Google engineer names and shames dodgy USB Type-C cable makers

jmke · 9th February 2016, 10:54

A Google engineer says some discount USB Type-C converter cables are substandard and could cause damage by drawing too much juice.

One of the big advantages of the USB Type-C design is never again having to guess which way up the plug has to be to fit in its hole; the other advantage is power transmission.

A Type-C 1.1 laptop, phone or other device can draw up to 3A, although it should lower this to between 0.5A and 1.5A when connected to an older power source, such as a USB 2.0 Type-A charger.

Googler Benson Leung has been doing some testing and the results are alarming: some cheaper converter cables and adapters are allowing too much current to flow through them.

http://m.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/0...ds_dodgy_usbs/

9th February 2016, 10:54	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	Google engineer names and shames dodgy USB Type-C cable makers A Google engineer says some discount USB Type-C converter cables are substandard and could cause damage by drawing too much juice. One of the big advantages of the USB Type-C design is never again having to guess which way up the plug has to be to fit in its hole; the other advantage is power transmission. A Type-C 1.1 laptop, phone or other device can draw up to 3A, although it should lower this to between 0.5A and 1.5A when connected to an older power source, such as a USB 2.0 Type-A charger. Googler Benson Leung has been doing some testing and the results are alarming: some cheaper converter cables and adapters are allowing too much current to flow through them. http://m.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/0...ds_dodgy_usbs/ __________________

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