orico usb mod

[radish]

Hey guys, and gals.

i went out and got one of thses over priced usb chargers this weekend, when i noticed that under my tv there's not enough room to have the wires stick out on either end. so i decided to make a weekend project out of modding the power jack to the same side as the usb port so i can route both cables in the same direction in hopes of saving a bit of space on the left side of the unit.

unit in quesiton:


long story short i soldered the jack and was hoping to change it to a different style...

from this



to this



i like the idea of having a screw on jack, i guess my question is if there is anything im missing or can i just swap the 3pin jack that is originally there (has a V+ and 2 grounds i looked around on the internet and found that info so if its wrong please dont hesitate to correct me.)  with the new 2pin screw in jack.

thanks in advance!

[michaeliv]

Yes it should work.
However don't trust the info that you found online about the jack, it might be about a slightly different model.
Test the jack connections by yourself.
Make sure the + and - are ending up exactly where you want them to end up, avoid creating a short or powering the hub with reverse polarity.