need help with usb cable

[dninja at gmail.com (Robin Wood)]

2008/12/5 Tim Krabec <tkrabec at gmail.com>:
> Relatively simple
> look at the diagram here http://pinouts.ru/Slots/USB_pinout.shtml
> then use your multimeter to check continuity on the pins to the existing
> cable and you'll be able to tell which wire goes to which pin, then you're
> set.

I should have added, there is a bit of circuitry in the cable as well
that does come conversion - all I know is voltage dropping. Not sure
if that will affect it but I'll certainly give it a go.

Robin