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firstHexodrome@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
I have one of those splitters, and now I’m afraid to use them. Any recommendations for alternatives?
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2 months ago
firstHexodrome@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Thanks, but I would rather get my cancer from a trusted source
DarkWinterNights@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’m glad I read to the end; your comment got me laughing and checking my life insurance
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
A lot of junk in the Usb-c world.
One of my kids tried to charge their Kindle Fire with a 8-inch cable that came with some cheap AliExpress gizmo. The cable glowed and then melted. Fun times, since they left it on the couch.
fubarx@lemmy.world 2 months ago
USB hubs.
Plain old splitters will almost certainly damage the port, and if this is with a machine where USB-C is part of the motherboard, it could cause even more damage and be really expensive to repair.
The power-only ones are not too pricey. But if you also need high speed data transfer (like drives) those cost a bit more. Be careful that even the ones that claim data exchange may not support drive speeds. It took me three tries to finally find one that worked.
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 2 months ago
Just make sure to use it on 5V-only chargers. You can glue it to one of them.
MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Just use decent quality USB C to C cables and power adapters. Don’t use splitters or weird adapters that go against the USB C spec.
quiescentcurrent@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
A regular USB-C hub would be an idea, but may not work with regular chargers…
firstHexodrome@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Thanks!
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 2 months ago
I don’t see why a hub shouldn’t be able to supply power… it will disable PD modes and limit everything to 5V though