Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021)
by onetimeuse92304 on Sunday November 19, 2023 @10:51AM
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I had a number of them from two or three different brands.
They had tendency to cause sparking and I lost at least one phone due to it. The phone was fine but it lost ability to be charged through the phone. And when the battery ran out it became an expensive brick.
Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021)
by diffeomorphism on Sunday November 19, 2023 @12:22PM
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Yikes. Haven't had an issue yet with the ones I use. Good to know.
Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021)
by briansm on Sunday November 19, 2023 @12:27PM
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Yup, I lost a chromebook that way.
I think magnetic connections are fine for 5V power with no data line, but as soon as you add more connections and try increasing voltage/power you are asking for trouble.
Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021)
by JohnFen on Monday November 20, 2023 @12:26PM
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My deep fryer has a magnetic connection for the power cord. That's high voltage and wattage, and works just fine.
Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021)
by ThePowerOfFuet on Monday November 20, 2023 @04:22PM
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Because the only two pins are hot and neutral, which are designed to have high voltage across them.
Put 20 V Vbus on a CC line and see what happens.
Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021)
by JohnFen on Monday November 20, 2023 @05:58PM
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That seems more likely to be because that design was bad rather than that the concept is bad.
Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021)
by Psychoshy_bc1q on Monday November 20, 2023 @06:16AM
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can't it be repaired?
Compared to magsafe it is not recessed (though that has not been an issue in my experience), but on the plus side it also does data, video and is universal. Currently using the same type of adapter for my laptop, phone and tablet with the ends on various chargers and docking stations.