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actionjbone@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Any type of connector can be magnetic like that. But like the other guys said, it’s a question of quality - lots of these third party connectors are pretty shit.

Also, it adds resistance to the connection. A quality magnetic connector should have minimal resistance period but a crappy connector? Who knows.

More resistance = more heat + potentially insufficient power transfer.

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kayzeekayzee@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Also in the case of high-rate data transfer, these plugs would probably add a lot of impedance (though that’s not a concern in this use case)

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- actionjbone@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Are electric barrel connectors ever used for data transfer? I’ve only seen them used for power, but I’m curious if it’s possible.
  
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  - adb@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    No. They are indeed used for power only.
    
    But technically you could use them for data or small signal.
    
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  - kayzeekayzee@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    If you consider audio as data, then yeah all the time
    
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    actionjbone@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Hah, OK, got me there 🤣
    
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