need pic of 436hp cable please

[rwier]

Not all standard to mini plugs will work. Some are for power only. They frequently come with non-data devices (regular battery chargers, e-cigs, etc.) To the best of my knowledge, you can't easily tall the difference without out using them. Over time, I've managed to mark mine.

Well, I have a half dozen readily available (means at least a dozen more SOMEWHERE in the house or tool rooms, lol) and I never ran into one that was "power only".

As to the OP's question: "Picture" this in your mind's eye. One end of the cable is the standard USB plug that goes into a computer or charging device. The OTHER end is the ONLY USB cable in those piles of cables (spaghetti) that has a small SHINEY METAL tip. All the others in my piles have black rubber/plastic tips. Look for that small shiney metal tip, it will seem to jump into your hand right out of that cable pile.

 

[jonwienke]

USB standard, micro, and mini plugs all have shiny metal tips, so that's not very useful.

 

[marksmith]

It has the mini B which is a little wider than the one you use to charge your phone, but same overall size.

As someone mentioned, if you have a Garmin GPS, it uses the same cable, and since those also are upgraded/connect to computer, they have the communication capability, and not just charging/power.

536/436/ws1095/996p2/996xt/325p2/396xt/psr800/396t/HP-1/HP-2 & others

 

[KK4JUG]

I have to believe that non-data mini-USB plugs are cheaper to manufacture. If someone is selling the cord/plug to go with a charger, they don't care whether it will handle data or not. And, certainly once it's out the door, the dealer couldn't care less.

 

[Ubbe]

It's not cheaper to make two different types of a cable. All USB cables I have seen and used have all 4 pins connected.

/Ubbe

 

[KK4JUG]

If you're making a million cables and you only put two wires in them instead of four, it should be cheaper. In any event, I have cables that are power only and not capable of handling data.

 

[marksmith]

I have also had both data/power and power only cables. The power only ones tend to be cheaply made, and often, short.

536/436/ws1095/996p2/996xt/325p2/396xt/psr800/396t/HP-1/HP-2 & others