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Re:Google engineer writing Amazon reviews on USB-C cables th... by voltagex_ on Wednesday November 04, 2015 @05:35PM (#10510307)
What I can't work out is am I going to damage my new 5X with any of these cables? There's a limited number that'll ship to Australia
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Re:Google engineer writing Amazon reviews on USB-C cables th... by pgeorgi on Thursday November 05, 2015 @02:54AM (#10512169)
You might damage the other end of the connection if the 5X considers it alright to draw 3A (because the cable says so) but the other end isn't prepared to deal with that.

Generally speaking, USB cables won't make the receiving end request more than they can handle. It's always about the power source.

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