# DIY USB Cable - tiny soldering help wanted

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**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [July 25, 2008, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-usb-cable-tiny-soldering-help-wanted/52141 "2008-07-25T06:43:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![PumiceT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@PumiceT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PumiceT)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-usb-cable-tiny-soldering-help-wanted/52141/1 "2008-07-25T06:43:29Z")

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I have a little project that I want to do, but my soldering skills have earned me the nickname of “Solder Balls.” I tend to get impatient and just drip a ball of molten solder onto the connection and hope for the best. I completely understand HOW to solder correctly, it just never seems to work for me. Maybe it’s my tools. Anyway…

I have a little project that involves this:  
 ![http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/9672/iriver0ee.jpg](http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/9672/iriver0ee.jpg)

The iRiver H10 doesn’t have a line-input jack unless you buy the cradle for ~$60 (discontinued and hard to find). Someone figured out all the pinouts for the cable, and has posted pretty good instructions for a DIY cable with line-in, and USB. I’d like to add a few more “heads” to that cable and include line-out, and DC power input.

Anyone interested and capable? Not willing to offer much cash, since that kinda defeats the whole DIY thing.

More info here:  
[http://www.misticriver.net/forums/h-10-h-20-series/26615-usb-power-lead-pinout.html](http://www.misticriver.net/forums/h-10-h-20-series/26615-usb-power-lead-pinout.html)

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**Author:** ![Cavi\_Mike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cavi_mike/32/5217_2.png) [@Cavi\_Mike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cavi_Mike)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-usb-cable-tiny-soldering-help-wanted/52141/2 "2008-07-25T07:44:39Z")

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Solder Balls?! hahaha

If you were close by you could just drop it off here, I just picked up a new iron for doing small shit like this.

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**Author:** ![PumiceT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@PumiceT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PumiceT)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-usb-cable-tiny-soldering-help-wanted/52141/3 "2008-07-25T07:45:23Z")

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Where is “close by?”

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**Author:** ![Cavi\_Mike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cavi_mike/32/5217_2.png) [@Cavi\_Mike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cavi_Mike)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2008, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-usb-cable-tiny-soldering-help-wanted/52141/4 "2008-07-25T07:56:21Z")

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I guess 14606 isn’t clear enough so I changed it.

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**Author:** ![PumiceT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@PumiceT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PumiceT)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/diy-usb-cable-tiny-soldering-help-wanted/52141/5 "2008-08-07T19:10:51Z")

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I’m not opposed to driving to Rochester, or mailing parts and schematics…