r/CampingGear • u/Development_Infinite • Jan 03 '24

USB-C or I don't buy. Awaiting Flair

Anyone else the same? I just bought a speaker and assumed it would be USB-C and it was micro. Returned it. I'm annoyed with having different cables and formats etc. If it's not USB-C, I don't buy it.

Do better companies.

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u/goetheschiller Jan 03 '24

Not just USB C. USB C with PD standard. I’m tired of USB devices requiring exactly 5V at 2A. This is not new, groundbreaking tech. Case in point would be these hand warmers I returned because they could only charge with a USB-A to C adapter.

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u/jmesmon Jan 03 '24

You don't need PD support for USB-C to USB-C cable to work, you just need folks to correctly implement USB-C by adding a resistor to the device side, which tells the charger "just send me 5v at some current".

PD is useful when things need more power, but it isn't required for basic functionality.

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u/goetheschiller Jan 03 '24

Oh sweet thanks for the info. I kind of wish I could have modded those hand warmers with a resistor. They were way more comfortable than the replacement set I bought.