tetris11 to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 hours agoHow much of a game changer was USB-C for you, compared to other cables?message-squaremessage-square83fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down11
arrow-up170arrow-down1message-squareHow much of a game changer was USB-C for you, compared to other cables?tetris11 to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 9 hours agomessage-square83fedilink
minus-squaretetris11OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 hours agoThats interesting - how many wires are in the actual sleeve, compared to an older USB?
minus-squareiii@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours ago12 in USB-C (1). 4 in previous USB specs. (2). If the device just needed power, no data transfer, you would just use 2 of those 4.
minus-squaretetris11OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·41 minutes agoOh wow, yeah that must indeed be a pain to solder. Though I guess there’s some redundancy built-in, such that if one wire goes down the cable can still deliver something?
minus-squareiii@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·31 minutes ago Though I guess there’s some redundancy built-in, such that if one wire goes down the cable can still deliver something? You guessed wrong! If one is misconnected the whole thing breaks down :)
Thats interesting - how many wires are in the actual sleeve, compared to an older USB?
12 in USB-C (1).
4 in previous USB specs. (2). If the device just needed power, no data transfer, you would just use 2 of those 4.
Oh wow, yeah that must indeed be a pain to solder. Though I guess there’s some redundancy built-in, such that if one wire goes down the cable can still deliver something?
You guessed wrong! If one is misconnected the whole thing breaks down :)