Good evening every one, I had a small issue with my USB cable that goes from the controller on my Shapeoko 4 XXL Pro to my laptop. Is this a special cable or is it just like a USB 2.0 cable that used to be for printers and external hard drives? I had something fall on it and pulled the ends of off the controller side.
It’s a standard USB A–B cable — any will work so long as it has cables/adapters which make up the connection at both ends — that said, we try to provide a cable that has ferrite beads, usually it’s:
Some folks have been successful at making minor repairs (replacing obviously damaged components) and when supply chain issues were at their height we were doing some repairs for folks. Write in to support@carbide3d.com
That said, no electronics device or household appliance/tool should be trashed — instead, it should be responsibly recycled — check with your local municipality to see what arrangements are in place.