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quiescentcurrent@discuss.tchncs.de to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

This tool for finding bad USB-C cables

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This tool for finding bad USB-C cables

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quiescentcurrent@discuss.tchncs.de to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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USB-C Cable Tester Is Compact And Affordable
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We’ve all been bitten before by USB cables which were flaky, built for only charging, or just plain broken. With the increased conductor count and complexity of USB Type C, there are many mor…

EEVBlog also talked about this in a mailbag episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEZQvSgdA2k&t=1839s

And they also have different cable versions available: https://caberqu.com/

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    If it tested the resistance i would be great.

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      No point; resistance is futile.

      I’ll just see myself out.

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      There are some cheap testers for that. Even om amazon

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        om

        heh

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          Q: What does a buddhist electrician say when he meditates?

          A: Ohm

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          lol, no pun intended, just too stupid to type on phone :-)

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          Nom

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      You still need a multimeter, but the one I have (Treedix.com) has easily accessible electrical contacts for testing resistance.

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