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Can a non-detachable USB-C charging cable from a laptop charger be extended?
I have an Acer Swift 3 laptop that charges from a 65W USB-C wall charger it came with. The cable is ~4ft long, but I need it to be a foot longer to comfortably reach the laptop on my desk. ...
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What is the max USB cable type-A male to type-c male Volt/current/Wattage possible?
I am struggling to understand USB type-C specifications in terms of power supply,
It took me a lot to figure out about USB data bandwidth but now that type-C is used to charge mobiles I need to learn ...
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Powering USB Cable From Different Head
I Have a Mikrotik RB951UI-2HND router, and a Huawei E5577 Modem Wi-Fi with modded firmware so it can run without battery (directly from power source). So I want to connect the two together with USB ...
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Can a QuickCharge 3.0 or Type A USB charger charge my Nexus 5X just as fast as a 5V/3A charger? [closed]
I've got a Nexus 5X phone which does not support QuickCharge, but it does support 'fast charging' through a 5V/3A USB Type C charger.
Normally I charge it with a Type C 5V/3A charger, and a USB Type ...
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How do I join two USB power sources without blowing anything up? [closed]
I want to have a portable battery that I can charge either with a solar panel, or with a wall outlet. I'm lazy, so I don't want to manually switch any cables to make this happen. Also, the goal of ...
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Can I safely use a USB "Y" cable to power a small device?
Say I have a normal USB "Y" cable - female and male with data and power connections, and an extra male port with just power connections - normally used to draw extra power from an additional port on ...
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What is the bigger cylindrical part found at the end of USB cables but also some laptop PSU cables? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is that cylinder on cables?
What's this part?
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How can I guess if a USB cable will power my devices?
I've had problems with one long (4 meter) USB Mini-B to USB Type-A cable not being able to boot a 2.5'' external hard disc due to not supplying enough current. On top of that, the cable used a Type-A ...
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