Squeezebox Touch power jack to USB C adapter

[The Stratmangler]

As the thread title says. More for Nick G really.

I bought one of the WiiM streamers, and it integrates very nicely with LMS.
Its power input is USB C, and I have one of Nick's LDA LPSUs for use with the SBT.
Is there an adapter that will fit the LDA jack, and put it through a USB C connector, because I'd like to try the PSU on the WiiM?

[Nick]

Not that I know of, but if you get a USB-C to USB-A cable, cut of the USB-A end. Get a 2.5mm DC socket, there will be four or five wires in the USB cable. Cut off all but the red and the black. red to +5v, black to gnd and you should have what you need.

[The Stratmangler]

Cheers Nick
Parts are turning up tomorrow.

[andrew Ivimey]

Wot Nick says.- makes sense.

[The Stratmangler]

Parts arrived and are now cobbled together.
There was no black lead, but there was a twist of bare metal strands, which I guessed were likely to be ground.
Continuity testing performed confirmed my guess to be correct.
A brief while with the soldering iron ensued, and the result does what it's supposed to.

Moving the PSU on the WiiM over to the LDA PSU brought a very welcome lift in sound quality over the previous SMPS affair.
Thanks for the pointer Nick

The WiiM box fully integrates with LMS, and should the Squeezebox Touch players expire they'll replaced with WiiM products.

[Nick]

Yep, I have made a fair number of WiiM supplies and have one here. Was very pleasantly surprised when it worked with LMS.

[The Stratmangler]

I believe that all the WiiM devices, Mini excluded, play nice with LMS.
Have you had an Ultra to play with Nick?

[Nick]

No, just the WiiM Amp.

[The Stratmangler]

Are you using it with the inbuilt SMPS, or have you cooked up something special?

[Nick]

Inbuilt. Just a amp to listen to in the workshop.