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Identifying cables

luckat · 2008-02-06 10:26:31

As I continue tidying my way through the house, I've found some boxes of cables, and am puzzled by some. Is there any way to tell a USB cable from a USB 2.0 cable (or is there any difference? What about a FireWire 400 and a FireWire 800 cable?

06-02-2008 10:26am

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luckat

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As I continue tidying my way through the house, I've found some boxes of cables, and am puzzled by some.

Is there any way to tell a USB cable from a USB 2.0 cable (or is there any difference? What about a FireWire 400 and a FireWire 800 cable?

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#2 06-02-2008 10:35am

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There are no visible differences between USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 cables. The construction internally may be of better quality with different twists per inch specifications though. The only cables I've had fail on USB 2.0 were those extension cables you get with some USB wifi adaptors.

As for firewire 400 and 800 there are obvious differences.

800:

400:

Then there are 800 to 400s :

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#3 06-02-2008 10:55am

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Who wants a lesson in cable wrapping now?

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#4 06-02-2008 5:25pm

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Thanks, Zener.

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#5 06-02-2008 5:51pm

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Don't forget there are the "mini" versions of USB (can be found on phones, still cameras) and FireWire (on camcorders). Connectors, I am referring to...

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