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This tool for finding bad USB-C cables
(hackaday.com)
If it tested the resistance i would be great.
There are some cheap testers for that. Even om amazon
om
heh
Q: What does a buddhist electrician say when he meditates?
A: Ohm
lol, no pun intended, just too stupid to type on phone :-)
Nom
No point; resistance is futile.
I'll just see myself out.
You still need a multimeter, but the one I have (Treedix.com) has easily accessible electrical contacts for testing resistance.
Oh, that kind of bad usb cable. Still useful I guess.
Not sure what else, but the thing can tell you if a cable is USB2.0, USB3.0/3.1/.. or just for charging.
Is it common for USB-C cables to go bad? I just had a cable for an Xbox controller start to go bad somehow in a way I hadn't seen before. When plugged in, it will cause the Xbox to power off. Swapping out the cable, but using the same controller made the problem go away, so it's definitely the cable causing it. It's the same USB-C cable we had been using for awhile with this controller, it's what came with it.
I have a USB-C cable that will only work in a specific orientation. So I'll plug in a device, laptop won't recognize it, (sigh) unplug and flip the cable, and then everything works.
USB-A's legacy lives on
If you wiggle them around long enough, they all go bad. But it should take a few years under normal use. They are rated for around 10,000 insertions. Cable bending can also damage them.
The more annoying part with modern USB is that not all cables are alike to begin with. Cheap charging cables that you get with random gadgets (e.g. flashlights, fans, etc.) will often just have two pins connected, meaning they work only for charging, not data. Others might have data pins, but only enough for USB2, not USB3 speeds. Others might have too much resistance slowing down charging or dropping too much voltage to even have a device function properly at the other end (common issue with long cables or extensions). And so on. Rather annoying to deal with when you just have some random cables floating around, as there is absolutely no labeling or color coding to differentiate the cables.
It's not the cable that goes bad it's the connectors on the ends: They wear out.
There are superior versions of this that include every physical USB port (A, B, C, Micro, Mini, and even lightning) so that you can test any cable instead of just type C to type C.
Here is an alternative Piped link(s):
https://www.piped.video/watch?v=rEZQvSgdA2k&t=1839s
Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.
I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.
Oh man! Super happy to see his channel on here. Dave is the shit and is the only reason I can half ass solder things. His intro soldering videos are great.
I have a really cool one of those for serial cables
Null modem or straight through.
Consider using a USB-C analyzer or connections tester. These devices can provide information about the cable's performance, power delivery capabilities, and compliance with USB standards.
this post was submitted on 17 Jan 2024
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