USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed to be reversible

Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by Hackbraten on Monday October 09, 2023 @04:45PM (#37825275)

> The most fragile part (the wafer in the center of the receptacle) is on the expensive-to-repair device, while the least fragile part is on the cheap-to-replace cable.

Why do you think that the wafer is the most fragile part?

One might argue that the latch mechanism would be the part most exposed to wear and tear due to mechanical stress incurred by plugging and removing. Those side latches are located in the plug, not in the receptacle.

See also figure 3-14 in the USB-C spec [1].

[1]: https://www.usb.org/sites/default/files/USB%20Type-C%20Spec%...

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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by jmbwell on Monday October 09, 2023 @05:34PM (#37825815)

Doesn't seem like one would preclude the other.

I guess I'll have to take a video next time I see it.

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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by kuratkull on Monday October 09, 2023 @05:08PM (#37825494)

Personally my last two phones have had this. It starts slowly - the cables occasionally don't work, then some cables won't work at all, then no cables work without 2 minutes of gentle manipulation, eventually it becomes almost impossible to charge. You waste so much time on this before it gets so bad that you can't live another day with the phone.

I haven't seen a USB-C cable that has wore out.

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Re:USB inventor explains why the connector was not designed ... by fuster on Monday October 09, 2023 @09:38PM (#37827640)

I've had this happen about three times now, but every time the actual problem is pocket lint inside the connector. After I clean it out it is back to working like new. It's not always obvious that it's lint until you start scraping back there since it gets jammed pretty hard when plugging in the cable.

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