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JayL
05-05-2009, 03:10 PM
what is this black plastic thing on my USB cable and what does it do? also, can it be removed, and how would i go about removing it?


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green91
05-06-2009, 08:16 PM
Those are usually a loop to reduce magnetic interference. Leave it on or buy another cable

Allshow97
05-07-2009, 07:06 AM
Yeah what he said. It's mainly there to reduce interference. It's not a necessity but most OEM manufacturers put them on there.

JayL
05-07-2009, 09:40 PM
oh OK! thanks you guys, i didn't have a clue!