Labradar blues.......

[Re-Pete]

A quick "bodge" to get round the pathetic fragile micro USB socket which started to fail after a few sessions...........(assuming you'd rather use a rechargeable USB powerpack instead of half a dozen AA cells, and you don't want to spend money and be without it while you get the USB socket replaced).

I bought this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/362259358711

And this

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334535894410?var=543598957761

I've been inside my Labrad, and there's pretty much nowhere to do internal wiring as they've plastered hot melt everywhere. The main PCB has very fine tracks, and I wasn't about to risk a disaster.

The two wooden "batteries" in pic B are there to avoid soldering to the Labrad battery holder, which could end in a lot of molten plastic.....the hole in the battery compartment lid is 8mm, which gives a tight fit on the magnetic USB adaptor that's plugged into the PCB.

Polarity: The PCB GND is negative, and VBUS is positive. The + & - are embossed at the top centre of the battery compartment.

And it all works fine....solid reliable contact even when jogged.

Pete

 

[Richiew]

Nice and simple solution, well done fella .

[MATT0481]

I have a friend that uses a magnetic USB cable like this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magnetic-Charging-Rotating-Compatible-1M-3ft-Red/dp/B09ZJ857RN/ref=asc_df_B09ZJ857RN/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=606544686416&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14228659723437070912&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006864&hvtargid=pla-1685180066123&psc=1

[1066]

Great mod - well done.