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allstarnz

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#151808 6-Sep-2014 00:08
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So, I am part way going through this video and I hit a snag:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LZt4pW97P8 (I'm doing it more elegantly than that.

My cable has a white, green, red and grey cable.  No black.  Which is the other data cable, grey or white? I really don't want to cut the wrong one.

Here is a photo of my cable.

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allstarnz

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  #1126153 10-Sep-2014 21:59
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for the record, it was the thinner grey cable which actually carried the voltage.  This was the cable I cut. Guess I'll need to dig out the soldering iron.

Will see if my phone charges any faster, I am running it off one of these (which has ridiculously bright LED) http://jaycar.co.nz/productView.asp?ID=MP3459

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