• sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 month ago

    Loved the article.

    One pet peeve of mine: PD plugs are too powerful to charge puny devices. Not the first time I’ve run into this problem.

    So sad that we’ve finally gotten a good standard (USB c) but there are still things that look like they should fit together and work, but don’t.

    • Natanael@infosec.pub
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      29 days ago

      The actual problem is that many brick chargers assume that a low current means charging is finished so it cuts the power, this is extra common with battery packs.

      You want USB PD PPS for a charger which is much more likely to actually understand that the device wants and should get the specific amount of power it’s asking for, either low or high.