c/hardware · by Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world · 320d

Power bricks and wall warts for EU market must include detachable USB-C cables by 2028 — New legislation also adds power rating labels for cables

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/power-bricks-and-wall-warts-must-be-usb-c-by-2028-new-eu-legislation-also-adds-power-rating-labels-for-power-units-and-cables

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Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de · 89 pts · 320d (2 replies)

New legislation also adds power rating labels for cables

Finally!
Buying cables is a total gamble at the moment. Doesn't even correlate to price point.

quiescentcurrent@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 pts · 320d

Totally true.

This cable tester is made to help with the issue of bad kr wrongly labelled cables: https://caberqu.com/content/8-ble-caberqu

balsoft@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 320d

Hm, I've never had this issue before. I just buy cables marked as PD 100W (the max power for any USB-C device I own) and they are always 20V/5A cables.

cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de · 29 pts · 320d (10 replies)

I just wish they wouldn't have chosen such a small, fragile connector. They need to mandate that all USB C sockets are to be on a user replaceable module. It's a real pain in the ass to solder the high speed ones because they have a second row of pins underneath the connector.

balsoft@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 320d (3 replies)

Honestly I'd love a backwards/forwards-compatible USB-C with a socket recessed deep into a device and some mechanical locking mechanism for strain relief.

cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 320d (2 replies)

Something like this? I've used the ethernet version of these connectors and they are quite robust. They are rather pricey though.

balsoft@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 320d

Yeah, kind of. I was thinking of something smaller, so that the cable would be compatible with standard ports. Basically the locking mechanism should be almost entirely on the port side, with the cable itself only having a passive "receptacle" for the locking pins, so that it fits into existing ports.

imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 319d

Lol. USB C-XLR 🤣

Honestly, XLR being such a sturdy as hell connector. Can't go wrong with it. But maybe USB-C can fit in mini-XLR so it is not as bukly as a normal one.

Damage@feddit.it · 6 pts · 320d (1 reply)

IMHO as production of type-c connectors and ports ramped up, average quality went down. I've got oldish devices, among the first to introduce it, still making a perfect connection, and I've got newer ones that either always had poor connection or quickly developed it.

Solder quality also makes a big difference, SMD ports are relatively easy to tear off the PCB.

Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe · 3 pts · 320d

I've had 2x+ more failures of C ports than Micro, and I've had 10x more micro devices for far longer (starting around 2009).

Supposedly C is more durable, but that hasn't been my experience.

cmhe@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 320d (2 replies)

Yeah... I started using magnetic USB C adapters, because I fear that I accidentally damage them, or that I just wear it down. But those are a bit flacky...

cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de · 8 pts · 320d (1 reply)

The magnetic adapters are not complaint with the USB specifications. Lots of people have actually had their devices damaged by them.

cmhe@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 320d

True. As aren't USB-C extension cables.

But, AFAIK, the issue is about the power rating. I buy these adapters that are rated for 120W, on devices that use 65W max, and hope for the best.

Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 320d

In this regard, the lightning cable was superior. That connection was solid and quite durable for its size. I will now accept my allotment of apple hate.

TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 320d (3 replies)

They couldn't have came up with a better name than "wall wart"?

Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de · 8 pts · 320d (1 reply)

IDK what you mean?

This word is perfection!

TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 320d

"OI MATE, ME MISSUS GAVE ME A BLOODY CASE OF WALL WARTS THAT ARE CHUFFED! ABSOLUTE RUBBISH I SAY OL' CHAP!"

shalafi@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 320d

Um, that's what I call them.

quick_snail@feddit.nl · 10 pts · 320d (2 replies)