EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all phones

Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by amelius on Thursday September 23, 2021 @05:57AM (#28627168)

Yes, and superimpose signals on the power connection, I suppose.

The only problem I see with this is that fiber optic cables are physically less robust (you can't bend them as much).

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Re:EU plans to force OEMs to use a common charger for all ph... by londons_explore on Thursday September 23, 2021 @06:25AM (#28627352)

fiber optics are pretty robust to bending, as long as you're happy to suffer lost light.

Pretty much, if you bend it too much, your connection will slow down temporarily till you straighten it again. That seems like a fine tradeoff.

Industrial fiber systems usually used fixed speed, so too much bending leads to a total failure of the connection - hence the strict bend limits on fibers.

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