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Coordonnée_chromatique:
Hello.
could anyone say where i can find some thin and ultra flexible silicone wire able to transport an USB signal on one meter please ?
Regard

tooki:
For USB, you have to use USB cable because of the defined impedance. (Or find something else with the same 90 ohms (IIRC) impedance.)

I really like these: https://www.dfrobot.com/product-2078.html

They’re thin and soft, flat and not round. Like a piece of overcooked linguine.

 I use them for programming microcontroller boards (Arduino, ESP32, etc) because they don’t move the board around the way ordinary USB cables do, and the built-in USB-C adapter makes it universal for the majority of boards. I have not subjected them to testing for more demanding applications (either for wattage or data rates).

It’s also a bonus that they’re inexpensive ($3.50) and readily available on DigiKey.


If you absolutely have to make your own, there are round bare (unterminated) silicone USB cables sold on AliExpress as “liquid silicone” USB cable.

Coordonnée_chromatique:

--- Quote from: tooki on November 02, 2024, 05:00:07 pm ---For USB, you have to use USB cable because of the defined impedance. (Or find something else with the same 90 ohms (IIRC) impedance.)

I really like these: https://www.dfrobot.com/product-2078.html

They’re thin and soft, flat and not round. Like a piece of overcooked linguine.

 I use them for programming microcontroller boards (Arduino, ESP32, etc) because they don’t move the board around the way ordinary USB cables do, and the built-in USB-C adapter makes it universal for the majority of boards. I have not subjected them to testing for more demanding applications (either for wattage or data rates).

It’s also a bonus that they’re inexpensive ($3.50) and readily available on DigiKey.


If you absolutely have to make your own, there are round bare (unterminated) silicone USB cables sold on AliExpress as “liquid silicone” USB cable.

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Thanks, i will try your dfrobot cable, i've bought few of the AliExpress “liquid silicone” cables and they are rigid as you can see :

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MarkL:
I have have some of these USB-C to USB-C cables from Anker in both the 3ft. and 6ft. variety:

  https://www.anker.com/products/a8552

Silicone and very flexible.  Amazon carries them and you can also order direct from Anker.

shabaz:
There was another thread recently about silicone USB cables, which listed a load of options at various price-points.
I too like those Anker 643 cables; they feel markedly more flexible/floppy than other manufacturer silicone cables, at least the few I've come across so far.
It's a pity they are so pricey, but they feel top quality.

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