@lemmur to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-22 days agoUSB C vs USB Amessage-square13arrow-up123arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up121arrow-down1message-squareUSB C vs USB A@lemmur to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-22 days agomessage-square13file-text
minus-square@Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglish33•edit-21 day agoSoldering. A USB-a connector has 4 pins and a few holes for chassis. A USB-c connector has 24 pins in a smaller space, plus a few for chassis. Having hand soldered each, A is better.
minus-square@yonder@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 hours agoI had a project that used usb-c along with the appropriate resistors for usb-PD and while soldering the resistors would have been doable, for the port I caved in and got it assembled for me.
Soldering. A USB-a connector has 4 pins and a few holes for chassis.
A USB-c connector has 24 pins in a smaller space, plus a few for chassis. Having hand soldered each, A is better.
I had a project that used usb-c along with the appropriate resistors for usb-PD and while soldering the resistors would have been doable, for the port I caved in and got it assembled for me.