Bill of Materials

This page will provide the bill of materials listing the materials and components necessary to build the BusKill cable.

Standard USB-A Cable

The standard BusKill cable assumes USB type A.

Index

Item

Cost *

Qty

Total

Source **

Notes

1

Carabiner

6

1

6

Amazon

2

USB Drive

5

1

5

Amazon

3

USB Extension Cable

6

1

6

Amazon

USB type A
1 meter length

4

Magnetic Breakaway

10

1

10

Amazon

Grand Total: ~$30

image of the BusKill USB-A cable

The standard USB-A BusKill cable. Source: Michael Altfield’s tech blog

USB-C Variant

If your device has USB type C ports and no USB type A ports, you can make a BusKill cable from the following USB-C components.

Index

Item

Cost *

Qty

Total

Source **

Notes

1

Carabiner

6

1

6

Amazon

2

USB Drive

20

1

20

Amazon

USB type C

3

USB Extension Cable

13

1

13

Amazon

USB type C
1 meter length

4

Magnetic Breakaway

25

1

25

Amazon

USB type C

Grand Total: ~$65

TODO: picture

Note

While the BusKill cable has an open-source design, some of the individual components used to build the BusKill cable do not have open-source designs.

To help make more of the BusKill cable’s components open-source, please see our Wish List

* all prices shown are in USD and are likely to change over time

** The BusKill project earns fees from qualifying purchases made through the Amazon Associates program. Please help our project stay alive by purchasing items through our affiliate links on this page.