Massively overspeced cable with "10A" rating
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Really interesting cable, I would love to know why it came into being. The cable tester featured is from here: https://ble.caberqu.com#electronic #usb #usbc ...

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20128020

The video dissects a USB-C cable marked with a 10A rating even though there is no such rating in the standard.

It would be interesting what this is meant for, as I’ve never seen a device with such a rating?

  • SirDerpy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    152·
    3 months ago

    48V, 10A at 6 feet or less length requires 16awg wire for <=3% loss (which is the critical appliance standard rather than the more lax <= 10% used for most DC circuits). That’s a wire with a conductor diameter of 1.3mm ~= 0.05in.

    The cable probably isn’t 10A rated. But, it’s not an overly thick wire to get it done. Most of the girth is insulation and shielding.

    This is overly simplified. And, I didn’t care to watch the video.

    edit: replaced mistaken > with <