When you buy the electronic device, it is usually also equipped with the USB cables. A USB cable itself can last for long time. It even can last for years if you keep it in the proper way. However, in the real life, sometimes an incident cannot be avoided and it can affect to your USB cables.
The incident or the wrong way to keep your USB cables can make your USB cable's life shortened. If your USB cables are broken, you still can fix it even though it will be shortened from your original length. The shortening process might provide the inconvenience for the USB's position. It is better for you to consider the replacing it before you do the repair process.
If you want to repair your USB cable, you need to prepare some tools like spare USB plug with the cable leading from it, soldering device, electric tape, wire cutter, sharp razor.
The first thing you should do is disconnecting the cable with any data or power source. Never do the repair process while the cable is still connecting with the computer or other devices. Then open the plastic cable cover and your new plug trailing cable for one cm.
You should separate the wire clusters from the cables. After that, you can plug each cable according to the insulation color. Prepare your soldering iron and heat it up. You will use the soldering iron to melt the tips of the cables. Do the same thing with the USB plug.
While you are soldering your cables, you also need to press the wires of the cables and the plug. Do it until the cables harden up. You should match the wire colors with each other. You cannot mix them.
After the soldering process, you should cool the cables until it has the room temperature. You can cover the exposed cable with the electric tape. Make sure you do it after the wires have cooled down.
