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So ive googled around and cant find solid info on what exactly each of these wires is responsible for
for those counting thats 2 red, 4 silver, one green, one white , pluss the foil shielding and the wire mesh around that. Green and white are data+/-, at least one red is power… any help on the rest?
Having two sets of power lines is often done to improve power delivery. Inspect and/or probe continuity between the two Black & Red wires (power) are they shorted from the other side? Without knowing which USB standard you are working off and the cables use I can’t tell you much more.
