Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’...
by oso2k on Thursday October 01, 2020 @11:52AM
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I haven’t found this to be true. I’ve used 4 or more different chargers. A couple off-brand USB-C chargers, USB-C dock/charger, Apple
USB-C chargers, USB-C to USB 2.0/3.0 cables with 1A, 2.4A, 2.5A chargers. All worked without issue. In fact, I left the Nintendo wall wart at home (I usually travel for work) and just bring along a USB-C to USB cable with me.
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Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’...
by dathinab on Thursday October 01, 2020 @12:22PM
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Yes only with either of following you might be in danger:
- A dock, the alternate mode used isn't fully standard conform and prone to fry your switch.
- A unlucky combination of cheap but fully standard conform charger with bad cable with switch.
Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’...
by danhor on Thursday October 01, 2020 @12:40PM
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The issue with docks were very non-compliant 3rd party docks which used 9 V for signal lines, which is way to high: https://hackaday.com/2019/08/04/the-not-quite-usb-c-of-ninte...
Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’...
by dathinab on Friday October 02, 2020 @04:34AM
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Yes in practice it's very unlikely to accidentally fry your Switch.
Through wrt. docks there is some non standard compilant parts about switching to the "dock" alternate mode, maybe I misremeber and that can't damage your switch.
Anyway if you by anything but super cheap potentially broken chargers in 2020 I would be very surprised if it damages yours Switch. Especially laptop chargers tend to work very well with it. Actually I observed (but maybe wrongly) that somehow my Lenovo think pad laptop charger does a better job when charging and at the same time playing in handheld mode .