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 |
||
2 |
USB Drive |
5 |
1 |
5 |
||
3 |
USB Extension Cable |
6 |
1 |
6 |
USB type A
1 meter length
|
|
4 |
Magnetic Breakaway |
10 |
1 |
10 |
Grand Total: ~$30
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 |
||
2 |
USB Drive |
20 |
1 |
20 |
USB type C |
|
3 |
USB Extension Cable |
13 |
1 |
13 |
USB type C
1 meter length
|
|
4 |
Magnetic Breakaway |
25 |
1 |
25 |
USB type C |
Grand Total: ~$65
A custom-made USB-C BusKill cable. Source: neilzone.co.uk
USB-C Hybrid
If your device only has USB-C ports, but you want to use the cheaper USB-A cable, you can build the USB-A cable above and just buy a USB-C to USB-A Hub for about $10.
A $10 USB-C Hub can unlock the USB-A BusKill cable on a device with only USB-C ports
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
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