Re:USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’...
by samatman on Thursday October 01, 2020 @03:45PM
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I'm quite sure someone, somewhere, made a charger and port in the USB-A format, which delivered 12 volts of power without asking.
This is a violation of the USB spec, not a flaw in it. Anyone could deliver mains AC voltage over a USB-C cable, and it would fry just about everything on the market.
This is a violation of the USB spec, not a flaw in it. Anyone could deliver mains AC voltage over a USB-C cable, and it would fry just about everything on the market.