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<eliza.block@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1167690072.764955.24960@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hello, I wonder if anyone knows if a cable exists to solve the
> following problem:
>
> I have a Canon printer that fits on a shelf with its back to the wall.
> Canon very kindly recessed the jack for the power cord, so that you can
> plug it in and still have the back of the printer flush with the wall.
> However, they were not so kind with the USB input jack, which is only
> very slightly recessed. The effect is that when I plug in the USB cable
> so as to attach the printer to my computer, I have to move the printer
> nearly an inch away from the wall at which point it starts teetering
> off the shelf. I'm sure this is a common problem, and I'm wondering if
> there's a USB cord I could buy with a sort of upside-down L-shaped
> prong to stick in the printer, so it hooks in and then immediately
> bends so the cord is vertical, rather than sticking horizontally into
> the wall. I don't know what to search for on Google to find such an
> item, so if anyone has heard of such a thing, or knows how to improvise
> one, could you please let me know?
>
> (The end that needs to be bent is the one that sticks into the printer,
> not the computer, so it's the sort of squarish side rather than the
> flat wide side.)
>
> Thanks very much.
> Eliza
>
As a DIY project it is quite straightforward, but would invalidate
all warrenties etc.
All it involves is opening casework and re-wiring so as to have
a connection where you require - side, beneath, trailing, etc.
See here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB
You could use the existing installed connector, just detach
from casework. There are six connections, two are power
supply and the other four are the bi-directional data "pipes".
You just connect six longer wires and relocate the socket/
connection where required, just ensuring all wiring is
insulated and isolated from each, and the correct connections
are made. It is very straightforward.
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