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How much of a game changer was USB-C for you, compared to other cables? (lemmy.ml)

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[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago

Thats interesting - how many wires are in the actual sleeve, compared to an older USB?

[-] UnityDevice@startrek.website 2 points 3 days ago

The receptacle is the issue - it can have up to 24 pins (though usually it's 12ish), all bunched up in just a slightly larger space than on a micro usb receptacle which has 4 pins. So it takes some good skill to replace.

[-] iii@mander.xyz 3 points 4 days ago

12 in USB-C (1).

4 in previous USB specs. (2). If the device just needed power, no data transfer, you would just use 2 of those 4.

[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago

Oh wow, yeah that must indeed be a pain to solder. Though I guess there's some redundancy built-in, such that if one wire goes down the cable can still deliver something?

[-] iii@mander.xyz 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Though I guess there's some redundancy built-in, such that if one wire goes down the cable can still deliver something?

You guessed wrong! If one is misconnected the whole thing breaks down :) It's a nightmare for repairability, as the plug is often the first thing to fail

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