That said, USB specs dictate that the host should have fused lines, so
the damage shouldn't reach further than that particular USB host
controller, at worst. Unless you have a shoddy board, that is.
On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 11:13 PM, Shawn J. Goff <shawn7400@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, there are some 5V potentials there which are meant for powering
> devices, if for some reason a 5V and a 0V touch, it can pull quite a bit
> of current, and possibly damage your board. I'd toss it.
>
>
> On Sun, 2009-09-13 at 22:56 -0400, Pete Theisen wrote:
>> Hi Everybody,
>>
>> I ran a screw through a brand new USB 2 cable, long story. Exploratory
>> surgery reveals that the insulation is penetrated and maybe half of the
>> shield wires are broken, but the copper wire and the aluminum wrapped
>> thingie are untouched.
>>
>> Is it shot or not? If it was a shielded audio or TV cable I would just
>> tape it up and not worry about it but I don't know a lot about USB.
>
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