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Making an unavailable, proprietary USB cable with 3D printing

I bought a state of the art VBOX system (well at least it was ten years ago), but it was missing a critical USB cable needed for convenient setup. The entire thing was out of production and the only thing matching the part number was expensive and looked different. Therefore, the only solution was to try and make my own. This video contains the whole process from start to finish. It’s not perfect but it is viable, plus I have the satisfaction of DIY.

0:00 Introduction
3D scanning vintage car vent video: https://youtu.be/n-qqaW-yjis

0:47 The product and the problem
VBOX Motorsport store: https://www.vboxmotorsport.co.uk/store/index.php
VBOX store: 
Video VBOX waterproof camera kit: https://www.racerindustries.com.au/video-vbox-waterproof-2-camera-kit

2:32 Searching for the cable
Datasheet: https://www.vboxmotorsport.co.uk/downloads/datasheets/VVB_Waterproof_DATA.pdf
USB Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB
Cable datasheet: https://www.racelogic.co.uk/_downloads/Cables/RLCAB066H.pdf

3:49 Janky proof of concept cable

5:29 Designing and modelling the pin housing

8:18 Designing the body housing

9:43 Final Ingredient

11:10 TPU waterproof cap

11:47 Conclusion

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A Lost Lunar Lander | April 28, 2023

CNN 10 delves into the debt ceiling debate and how it impacts the American people. Then CNN 10 takes you to outer space where the world’s first commercial lunar lander is presumed lost. And before you go, CNN 10 heads to Alaska where a moose tries to sneak into a movie theater. All that and more on this episode of CNN 10.