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Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021) by briansm on Sunday November 19, 2023 @12:27PM (#38335008)
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.
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Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021) by JohnFen on Monday November 20, 2023 @12:26PM (#38351033)
My deep fryer has a magnetic connection for the power cord. That's high voltage and wattage, and works just fine.
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Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021) by ThePowerOfFuet on Monday November 20, 2023 @04:22PM (#38355017)
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.

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Re:Why aren't motherboards mostly USB-C by now? (2021) by JohnFen on Monday November 20, 2023 @05:58PM (#38356148)
That seems more likely to be because that design was bad rather than that the concept is bad.
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