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Re:USB Type-C finally shows up in power tools by ComradePhil on Saturday January 29, 2022 @05:17PM (#30131146)
My vape refuses to charge with a high wattage charger. Reversing doesn't work.
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Re:USB Type-C finally shows up in power tools by sbcd on Sunday January 30, 2022 @04:09AM (#30135225)
Likely not caused by the fact that the charger is high wattage.

I have an Anker charger with two ports which use different tech to detect what the device needs : an USB A with Anker's poweriq (which supports multiple fast charging standards like qualcomm QC, but it also charges devices that don't use fast charging), and an USB C port that only does USB PD.

My vape only charges on the USB A port with poweriq. The strictly USB PD port doesn't work for it (but works on all my other devices).

I've decided in the future I will only buy chargers from Anker that have their proprietary poweriq thing, and dismiss anything that only supports USB PD. Poweriq 3 also works with USB PD devices so having a charger or a port that only does USB PD seems useless.

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