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submitted 1 week ago by quiescentcurrent@discuss.tchncs.de to c/technology@lemmy.world

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There is a reason for USB-C extensions not to be part of the standard. They can be bothersome in the best case and dangerous in the worst.

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[-] vithigar@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago

"Dumb" power cords have thicker gauge wire than USB-C cables and much larger contacts.

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

This is not about contacts but cableburning tho.

[-] vithigar@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago

Hence the thicker gauge wire.

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