| ▲ | exmadscientist 3 hours ago | |
That's how it's supposed to work, yeah. But there is some trash out there in the world. A lot of it, actually. Some naughty cables work with some naughty chargers work with some naughty devices. Postel's Law in action, I guess? Usually the best place to fix it is by getting rid of the bad cables. Usually. | ||
| ▲ | mschuster91 2 hours ago | parent [-] | |
> Usually the best place to fix it is by getting rid of the bad cables. Usually. No. There is no USB-C to C cable that will charge a badly implemented device with a standards compliant charger. That is the entire point. An USB A to C cable is completely standards-compliant and safe, even if it always supplies 5V on the C end - any standards compliant USB-C device should not activate the MOSFET on its Vbus line unless it successfully negotiates via CC. | ||