USB 3.0 A Male to A Male Coupler Adapter, Blue Mould

The A male to A male coupler is the adapter with the narrowest brief and the most loyal users: it joins two female-ended things. A front-panel cable that ends in a socket reaches the PC; a male-to-male USB 3.0 cable gets built from an extension plus a short lead; a car head unit’s female tail meets a flash drive. This one is moulded in the SuperSpeed blue, nickel plated contacts on both ends, and rated for the full 5 Gbps lane so nothing negotiates down.

Body and build: PVC over metal connectors, compact and easy to use, from a CE and RoHS compliant line. It handles data transfer and mobile phone charge duty alike — a passive coupler carries whatever the cables either side of it carry, which at 3.0 means 900 mA-class charging currents and SuperSpeed data without complaint.

Key features

• USB 3.0 Type A male to Type A male coupler
• Transfer speed up to 5.0 Gbps
• Nickel-plated conductors, blue moulding
• PVC + metal connector build
• Compact and easy to use; CE, RoHS compliant

Specifications

An honest note on its famous misuse: A-to-A couplers must never join two computers’ USB ports to each other — both are hosts and the ports fight; that job belongs to a dedicated bridge cable. Used as designed, joining female ends and one-host chains, it is exactly right.

Typical applications

• Joining extension stubs and panel sockets to hosts
• Building male-to-male cables from two female-ended leads
• Drawer spare for cable-gender emergencies
• Flash drive or licence dongle reach on fixed installations
• Car head unit tails mated to standard cables

Samples, packing options, payment terms and warranty conditions are set out in How to Order and Delivery Information.