Cheap USB Type-C cable

For your gadget's alive or dead.

How it all began

Last year there was a change of generations in the USB standard. For socket with an index "3.0" came new - "3.1" or "USB Type-C". Apple has introduced the company's

 first such port in a mass product - MacBook 12 ".

A few months later, other manufacturers started to produce tablets and computers equipped with the same port. Symmetrical connector (it can be connected by any party, as the Lightning) made it impossible to use the old devices and peripherals.

Now, to connect to the USB Type-C USB flash drive, battery charger, printer or scanner will have to use a special cable or adapter. While the standard 3.1 will not be used everywhere, have to spend money for additional accessories. The transition process may take more than one year.

An unpleasant incident

Google Engineer Benson Leung during testing one of the devices sold on Amazon with connector USB type-faced with a big problem. Chromebook Lang after connecting the cable suddenly disconnected. The device immediately out of order and is no longer included.

Previously, Google engineer has faced a similar problem when trying to charge your smartphone MacBook 12 ". With built-in protection, laptop port temporarily shut down, the computer itself while continuing to work. Through time USB Type-C connector back to life, but the beginning of his work satisfactory.

The reason for the incident

On the Internet and in stores, a large number of cheap cables and adapters, the use of which may be unsafe. Changed indicators of current and voltage in the USB Type-C can cause problems like signal source (laptop or tablet) and his receiver (smart phone, printer, USB drive).

Plug the gadget can request the necessary amount of energy to it, and the source - can provide it. Cable plays a key role in this circuit. If he is true to the data on the device power parameters, the excess energy is not there, or - there is a risk of burnout one of the connected devices.

Older USB standard also could not transmit this information, but because of the smaller voltage does not lead to such presently posledstviyam.Situatsiya

Unfortunately, companies that produce devices with built-in USB Type-C, do not have a clear framework and certification programs, such as the program "Made for iPhone", which allows consumers to choose safe accessory for iPhone or iPad.

It seems that Benson Leung only one who has attended to the problem. He started gathering information and testing cables and adapters are available for purchase in the US. Read the Google engineer cumulative basis can be the link.

Leung recommends the purchase accessories tested them and hope for the help of the Most High when connecting devices to the USB Type-C connector.

Analysts believe that the growth of the standard user confidence to USB Type-C, caused by a large number of unusable accessories, can put an end to his prospects.

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