Originally shared by Bill Bradford
See the rectangular hole at bottom left? That’s where the MicroUSB cable plugs in. What I need is a cable, or even just an L-shaped adapter, where the connector or cable goes up at a 90 degree angle after the plug part. That way I can anchor the adapter or cable to the printer body, and not have to worry about the cable sticking out from the body and getting bumped, and screwing up the $120 Printrboard. Suggestions?
cut the red one! no! the green one!!
You could solder a USB cable to the leads on the board, and let it hang out as simply a cable with a usb receptacle on the end… ie extend the receptacle out of the box, or even through the holes that all of the pretty colors are coming out of…
There are many other things to worry about with the Jr the cable is the least of them…
Brian, I’ve been very happy with my Jr. so far, got some amazing prints out of it the first night I fired it up after assembly without even calibrating. The USB cable sticking straight out of the side waiting to be bumped just bugs me 
Scott: that’s what I’m trying to do with some sort of right-up-angle MicroUSB adapter or very short cable, with the existing jack (don’t want to solder anything).
Yeah, I have a love hate with mine. IIRC they fixed the usb connector issue with either a better board layout or part not sure which. Never had a problem with mine. Look for a right angle micro b cable on amazon.
They do make cables with right angle micro-usb. Try Amazon. I got some for my phone, just so it wouldn’t stick out so far.
Monoprice.com is going to have all kinds of extenders and 90 degree adapters for dirt cheap.
This is what I can find, but the angle is going off too soon to deal with the 6mm ply.
What I use with my simple is this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-1M-2M-3M-Noodles-Micro-USB-Data-Charger-Cable-Cord-for-Galaxy-S-Nexus-Nokia-/171016130111?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=470242308292&hash=item27d15b0e3f
The plug is very short, and the cable is very long and not particularly strong, so it’s pretty safe.
I have 3 meter cables in color coded multiples— blue for micro, green for dock, red for Lightning. And some micro to mini adapters for the few devices with mini.
Btw, like your blue zip ties.
Here’s a project idea for you: design and print a printrboard housing where you don’t have to let the stepper drivers swelter in an enclosed box with even convection blocked off by bunches of wires stashed in.
(At least turn down the stepper pots as far as possible soon, that will reduce heat in both drivers and steppers considerably)
Yeah I stocked up on various 100-count bags of zip ties (from Monoprice) right after I ordered the 'bot kit.
Well, except that’s an OTG cable and so has the wrong pin out.
Wikipedia “USB OTG devices are backward-compatible with USB 2.0 (USB 3.0 for SuperSpeed OTG devices) and will behave as standard USB hosts or devices when connected to standard (non-OTG) USB devices.”
Yes. And with an OTG cable, they’ll behave as a host, not a device.
You’re saying a Printrboard, which does not have a connection for the ID pin (part of the microB which is otherwise identical), let alone the Arduino smarts for OTG is going to act as a host? Or that the end of the A cable (which does not have an ID pin) which will be plugged into the A end of OTG is going to tell the PC host anything different?
No, the printrboard won’t, however, you’ve still got a cable with a female A on the other end, which you can’t connect to a PC, unless you get an illegal/out of spec male A to male A cable.
I was just trying to be helpful. If it works, it works “industry standards” work that way…
I’m never without one like this http://dx.com/p/retractable-usb-extension-cable-75cm-length-27339 (I have no affiliation with DX).
