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USB cable repair - how it works

  • Oct 19, 2025
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A defective USB cable, you should repair as soon as possible, as this is very often only limited or even no longer capable of. In most cases, you can perform the repair yourself. As for the Do-It-Yourself Trick works, we will show you in this practical tip.

USB cable self-repair: shielding defective

With just a few steps you have repaired the USB cable and thus the functionality is restored:
  1. The USB is damaged-cable, you can repair the shield yourself. To do this, you need a spring from a ballpoint pen and some duct tape.
  2. The spring wrap easily about the fragile place, so this is again connected with the cable.
  3. If you have no spring at Hand, you can also use a thin piece of wire or clay.
  4. In order to protect the cable, wrap the body with the spring completely with duct tape. This is the best commercial tape, but regular Scotch Tape is sufficient.
  5. The USB cable can now be re-used.
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