Killer USB device – and your computer can explode

The basic idea of the USB drive is quite simple – when we connect it up to the USB port an inverting DC/DC converter runs and charges capacitors to -110V. When the voltage is reached the DC/DC is switched off. At the same time the filed transistor opens it is used to apply the -110V to signal lines of the USB Interface

Laptop with a USB Device

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