Ada Worcester 🏳️‍⚧️1d ago
so i have a neat usb cable tester now. two questions:
1) should i get a label maker and start labelling some cables with their stats where non-obvious
2) should i make a hall of shame of cables i have that are frankly silly or overtly evil (e.g. usb A to A cables, data only cables, cables with bizarrely high value resistance?)
Show threadAdam ♿1d ago

@pikhq the only thing I found that worked was aggressively culling cables that didn't meet a certain spec.

Your minimum spec may differ, I will basically only use https://plugable.com/products/usb4-240w-1m now.

Plugable USB4 240W EPR Cable (3.3ft/1m)

Show threadAda Worcester 🏳️‍⚧️1d ago
@voltagex yeah if i were made of money i'd agree. as-is, i'm fine even with usb 2 only 60w cables so long as they do, in fact, do that, and they don't _pretend_ to be anything more
i can handle "ah this cable isn't good enough" but not "ah this cable outright Should Not Be"
Show threadAdam ♿

@pikhq right yeah - more sensibly, anything that doesn't have data lines has wasted too much of my time, bin those IMO.

Anything that gets warm at 60w should also be binned!

Apr 6 at 12:30amWeb
Show threadAda Worcester 🏳️‍⚧️1d ago
@voltagex for sure, for sure. those aren't cables, they're lies