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An idiot child (some of us have them) picked up my old Macbook Pro from its lap desk and forgot the laptop must be with the lap desk. The USB cable that connects the two devices is now at a 90° angel from where it should be. It is not repairable. I need to get the parts to build a new one since Logitech no longer sells these nor keeps parts for them. The cable is 35 1/2 " from the USB to the internal clip. There is a small round white “drum” in the cable 3 1/2+ from the internal clip end. I have no idea what this is for?
The internal connector clip end shows R, W, G, B, B wires attached. I have a pretty clear picture of the whole piece but am not sure how to put that here right now. BTW: I have no formal computer training. Everything I do comes from what I’ve learned since my first Apple 2C, Thank You for any help.
Bummer :-( First you’ll need a Ohm meter to check continuity between the two cable ends so you can identify on the USB side what the connection is on the logic board connector. The USB cable should be easy to get here, just get an extension cable that looks beefy and then cut off the other end to the length you want. As to that thing in the middle, that’s an RF/EMI dampener filter. They do make snap on units which you could put on if you think your computer video or audio; TV or radio signal is getting messed up. Frankly, I think you can get away without it. The only thing left is the logic board connector so you can attach your new USB cable to. Can you take a better set of pictures of it so we can identify who’s it is. If you think you can pull the pins out and reuse them then you could try that. But, you don’t want to do a cable splice here as the signal will get distorted creating errors if your lap desk has ports or offers any functions. If not, and only has a fan then you could do a splice.
