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Re: prevent usb 5V backfeeding

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I couldn't find all the correct parts in my scrap pile but I did have extra USB cables. So I just took one and cut through the red +5V wire. I put some heat shrink on each end to make sure it wouldn't short against anything and wrapped it all back together and it works fine.

I was thinking to cut the trace, but the way it's setup on the Sanguinololu 1.3a board it has a trace leading to the USB connector pin from the VR and then another one leading away to connect it to some other logic. So to fix it by cutting the traces I would've had to cut both of them and then add a wire to bypass that pad. It sounded like more pain so I ended up just cutting the wire in the USB cable and now I'll just make sure to always use the "special" cable.

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