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Post #AfDtOwXoam6zTaRWYy by [email protected] |
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Today I'm doing a USB cable test.I have quite a few to go through |
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Post #AfDtfLbBD05RoWq4VE by [email protected] |
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ahh, one of those famous three-wire USB cables.GND, VBUS, and D+ are connected,… |
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Post #AfDuGNfUTdmIwmVvzE by [email protected] |
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@[email protected] the amount of retractable cables is scaring me |
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Post #AfDuGNjOF8th8sL344 by [email protected] |
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@instereo256 yeah I got a package of like 50 FPGAs for a project once, and each… |
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Post #AfDuYx1FmW5fnaY4Cu by [email protected] |
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also this tester can tell if a USB-C cable is inserted upside down or not.I kin… |
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Post #AfDupw5aUcEPpxftei by [email protected] |
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@Boring I know, right? I have ADHD, this just isn't natural |
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Post #AfDvGPJUSbPE0Hnfea by [email protected] |
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also I'm using this device in the CR2032-powered 3v configuration, right?I … |
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Post #AfDw4aAWNHjW9MWw5Y by [email protected] |
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@foone How many USB cables do you have?! |
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Post #AfDw4aEQ8mquLSM3AO by [email protected] |
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@Quinn9282 this amount plus another pile or so |
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Post #AfDwmgTAJH8qQuHQiu by [email protected] |
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Huh. Does anyone know what kind of USB connector this is? I'll need an adap… |
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Post #AfDwmj80QOzyg9P4eu by [email protected] |
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BTW the tester is this one:https://www.amazon.com/Treedix-Cable-Checker-Chargin… |
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Post #AfDwmjt9b6iF2NSj9E by [email protected] |
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Fun fact: Power-only USB cables are like bees, they leave their stinger behind … |
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Post #AfDwmkeekUi5PhgfBo by [email protected] |
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ooh, nasty: I found a USB-C cable that consistently has a disconnected D+ in on… |
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Post #AfDxO9NplsAAp4eTQW by [email protected] |
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@foone Where's the cable checker from? |
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Post #AfDxO9SnTQ8J4SyRA8 by [email protected] |
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@Stormgren here:https://www.amazon.com/Treedix-Cable-Checker-Charging-Type-C/dp… |
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Post #AfDys33dxDfFqV1o2K by [email protected] |
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@[email protected] wait. upside down? I thought the whole point with c was th… |
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Post #AfDys37Xiime2aqv7A by [email protected] |
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@puzzler It is, but the physical connections of the cable are not. The magic of… |
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Post #AfE0olOfMPLI6wQGqO by [email protected] |
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@alienghic the latter |
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Post #AfE2eTHK4MSGvjCxBQ by [email protected] |
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I decided to cut out the middleman and test all my USB extender cables at once.… |
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Post #AfE4CYZN0HR78kSyqu by [email protected] |
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okay all "normal" cables tested. I'm now into the realm of tricky… |
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Post #AfE4CcFJKnleXh718q by [email protected] |
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and the frankly surprising number of cables I own which have more than 2 ends. … |
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Post #AfE4CdCrlNPFWOyZyC by [email protected] |
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that one has all the data pins connected, so unlike the usual kind of 3-end con… |
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Post #AfE4Ce1CkDfk2WWmQq by [email protected] |
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I still need to do that for an AC power cable.like, people are always saying yo… |
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Post #AfE4Ces1ZpvIgLExlI by [email protected] |
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how do I test a male micro to male micro cable? |
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Post #AfE4CfhmTPK7GrSIQy by [email protected] |
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yeah I don't think I have any way to test this. |
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Post #AfE4CgXBOIRLqHVLYO by [email protected] |
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wait! I got it.I have a micro-usb to usb-c adapter. slip that on the end, and n… |
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Post #AfE4ChK6SPZWI0OPo0 by [email protected] |
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okay so it seems that the way this device works means that it's always goin… |
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Post #AfE4CiAZJLXUuiwJaC by [email protected] |
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For example, this micro-USB cable that has LEDs in it to show when it's con… |
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Post #AfE4Cj1k7e4dZdomSu by [email protected] |
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Or these USB A to micro connectors, which are supposed to be switchable between… |
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Post #AfE5Zi8JiD51PqPvjU by [email protected] |
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@foone ah, my sleep paralysis demon USB |
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Post #AfE88gix8ueF5bMMC0 by [email protected] |
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@foone the USB IF has dispatched special agents to your location |
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Post #AfE88gnCt63DInLkp6 by [email protected] |
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@cinebox THEY'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE |
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Post #AfE97IrOTyL0k2DA5g by [email protected] |
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@foone Is that for OTG? E.g. connect two phones together to do…something? |
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Post #AfE97IvIFTSOw82HAW by [email protected] |
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@schrockwell nope! I think it's some bad external harddrive that used the … |
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Post #AfEALb5Rc43nHLAAgC by [email protected] |
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okay all done. Let's see the count: 1 power-only mini-usb cable1 power-only… |
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Post #AfEALe7gKCdGh9EV5E by [email protected] |
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and one cable has defeated me: lightning to micro-USB.Normally I could do the s… |
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Post #AfEBNee9RsJyquwSae by [email protected] |
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@foone this photo is clearly staged. In reality, each one of these cables would… |
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Post #AfEBNei3DNRN30lZfU by [email protected] |
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@soviut that was the case many years ago, but since then I have clearly engaged… |
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Post #AfEBYZR7A19dsX36lE by [email protected] |
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@ellie hmm, actually this tester can't detect crossed pairs, so if any of m… |
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Post #AfECNgZWOFqMmIM4Ke by [email protected] |
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@foone across which pins? D+/D- ? V+/gnd? |
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Post #AfECNge877Wv0aVkW0 by [email protected] |
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@erikarn it needs 5v over V+/gnd to run. I think it runs 0.5v across all pins: … |
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Post #AfED4246rv2ZbJr3x2 by [email protected] |
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@foone My god, man. You have each cable in that pile neatly looped with its own… |
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Post #AfED428Mc6RXoVqSa8 by [email protected] |
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@quixote I do know the meaning (and I'm not a man) of trouble, that's w… |
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Post #AfEF0VH8WYPSwcOQiG by [email protected] |
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@foone I'm somehow glad to have never seen this nor the use case for it. So… |
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Post #AfEFKWY3V8K8gSqxsW by [email protected] |
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@foone I was just looking at the tester to see where to get one and Heh heh heh… |
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Post #AfEJWNNTp3jrX8oVf6 by [email protected] |
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@foone How did you possibly come into that many power-only cables?! I've on… |
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Post #AfEJWNRjZF8pkKnuIC by [email protected] |
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@lothus I don't know, but I hate them |
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Post #AfEUsSDDcyNaOUkCiu by [email protected] |
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@foone oh you mean an even number of them have pin-swaps? |
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Post #AfEUsSIBKWLidt4ASW by [email protected] |
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@phenidone sadly my rester can't tell if wires are swapped, even if I had o… |
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Post #AfLjYl9IN1b2kihBLM by [email protected] |
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my wife randomly found a cable in the bedroom, and I ran off with it to stick o… |
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Post #AfLlUAgaCHxMPkCnWS by [email protected] |
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@jbaggs yeah. they're like rats: unless you're alberta, you cannot cont… |
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Post #AfLmnGGtkmxdC6rHY8 by [email protected] |
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@foone Why does the cable checker need a battery? In case both sides are dead? |
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Post #AfLmnGKRXbnRN6W74i by [email protected] |
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@cr1901 if it didn't have a battery, how would it light the LEDs? the cable… |
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Post #AfLno4IHs5ooI3SNKy by [email protected] |
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@foone I've managed to avoid collecting any power-only USB cables through d… |
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Post #AfLno4MXcHDmVFRly4 by [email protected] |
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@th nice use of the magnet with the floppy. Also that's a great way to stor… |
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Post #AfLno4bmhbPlGWZwjA by [email protected] |
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@foone the USB-C to C cables get spooled since they don't have enough ferro… |
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Post #AfLpkGqfS5ARyer3WS by [email protected] |
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@booleanvalue I got this one:https://www.amazon.com/Treedix-Cable-Checker-Charg… |
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Post #AfM9GvOI9NP073rls8 by [email protected] |
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@foone my eyes are getting old. is that IEEE 1394 or something more exotic? I t… |
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Post #AfM9GvSBusWOJ9gswy by [email protected] |
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@VeNT it is IEEE 1394, yeah |
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Post #AfM9vwhiAkwU3hVghM by [email protected] |
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@foone @jbaggs I have the power? |
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Post #AfM9vwlxuwLSGtV5KS by [email protected] |
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@VeNT whoops. I meant "alberta". fixed |
