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A cable that can light things on fire (on purpose) in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

He's really into it and although a bit on the slow side of presenting and interesting channel to watch

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A cable that can light things on fire (on purpose) (www.youtube.com)
How short is too short in terms of a cable? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

This makes me even more wary of my charging habits, maybe some of them only work due to me plugging them in correctly all the time. What if the connector is actually only making a really poor contact and getting hot?

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How short is too short in terms of a cable? (www.youtube.com)
 

A really interesting video about the possible culprits of out-of-spec cables.

Magnetic cable just catched on fire while being tester under nominal load in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I'm really curious to see this!

Magnetic cable just catched on fire while being tester under nominal load in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's 89€ without tax, so maybe you are in a taxable country?

Magnetic cable just catched on fire while being tester under nominal load in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

It's weird, it says 100W on the connector and 240W on the chip that is digitally read via the tester. Someone really cheaped out.

Magnetic cable just catched on fire while being tester under nominal load in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

It was surprising to see this happening so far into the video.

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Magnetic cable just catched on fire while being tester under nominal load (www.youtube.com)
 

Let me know what you think, but this cable straight up melted and catched on fire after being put up to its nominal power.

Why older USB (USB-A) cables may be better for certain devices in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

This should be a design requirement for every product anyways

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Why older USB (USB-A) cables may be better for certain devices (www.youtube.com)
 

Pretty much this:

I have an older USB C power bank from 2016 and it will only charge with a USB A to USB C cable. This is great information that needs to get to everyone, a lot of people don't know this.

Tripple output cable was designed with the right idea in mind. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Probably to be able to charge them simultaneously from one charger?

Tripple output cable was designed with the right idea in mind. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I have a couple of older gadgets that are still in regular use, but new ones are exclusively USBC nowadays

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Tripple output cable was designed with the right idea in mind. (youtube.com)
 

This is a USB-C to tripple (USB-C, micro USB and Lightning) cable which has the CC pins properly connected. This means that there are power delivery (PD) neg...

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Surprisingly enough, shady USB-C multiport adapters can be dangerous (www.youtube.com)
 

geteilt von: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/41324008

I have one of those shown and never knew that they can make my devices go boom...

Any other things that may cause a surprise bonfire in my cable drawer?

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Surprisingly enough, shady USB-C multiport adapters can be dangerous (www.youtube.com)
 

I have one of those shown and never knew that they can make my devices go boom...

Any other things that may cause a surprise bonfire in my cable drawer?