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Surprisingly enough, shady USB-C multiport adapters can be dangerous (www.youtube.com)
submitted 1 day ago by firstHexodrome@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/41325747

geteilt von: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/41324008

I have one of those shown and never knew that they can make my devices go boom...

Any other things that may cause a surprise bonfire in my cable drawer?

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[–] firstHexodrome@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 1 day ago (6 children)

I have one of those splitters, and now I'm afraid to use them. Any recommendations for alternatives?

[–] MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 15 hours 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.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day 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.

[–] quiescentcurrent@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

A regular USB-C hub would be an idea, but may not work with regular chargers..

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 2 points 1 day 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

[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day 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.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just breathe deeply when the smoke starts.

[–] firstHexodrome@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thanks, but I would rather get my cancer from a trusted source

[–] DarkWinterNights@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I'm glad I read to the end; your comment got me laughing and checking my life insurance

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

Just make sure to use it on 5V-only chargers. You can glue it to one of them.