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Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 days agoI’m a big fan of just carrying around one charger
Off topic, but I bought a handful of magnetic cables and a few different ends to match our devices, and now one cable works for charging everything.
It has the downside of not letting you connect the device to a computer, but because they’re magnetic, they’re breakaway cables. My kid has walked away with their tablet after forgetting to unplug it, and nothing bad happens 👍
JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Careful with those, almost started a house fire once because the connection wasn’t as tight as it needed to be. With it being magnetic and carrying power you into the risk of metal debris magnetising itself on it and completing a circuit
Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
I’ll keep an eye on them, thanks for the heads up 👍
yonder@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
I’ve looked into getting these magnetic connectors for some of my devices but I’ve seen to many horror stories online about electrical damage caused by these cables. Seems worth it just to stick to plain connectors.
JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Or just non fast wireless chargers