I have a cheap MechanicalEagle Z-77 keyboard.
I’d like to replace the wired USB A cable with a USB-C port.
when I open it up, I see the cable is attached like this, with wire colors from the top: red white green black black:
When unclipped, I have this, the 5 pins being labeled “S GN D D VD”:
I find some tutorials about how to do a similar job with soldering. I don’t know how to solder and there is a clip. Can I purchase a USB-C port that will clip into this?
I can’t figure out the name of what this component would be called.
I see some mentioning about resistance and capacitors. I don’t know about these things. What if anything do I need to find out? I don’t know if the info in the soldering tutorials applies the same?
Obviously I am very novice on this topic. If I am missing anything please advise and I will attempt to fill it in.
Here is same device on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Keyboard-Tenkeyless-Professional-Office-Black/dp/B07ZH7569D
Thank you!
Looks like this might work: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005094002506.html
Do you think it matters that the wire colors are in the opposite order?
In either case, thanks this gets me closer.
It’s not in the opposite order, it’s just flipped around in the photo lol.
Do you think so? the letters are the right way up on the USB-C end. Here is how my existing cable looks in comparison:
The description lists the letters as VCC, D -, D+, GND, SG.
Yep that should work.
If you’re in the US, I would go for this instead: https://divinikey.com/collections/accessories/products/geon-unified-daughterboard?variant=40438999056449
why is it better?
Shipping will be faster, and you’d be supporting people who make open hardware.
Understood, thanks. I will keep in mind. Not in the US so sometimes shipping can be too much on these shopify stores for just 1 item but I will get from here if reasonable.
ack shipping is >CA$30. maybe there is a local distributor.
Yeah gave up on some stuff because of the shipping price being more than the actual item price.
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