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Re:Batteries: How cheap can they get? by whatevaa on Friday July 05, 2024 @01:15PM (#40884430)
HDMI cables? Sounds like protectionism. Invent rules to make yourself more work.
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Re:Batteries: How cheap can they get? by LorenPechtel on Friday July 05, 2024 @01:53PM (#40884681)
Aren't there power delivery versions of HDMI?

I can understand requiring a license for any power wires behind walls.

I could also see the possibility that it's just an old law that doesn't consider data-only cables which don't have the safety issues that wires carrying power do.

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Re:Batteries: How cheap can they get? by gambiting on Friday July 05, 2024 @05:11PM (#40886055)
It's definitely an old law that never took data cables into account, but the current interpretation is that any cable that carries electrical current has to be installed and certified by an electrician.
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Re:Batteries: How cheap can they get? by whatevaa on Sunday July 07, 2024 @02:28AM (#40895683)
While HDMI can provide a tiny bit of power and there are active cables for signal boosting, HDMI was never meant for power delivery. You might be mixing it with HDMI with Ethetnet.
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